cancellations (stamps)

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Scope note
Defacements made by authorities for the primary purpose of preventing reuse of postage stamps; for official marks bearing information about the time and place that a postal system accepted custody of a piece of mail, use "postmarks."
cancellations
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024