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 "S"

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

Semi-official Stamps issued by mail-transport organizations which have received partial recognition by the postal authorities.

Se-tenant Two or more adjoining stamps which differ from each other in value, design, or in some other respect such as one overprinted or surcharged, and the other not.

Tête-bêche A stamp inverted in relation to the adjoining stamp in a pair.

Se-tenant block Two or more stamps, joined vertically and horizontally, differing in value or design.

Ship Letter Letter that was brought by ship to another port or city and usually bears markings to indicate its passage.

Slogan Postmarks Modern cancellation, usually by machine which carries official slogans or advertising beside the postmark.

Specimen Samples of new stamps, distributed to the various countries through the UPU for purposes of identification and record, are inscribed, overprinted or punch-perforated with the word ‘Specimen’.

Stampless Cover A cover which has passed through the posts since the introduction of postage stamps bearing some marking/s other than an adhesive stamp to indicate that postage has been paid

Strip Three or more stamps joined in a single row, horizontal or vertical.

Surcharge An overprint which alters or establishes a stamp’s face value.