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- adjective philately Of a
postage stamp ,cancelled in the normal course ofpostal business, rather than to devalue it for sale to collectors.
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reesetee commented on the word postally used
A rather obvious but awkward-sounding term describing a stamp or cover that has seen legitimate postal use, as opposed to one that has been canceled to order or favor canceled. The term "postally used" suggests that a stamp or cover exists because it was used to carry a personal or business communication, without the sender having thought of it as primarily a collection piece.
August 27, 2008