Our Stamp Den

Tips for the Beginner
 Mourning Stamps
Nicknames of famous stamps
TASCO Educational Booklets
TASCO Non-booklet items: advertising covers, cinderellas, approval sheets, etc
World Records in Stamps
Write an Article or Tell us About Your Collection
Ten Low Cost Ways to Start Collecting Stamps

Albums - Glassine Interleaving
Acid_Paper_and_Album_Pages
Buying Stamps - Kiloware and Mixtures
Buying & Using Sheet Protectors
Buying Stamps - New Issues
Great Deals are Often Not What They Seem
 Glues, Gums, and Adhesives
How to Tell a Revenue Usage When You See One
Inventories or Keeping Track
Learning About Your Hobby
Mount Stamps
Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Cancellations
 Problems and a solution
Select An Album
Soaking Stamps
Soaking II
Sort Stamps
Save Time
Tools of the Trade
Tools -Cleaning Up
Tools - Stockbooks, Stockpages and Stockcards
Tag Stamps --Safety
Watermark Stamps 
What Condition Your Condition Is In
Specializing and Specialty Groups
What are and How to --Perforations---
What is My Collection Worth?
 “Unlisted Watermarks” and More
Used Catalogs and Stamp Books

Artcraft FDC's
My Other World
U.S. Revenues - I Love them!
What to Collect

Donations

On To The Fun Page

Stamp Glossary "E"

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Enamelled Paper Similar in appearance to chalk-surfaced paper, but the coating consists of a solution of zinc white and glue, which makes it brittle.

Entire An envelope, postcard or wrapper, with stamps affixed or printed on it to prepay postage.

Error A stamp which has some abnormality about its production or printing. (see Flaws and Varieties)

Error of Colour Sheets of stamps are sometimes printed in the wrong colour by mistake.

Essay A design which has been submitted for a stamp issue.

Europa Issues Some European countries since 1956 to further the project of a United Europe and to commemorate the annual European Postal and Telecommunications Conference.

Expert Certificate Issued by an acknowledged expert or company to give credence to the authenticity and condition of a stamp.