Across
- 2. an envelope with a stamp or other means of postage payment
- 4. a stamp issued for a limited period of time, usually at the first-class rate and in a larger format than most stamps
- 6. a mark used by the post office to show that a stamp has been used
- 7. the position of the design on a postage stamp
- 11. the amount of postage which the stamp pays
- 13. adhesive that is used to attach a stamp to an envelope
- 14. a book for storing stamps
- 15. when a piece of mail is sent that does not have the proper amount of postage affixed, the post office will require the addressee to pay the additional postage due
- 17. a special mark incorporated into postage stamp paper as a security device, making it more difficult to counterfeit a stamp
- 18. stamps canceled prior to the mailing of a letter
- 19. the proper name for a sheet of stamps sold at a post office
- 20. small pieces of gummed paper that are used to affix stamps to an album page
- 21. a mark indicating when and from where a letter was sent
- 23. the gum or coating on the back of a stamp which allows you to attach to it to an envelope
- 25. an envelope with a stamp canceled on its first day of sale
- 26. an envelope, card, or aerogramme sold by the post office on which the image of a stamp is preprinted
- 27. another word for denomination
- 28. used on most mail, generally these are smaller size stamps printed in huge quantities, often in a single color ink, that are available from the post office for an indefinite period of time which may be many years
- 29. postage stamps which are used to raise funds for a charity
- 31. a group of attached stamps at least two wide and two tall
- 32. tweezer-like tooks with a smooth gripping service used to handle stamps
- 33. broadly this refers to what shape the stamp is in and will help in determining a stamp's value
- 35. labels that do not pay postage but pay other fees or taxes
- 36. two to more attached stamps with different designs
- 37. a stamp that has been overprinted with a new denomination
Down
- 1. a "page" of stamps from a booklet
- 3. Christmas, Love, and Greeting stamps that share some characteristics of definitive (larger printing quantities and may be reprinted) and some characteristics of commemorative (often larger size and although they may be sold for longer periods than most commemorative they are still sold for shorter period of time than definitive)
- 5. a design or artwork on the left hand side of an envelope
- 8. the margin of a pane of stamps that usually includes the plate number and other markings such as copyright notices
- 9. stamps issued in a special format primarily for stamp collectors
- 10. a stamp sold without perforations or separating holes
- 12. an additional printing on a stamp that was not part of the original design -- such as additional words or symbols or even a new value
- 16. another word for thematic
- 21. holes punched between stamps to make it easier for an individual to separate two or more stamps
- 22. a stamp in the same condition as originally issued
- 24. stamps sold in rolls
- 26. a block of four or more stamps that has a code (usually one or more numbers) printed on the margin (selvage) identifying the printing plate used in the stamps' production
- 30. the hobby of stamp collecting
- 34. a subject or topic of stamps such as animals or trains