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Philatelic Rarities and Cryptic Rarities
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Stamp cut diagonally to serve as smaller denomination amid shortages
  • 3. Faulty hole alignment that creates unique collectible anomalies
  • 4. Classic error that flips design upside down, valued by philatelists
  • 6. Commemorative issues created for tourists with unusual iconography
  • 7. Analytical technique used to verify paper and ink authenticity
  • 9. An expert devoted to the collection and study of postage stamps
  • 11. Mechanized holes defining edges, varying subtly in collectible stamps
  • 12. Fiscal imprint ensuring taxes or fees, distinct from postage
Down
  • 2. Hidden design embedded in paper to prove authenticity
  • 5. Rare fruit-themed stamps prized for unusual botanical depiction
  • 8. Relief printing technique prevalently used in early unusual stamps
  • 10. Italian rapid delivery parcel markers, collectible for scarcity
  • 13. Exact reproduction which sometimes deceives unaware collectors
  • 14. High-quality intaglio printing often employed in stamp production
  • 15. A printing mistake turned treasure for collectors
  • 16. Stamp-like labels not valid for postage but highly sought after
  • 17. Two stamps separated by a blank margin, prized for rarity
  • 18. Additional markings altering stamp’s original purpose or territory

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