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Philatelic Rarities: Cryptic Stamp Lexicon
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Across
  • 1. Defect arising from mistaken printing plates creates rarity
  • 4. Classic error flipping design upside down for collectors
  • 7. Uncommon elliptical frame used in early colonial frankings
  • 8. Rare Utah mountain-themed local stamps, a collector’s gem
  • 10. Portuguese African territory with scarce pictorial definitives
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  • 2. Scientific study transformed collecting obscure postal relics
  • 3. Obscure Confederate revenue stamps named for dense timber
  • 5. Marks voiding postage that sometimes gain philatelic fame
  • 6. Pre-issue trial impressions, treasured for embossing detail
  • 9. Alleged postal issues that lurk between myth and reality
  • 11. West African colony issuing rare Colorano reprints

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