Stamp Terms:Alphabet A

Posted by slang on December 25, 2008

Alphabet:A

Adhesive:

• A postage stamp issued after 1840 where the stamp has adhesive(gum) on its bac for sticking it onto envelopes

Aerogramme:

• Special letter made for sending by air. Made of light paper which can be foldd and sealed by gummed tabs.

Airmail:

• Sending mail by air.

Aniline:

• A “fugitive” ink that will run if soaked in water. Used to stop people using stamps twice. Aniline ink shows its color through the back of the stamp.

Approvals:

•  Stamps in small books or on card sent by dealers in the post. These are sent ” on approval” which means collectors choose the stamps they want to buy and return the rest with their payment.