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Overprints are used for many purposes. They can be a precancel. They can change the value of a stamp if there is a shortage or rate change. They can be used to celebrate a special event. They are also used to validate the use of stamps from Another Country in the local country. The study of overprints adds a new dimension and understanding of history and time to philately.
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What is the simple predicate of this sentence One popular hobby is stamp collecting?
stamp collecting
How do you separate overprint from a stamp image?
Do you mean as a picture to show the overprint? The best way is a combination of using a scanner and some photo editing software. The one thing that helps is that overprints are usually a single, solid color, which allows you to 'erase' all of the other colors, leaving the overprint.
What is litho in stamp collecting?
Litho in stamp collecting refers to the printing process called offset lithography.
What has the author Kenneth F Chapman written?
Kenneth F. Chapman has written: 'Good stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Collectors and collecting, Stamp collecting
What has the author Margaret I Morris written?
Margaret I. Morris has written: 'Thematic stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Stamp collecting
What has the author Walter Young written?
Walter Young has written: 'Stamp collecting, A to Z' -- subject(s): Stamp collecting
Why stamp collecting is so popular?
because stamp were easily obtained .
What does the word philately?
Stamp collecting
What has the author Edward H Spire written?
Edward H. Spire has written: 'Adventures in stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Stamp collecting
What has the author James Watson written?
James Watson has written: 'The Stanley Gibbons book of stamps and stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Postage stamps, Stamp collecting 'The Stanley Gibbons book of stampsand stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Collectors and collecting, Postage-stamps 'Your book of stamps' -- subject(s): Stamp collecting 'Modern 8mm cine-photography' -- subject(s): Amateurs' manuals, Cinematography
What has the author David Lidman written?
David Lidman has written: 'The world of stamps and stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Postage stamps, Stamp collecting
What hobies they do in Tanzania?
Mainly Stamp Collecting
