General Context Definition

Franchise

Stamps Private stamps which are issued to charitable or national institutions to permit mail bearing these stamps to go through the mail free of charge.

Related Philatelic Terms & Vocabulary

GLOSSARY

OF PHILATELIC TERMS

Abnormal

Term used for certain stamps produced by De La Rue for Great Britain 1862-1880 from plates which were not put into normal production

Accepted

Design The artwork approved by a postal administration and passed to the printer for production.

Accessories

Basic equipment to aid collecting in addition to stamp albums, stamp hinges, Watermark Detector, etc

Accountancy

Mark A handstamp applied to international letters prior to 1875 showing the charge to be collected from the addressee

Additional

Halfpenny Tax A charge made by the British Post Office before 1840 on letters transmitted in