Weekly Definitions, S-T-U

While Swabbie is baking in the sun..

Safety paper: two-ply paper made by two webs of different quality paper pressed together, used to make stamps hard to forge, a common form has silk threads in it, also known as Duplex paper


Taggant: phosphorescent added to a stamp to aid mechanical canceling, only visible under ultra-violet light; may be applied in a strip, a block or over the entire stamp

Unexploded: a booklet in the state in which it was sold by the post office

Thanks for the lesson Bob

Dianne

Thanks for the great information....

Geeeee Whizzzzz! A fellow goes out of town for a few days and people take all the good stuff out of his office, eat his candy, and take over his definitions posts!

Hey Phil... Want to see my new Guatemala collection