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Vanished Postal Markings and Cancellations
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Across
  • 1. Mark indicating postage has been fully paid
  • 3. A type of cancellation made using a cork with carved design
  • 4. Printed markings indicating postage payment on mail without stamps
  • 5. A blank or undated cancel indicating no postal value
  • 7. Decorative postmark pattern often used in 19th century
  • 9. Machine-applied postmark from early 20th century
  • 13. Mark showing postage deficit on underpaid mail
  • 14. A handstamp early postal clerks used to obliterate stamps
Down
  • 2. Textual cancellation promoting events or causes on stamps
  • 6. A device used to apply a postmark in bulk mail processing
  • 8. Lines or bars used to cancel stamps without obscuring design
  • 10. Local postmark identifying the place of mailing
  • 11. French term for postage stamp or mark, often found on old mail
  • 12. Mail that cannot be delivered and is marked accordingly
  • 15. An early British coded postmark resembling a small round shape
  • 16. The system allowing postage-free mail with official markings

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