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Philatelic Enigmas of Rare Issues
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  • 1. Method giving stamps separable edges without scissors
  • 2. Hidden emblem woven into paper, revealing authenticity or rarity
  • 3. Additional text or design printed atop an existing stamp marking territorial changes
  • 5. Device that defaces stamps to prevent reuse
  • 11. One who designs or drafts preliminary stamp artworks
  • 14. Central design or image on a stamp
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  • 4. Stamps issued without perforations, often collected as rarities
  • 6. Term for stamps marked as used, sometimes increasing collector value
  • 7. Small keepsake stamp issue commemorating an event or place
  • 8. Stamps joined in strips or blocks with different designs or values
  • 9. Patterned with tiny dots, often used to describe certain stamp flaws
  • 10. The scientific study and collection of postage stamps
  • 12. Substance coating stamps to aid in automated mail sorting by fluorescence
  • 13. Printing error where main image appears upside down
  • 15. Surface adhesive layer applied for sticking a stamp
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