Philatelic Terms Illustrated - A to C
Today's post will be the start of what I hope will become a series of posts where I illustrate important philatelic terms that I use in my blog posts. It comes after one of my regular readers suggested to me that it would be useful to have an illustrated glossary. I couldn't agree more and I have to admit that I tend to assume that my readers know what I am talking about when I use certain terms. However, I realize now that that assumption is not always valid. So that is the basis upon which I have come to write this series. It will eventually be several posts arranged alphabetically. I will add to it and move content to other posts, as I expand it an each post reaches a certain length. I will start today with some of the terms that I have good scans for, and then will continue to add to it as terms come to mind. Air Mail Cover An airmail cover is any cover that has been sent by airplane for at least a portion of its route, as opposed to travelling exclusive...