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$L: auction catalog abbreviation for Dollar, currency unit in Liberia.
L & S Post: Land and Sea Post, overprint on air mail stamps of Newfoundland, for regular use, 1931.
L A B: 1: Labrador, when used in a postmark. 2: with wings, emblem of Lloyd Aereo Boliviano, air mail, Bolivia.
L A C: Liga Antituberculosos Colombiana, Colombian Anti-Tuberculosis League.
L A: 1: USPS abbreviation for Louisiana 2: label addressed.
L B B Y: USPS abbreviation in address for lobby
L C: 1: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for Local Airmail (Spain). 2: topical association abbreviation for letter card. 3: (Fr.) lettres et cartes; letters and cards. 4: Large Crown (British watermark). 5: Lower Canada, when used in a pre-adhesive postmark.
L E B: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for Local Semi-postal Special Delivery (Spanish Morocco).
L F F: overprint for Liberian Frontier Force used against a native uprising in 1915.
L F: 1: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for Department (local) registration. 2: auction catalog abbreviation for Franc.
L H: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for Department Acknowledgment of Receipt.
L H: see Lightly hinged.
L J: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for Local Postage Due (Saudi Arabia, etc.)
L K T: (with C, C/P) local issue for British port of Wei-Hai, Wei, China, Jan.-April 1891.
L K U: latest known use
L L: lower left position for plate number blocks.
L N C: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for Occupation Airmail (Italy).
L N E: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for Occupation Special Delivery (Italy).
L N O: (Sp.) Logroño, pre-adhesive postmark.
L N Rioja, Lno Rioxa: (Sp.) Logroño Rioja pre-adhesive postmark.
L N: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for Occupation Postage (Italy).
L O: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for U.S. Carriers Official and Local Official (Nicaragua).
L P: 1: Latvija Pawalda overprint with St. Andrews cross on stamps of Russia for occupation of Mitau and Schaulen, Latvia, 1919. 2: see Line pair. 3: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for Local Newspaper (Yugoslavia). 4: London Philatelist.
L Q: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for Local Parcel Post (PRC).
L R: 1: lower right position for plate number blocks. 2: Letters Radius 1; pre-adhesive postmark.
L S: Letter Sheet.
L T: precedes the European postal code on addresses in Lithuania, such as A-1172 Wien.
L U P: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for U.S. Local Wrapper.
L U: Scott Catalogue number prefix for Local Envelope (U.S. Switzerland).
L V: precedes the European postal code on addresses in Latvia, such as LV-1039.
L X: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for City Postage (Colombia, Sweden).
L mail: May 14, 1873; experimental mail carried on New York City elevated train lines to test delivery times vs horse-drawn vehicles.
L-Perforator: two rotary perforating machines working at right-angles to each other.
L. C.: 1: Legislative Council, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74. 2: Lettres et cartes postales (Fr.) letters and postal cards.
L. Mc. L.: Lady McLeod, Trinidad, private issue for steamship, 1847.
L. Murcia: (Sp.) León Murcia pre-adhesive postmark.
L.A.: Lunatic Asylum, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74.
L.A.R. (Libyan Arab Republic): Libya, 1969-77.
L.B. Hagen Local Post: see Drammen - I. B. Hagen Local Post.
L.C.O.: Letter Carriers Office, British, 1833-43.
L.C.R.: Lancaster & Carlisle Railway, British.
L.F.: (Fr.) Lettere Française (French Mail) pre-adhesive postmark.
L.F.F.: Liberian Frontier Force; military mail overprint on 1916 issue of Liberia.
L.G.: (Fr.) Lettere Genevoise (Geneva Mail) pre-adhesive postmark.
L.I.: Lettre Italienne (Fr.) letter from Italy.
L.L.: Legislative Library, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74.
L.L.L.R.: Georgia.
L.M.: (It.) pre-adhesive postmark for 1: Lago Maggiore lake mail. 2: Lettera da Mare (sea mail).
L.M.M.: abbreviation for Light Mounted Mint.
L.O.F.: London-Orient Flight, overprint of stamps of Philippines, 1928.
L.O.P.P.: Liga Obrony Powietrznej Panstwa: (Pol.) National Air Defense League, label to finance development of aviation in Poland, 1922-late 1930s.
L.P.B.: Lettre Pays Bas (Dut.) letter from Belgium.
L.R.I.: Lettre du Royamme dItalie (Fr.) letter from the Kingdom of Italy.
L.V.: 1: Vaud mail, Switzerland, pre-adhesive postmark. 2: auction catalog abbreviation for Lev, currency unit in Bulgaria.
L.V.F.: (Fr.) Légion des Volontaires Français Legion of Volunteers (against Bolshevism)
L.Z.: Zurich Mail, Switzerland pre-adhesive postmark.
L/CB: Lazzeretto Contumacia Brescello (It.) Cholera Infection Hospital, Brescello.
L: 1: precedes the European postal code on addresses in Luxembourg, such as Bridel, L-8133 Luxembourg. 2: Scott Catalogue number prefix for Local. 3: auction catalog abbreviation for Literature. 4: auction catalog abbreviation for currency, Lira; (Italy, San Marino, Turkey, Vatican), Lek (Albania), Leone (Sierra Leone), Lempira (Honduras), Leu (Moldavia, Romania), Lari (Georgia), Litas (Lithuania) Lilangeni (Swaziland). 5: Left (side). 6: with eagle and United States of America: Rhode Island Custom House revenue seal. 8: used as a pre-adhesive postmark from Lendinara (Venetian province); Lerida (Spain); Limoges (France); Lubline; Lyon, (France). 9. Colombia overprint for Lineas Aéreas Nacionales S.A., Lansa Airlines. June 22, 1950, merged with Avianca in 1952. 10. (in circle) Sunday delivery frank in use at Lombard St. (London) post office.
LA+F: La Croix Freres (Fr.) watermark of French firm that made the paper.
LAJTA BANSAG: Western Hungary Unrecognized stamps.
LAlsazia: (It.) Alsace.
LB: 1: Scott Catalogue Number prefix U.S. Carriers Semi-official. 2: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for Local Semi-postal (Yugoslavia, Spain).
LD: USPS term for large date.
LE: 1: Line Engraved (Victorian-era postage stamps, Great Britain). 2: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for Local Special delivery (Spain, Yugoslavia). 3: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for U.S. Local Special Delivery.
LEtat de Katanga: inscription on stamps of Katanga; Congo unrecognized state.
LOX: Scott Catalogue Number prefix for U.S. typeset post office seals.
LPO: Local Post Office.
LRM: Laurence R. Murray, BEP employees initials, 1906-1928; see Plate Finisher, Siderographer.
LSG: Leroy S. Goldsworthy, BEP employees initials, 1906-1928; see Plate Finisher, Siderographer.
LT: 1: Lettera Toscana (It.) pre-adhesive postmark. 2: auction catalog abbreviation for left (side). 3. international postal code for Lithuania. 4. letter transit. 5. Land Titles, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74. 6. (in circle) Lettera Turchia (It.) on disinfected letter to Genoa.
LTA: see Lighter than air.
LTSR/1940 VII 21: Lietuvos Tarbu Socialistine Respublika (Lith.) Lithuanian Socialistic Soviet Republic; overprint on stamps of Lithuania, Russian occupation.
LV: international postal code for Latvia.
LVOV: formerly Lemberg (Ger.), Lwow (Pol.)
La Agüera: part of Spanish Sahara, Africa; 1920, June: first stamps used were Spanish Rio de Oro stamps overprinted La Agüera, 1920, Nov.: occupied by Spain, 1922: stamps of Spanish Sahara, 1924: incorporated into Spanish Sahara.
La Belle France: cinderella issues from France used to promote tourism.
La Bisbal: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican, 1937.
La Canea: overprint on stamps of Italy; Offices in Crete, 1900-14.
La Canonja: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican, 1937.
La Carolina: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican,1937.
La Charite sur Loire: French local provisional, 1944.
La Cruz Roja Espanola: inscription for Spanish Red Cross semi-postal.
La Cruz Roja Paraguay: inscription for Paraguay Red Cross semi-postal.
La Flota Santa Fe: local post, Colombia Express Companies.
La Georgie: inscription on first issue of Georgia,1919 before becoming part of the Soviet Union.
La Grange, Tex Paid 10: see Confederate Postmasters Provisionals.
La Guai(y)ra: 1863: Blohm, Nolting & Co., a German shipping company carried mail between La Guaira, Puerto Cabello, St. Thomas (Danish Antilles) and Curazao (Curacao), 1864-73: non-governmental stamps issued, stamps with same face value but in different colors for sale in Venezuelan ports and in St. Thomas and the two currencies, both reals, had different values. 1865-80: stamps of Britain used at La Guaira, 1866-79: stamps of France used at La Guaira and Porto Caballo.
La Guera: see Aguera, La.
La Jonquera: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican,1937.
La Legion des Volontaires Française: (Fr.) French Foreign Legion, military stamps issued by the German occupation forces in Russia, 1942.
La Legion des volontaires Française: (Fr.) French Foreign Legion, military stamps issued by the German occupation forces in Russia, 1942. La Linea de la Concepcion: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican and Nationalist, 1937.
La Ley: The Law, Bolivia, 1878.
La Luisana: local post, Spanish civil war, Nationalist, 1937.
La Palma del Condado: local post, Spanish civil war, Nationalist, 1937-38.
La Palmas: local post, Spanish civil war, Nationalist, 1937-38.
La Pobla de Montornes: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican, 1937.
La Riba: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican,1937.
La Selva del Camp: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican, 1937.
La Torrasa: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican,1937.
La Vanguardia Liberal: local, Colombia Express Companies, 1934.
La Vela: town in Venezuela had a private postal service operating by rail between Coro and La Vela about 1867; see Correo de Coro a la Vela y viceversa.
La Zubia: local post, Spanish civil war, Nationalist, 1937.
La-Sa: also known as Lhasa, Tibet, Peoples Republic of China.
Laasaland: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book, Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers.
Label address: address on a label that is affixed to a cover.
Label cachet: design on a label that is affixed to a cover.
Label stain (LS): blemish from a peelable label on a cover.
Label, commemorative: carries description of stamp design
Label, dominical: see Dominical label.
Label, fiscal: label valid for fiscal usage.
Label, semi-postal: with description of charity.
Label: 1: a stamp-like adhesive that may be blank, attached to a commemorative or semi-postal stamp with description, used in stamp booklets, advertising labels attached to stamps, war propaganda labels, etc; by themselves, may be considered cinderellas. 2: Great Britain calls postage due stamps labels. 3: earliest name for postage stamp as shown in the margin of the first British sheets, but not used any longer. 4: bogus stamp of non-existent issue.
Label: Any stamp-like adhesive that is not a postage stamp or revenue stamp.
Labeled stamps: stamps with labels attached.
Labrador USA Post Office: 1908; bogus stamps for Labrador, Canada.
Labuan: island off northeast coast of Borneo; 1846: ceded to Britain by the Sultan of Brunei, 1848: became British Crown Colony, stamps of India used, 1867: stamps of Straits Settlements, 1879, May: first stamps issued; stamps of Hong Kong used until 1879, 1889: British North Borneo Company took over administration in 1889, joined the UPU, 1890, Jan.1; placed under North Borneo, 1894-1901: overprint on stamps of North Borneo by British North Borneo Company, 1896; first commemorative stamp, 1901: first postage due stamp, 1906, Oct.30: transferred to the Straits Settlements, used their stamps, 1941, Dec.-June 1945; Japanese-occupied, military administration, 1946, July 15: incorporated into North Borneo; 1963, Sept. 16: part of the Federation of Malaysia, changed its name to Sabah..
Lacours Matches: see Private die match proprietary stamps.
Lacquer bars: lines of lacquer applied to the face side of sheets of stamps to make it difficult to remove postal cancellations fo reuse; used by Austria.
Ladies envelope: small sized envelope with embossing or ornaments used by 19th century female writers.
Lado: (Sp.) side.
Ladrone Islands: see Mariana Islands.
Lady McLeod: 1: first British colonial issue, April 1847, depicting a steam ship on a local stamp of the British colony of Trinidad; carried mail between San Fernando and Port of Spain.. 2: label printed by Cadillac Local Post, 1967.
Lady of Fatima: common design issued by Portugal and Colonies, 1948-49.
Lager-komitee: (Ger.) camp committee marking on German displaced persons camp.
Lagos: 1: Nigeria, British 1874-1905, 2: Egypt, see Interpostal Seals, 1868.
Lagos: West Africa; former British colony and protectorate, 1861: administered from Sierra Leone, British Crown Colony, 1874, June 10: issued first stamp, as part of the Gold Coast Colony, 1886: Protectorate of Lagos, 1889: Lagos and Royal Niger Company territories formed into the Northern and Southern Nigeria Protectorates, 1906, Feb. 16: Lagos and Southern Nigeria formed the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria.
Lagrange, Bouillon: invented Dextrin gum in 1804 by roasting starch; see Dextrin.
Lahat: Sumatra local overprint for Palembang district, 1942-45, Japanese occupation.
Lahishef: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1896-1904.
Lahtis: (Fin.) local post for use on steamships carrying mail, Finland, 1890s.
Laibach, Provinz: (Ger.) overprint on stamps of Italy, used by Germans for Province of Ljubljana, northeastern end of the Adriatic Sea, now central portion of Slovenia, 1941 - 43: first semi-postal, air mail, postage due stamps. 1943, Sept. 9, - 1945: German occupation, occupied by Italy; see Ljubljana.
Laid Bâtonné: paper which has the spaces between the watermarked filled with laid paper design.
Laid Paper: When held to the light, the paper shows alternate light and dark crossed lines.
Laid paper: a paper showing lines of varying thickness when held to the light or put in watermark fluid.
Laird, George W.: U.S. private die perfumery proprietary stamp.
Laisa/Alsedzia/ 24-VI-41: overprint, see Aledschen.
Lajta bansag: unissued Western Hungary labels.
Lake City, Fla. Paid 10: see Confederate Postmasters Provisionals.
Lake Copper Syndicate: mining company paper money that looks like stamps.
Lake Drive School for the Hearing-Impaired: Mountain Lakes, N.J.; issued self-adhesive stamps in American Sign Language with slogan cancel Wee Deliver Stamp out Illiteracy.
Lake Lefroy: local post, Australia, 1897.
Lake Lefroy: local post, Western Australia, April 1897- June 1897; Australian Post office started an official mail service.
Lambda philately: study and collecting of stamps related to gay and lesbians.
Lampong: local overprint, Sumatra, 1942-45, Japanese occupation.
Lamu: East Africa; German local post in Wituland. 1888, Nov. 22: German postal administration established, used stamps of Germany, 1890, May: IBEA Co. opened their own post office, 1891, March 31: German office closed.
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway: British railway local post.
Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway: British railway local post.
Lancaster: Barrs Penny Dispatch, 1855, US local post.
Lancha Torpedera: (Sp.) torpedo boat; found on Civil War naval marks.
Land-Post Porte-Marke: rural post-postage due, German States, Baden, 1862.
Land: (Ger.) country.
Landesname: (Ger.) country name.
Landespost Berlin: name of the Berlin state or province postal administration..
Landesverband: (Ger.) regional group of stamp clubs belonging to the German Stamp Collectors Association.
Landfall of Columbus 1492/1942: overprint on Bahamas 1942 issue.
Landkarte: (Ger.) map (thematic).
Landmarks: U.S. scenic series of airmail stamps changed the name to Landscapes in May 2001.
Landscapes: see Landmarks.
Landstormen Frimarke: Military Reserves Stamp; 1916 overprint with value, surtax and three crowns for Sweden, semi-postal for funds to equip soldiers.
Landstormfrimärke(n): (Swed.) territorial defence stamp(s); valid only on domestic Mails.
Landstormmærke(n): (Dan.) territorial defence stamp(s).
Landveg: (Ice.) marking indicating that sender asked that the parcel be carried by rural postman.
Langnau: local airmail, Switzerland, 1913.
Langton & Bros Express: private mail an parcel firm serviced Central California and Nevada; used corner cards; 1854.
Langton & Co.: see Humboldt Express.
Langton & Cos Express: bogus labels.
Langtons Pioneer Express: private mail firm serviced central Calif. And Nevada; used a label, 1863; bogus labels also exist.
Language of stamps: angle of placement of stamp on a letter may indicate a message of intrigue or romance; for example, upside down indicates Do you remember me? while a stamp in the correct position meansWrite soon.
Lanjaron: local post, Spanish civil war, Nationalist, 1937.
Lanman & Kemp: U.S. private die perfumery proprietary stamp.
Lansa: Lineas Aereos Nacionales S.A., Colombia air mail issue. 1950, June 22-1952: private air firms under government contract had their own stamps to illustrate the airmail fee paid.
Lansing Spider: US precanceled stamp for Lansing, Michigan showing the city as the hub of radiating railroad lines, 1902.
Lantbrevbäraren: (Fin.) Finnish rural postal carrier, pre-1960s.
Lao, Postes: Laos.
Laos, Royaume du: see Laos.
Laos: located between Burma, China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia; 1949-pre: used stamps of French Indo-China, 1949, July 19: became independent, used stamps of French Indo-China until 1951, member of French Union, 1950s: stamps of India overprinted for use of Indian forces as part of an international commission, 1951, Nov.13: first commemorative issues, 1952, April 13: first air mail stamps, 1952, May 20: joined the UPU, first postage due stamps, 1953, July 14: first postage due stamps 1953, Oct. 22: fully independent, first semi-postal, air mail stamps, 1954-57: Indo-China, Kingdom, 1956, Dec. 7; left French Union, 1975, Dec. 3: became Laos Peoples Democratic Republic.
Lapland: Punch magazine spoof issues for Finland.
Laree: unit of currency in the Maldive Islands.
Larg: (Rom.) wide.
Large Bank Notes: postage stamps produced from 1870-1888 by the National, Continental and American Bank Note Companies.
Large Queens of Canada: nickname based on saize of images of monarch as appeared on the stamps.
Large die proof: produced to test the die prior to making the plate, usually on India paper about 2 x 3 inches.
Lari: currency unit in Georgia.
Larques Centenario de S. Antonio: 1895 overprint on stamps of Lourenco Marques for Saint Anthony of Padua.
Las Bela: India Feudatory State; 1897: first local stamps, 1907, Mar.: local stamps discontinued, used stamps of British India, uses stamps of Republic of India; now in Pakistan.
Las Malvinas son Argentinas: overprint on stamps of Argentina for Falkland Islands.
Las Palmas: stamplike Spanish charity issue from Canary Islands.
Laser era: US postcard from 1980s on, with vivid, lifelike illustrations.
Lassithi: (Creta): Italian/Greek bilingual overprint on stamps of Rhodes, may be bogus.
Last Day of Sale: the last day that a stamp is on sale before being removed from sale.
Last day cancellation: the last day of use of a postmark or the last day cancel of a post office which is being closed.
Last day cover: cover with postage stamps postmarked on the last day on which the stamps were valid for postage.
Last day: final day of a postal rate, post office operation, etc.
Lat: unit of currency in Latvia.
Latachia: Egypt, see Interpostal Seals, 1868-71.
Latakia: city in Syrian district of Alaouites under French mandate; 1930: name changed to Latakia, 1931, July: first stamps, air mail, postage due, overprint Lattaquie on stamps of Syria 1937, Feb. 28: stamps withdrawn; became part of Syria. see Alaquites, Alaouites French 1931-35 Latvia 2N1-2N36 see West Russia
Late fee: postal marking or stamp indicating payment of a special fee for forwarding a mail piece after the regular mail has been closed; also known as supplementary mail.
Lateral philately: the study and comparison of the development of postal services in different countries in a particular year or period.
Lathework: the engine turning design on the sheet margins and elsewhere, such as with some of Canadas Admiral series, prevented paper flutter which improved the quality of the stamp impression.
Lathrop & Howes Express: private parcel firm serviced Boston and Auburndale, Mass., used a label, year unknown.
Lathrops Albany Bank Express: S. Allen Taylor fantasy label.
Latinsk: (Nor.) Latin (adj.).
Lato: (It.) side.
Lats: currency unit in Latvia.
Lattaquie: (Fr.) 1931-33: overprint on stamps of Syria, for Latakia, 1937: became part of Syria.
Latvia: Northern Europe, on Baltic Sea, formerly Russian areas of Kurland and Livonia; 1916-pre: part of Russia, Russian stamps, 1916-18: Control of German Eastern Military Command, 1918, Nov. 18: became republic, 1918, Dec.18: issued first stamps, sheets of 228, printed on backs of German military maps, 1919: STAMPS OF lATVIA OVERPRINTED z.a. (Zapadnaya Army) Western Army for Russian Occupation, 1919: German occupation, stamps of Germany handstamped Libay, 1919: November 18, first stmap of independence, 1920: first semi-postal stamp, 1920: named a republic, 1921, July 30: first air mail stamp, 1921, Oct.1: joined the UPU, 1939: Soviet occupation, 1940, June: annexed into the Soviet Union, Russian stamps inscribed Latvijas PSR, then regular Russian issues, 1941, June: German occupation, used Soviet stamps overprinted Latvija 1941. I. VII, 1941, Oct.: German stamps overprinted, Ostland, 1941, November: Ostland issue, 1944: became part of the Soviet Union, used stamps of Russia, 1945, April: stamps of Germany surcharged Kurland, 1945: German stamps replaced by stamps of Russia, 1991, August 11, independence from the Soviet Union, 1991, Sept. 6: became republic, 1992, June 17: rejoined the UPU; see Kurland.
Latvija 1941.1.V11: 1941 overprint on stamps of Latvia while occupied by Germany July- Sept., 1941.
Latvija P.S.R.: inscription for Russian occupation of Latvia.
Latvija, Latwija: inscription for Latvia, 1918-40, 1992.
Latvija-Afrika: 1933 overprint on Latvia air mail issue to finance a flight from Riga to Gambia, Africa; plane crashed in Germany.
Latvijas Aizsargi: 1931 surcharge on Latvian air mail issue for Latvian Home Guards.
Latwija Pasta (y): inscription for Latvia, 1919-21.
Laufen: local airmail, Switzerland, 1913.
Laufzahl: (Ger.) number found in rotary printings on left sheet margin, usually from 1-11.
Laundry tags: two-sided address cards for college students to mail dirty laundry home to be cleaned and returned.
Laurania: fantasies created by John de Treville with countries taken from Winston Churchills book, Savrola.
Lauranstein: fantasies created by John de Treville with countries taken from Winston Churchills book, Savrola.
Laureated issue: stamp where the portrait has a laurel wreath around the head.
Laurens Court House, S. C. Paid 5: see Confederate Postmasters Provisionals.
Laurentide Air Service: local, Canada, 1924.
Lauritzen & Thaulow Local Post: see Copenhagen - Lauritzen & Thaulow Local Post.
Lauterbach: local post, Germany, 1945-48.
Lavaca: typeset adhesive for Port Lavaca, Texas, Confederate States.
Lavage (dobliteration): (Fr.) cancellation removed.
Lavanda: (It.) lavender (color).
Lavendel: (Ger.) lavender (color).
Lawinenopfer 1954: Avalanche relief; overprint on stamps of Austria, Feb. 1954.
Lawn crossing: the letter carriers practice of taking a shortcut across the customers lawn during delivery; it is permitted unless it is hazardous or the customer objects.
Lawrence & Cohen: U.S. private die playing card stamp.
Lawrence & Martin: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Laws Express: private mail delivery firm serviced Boston and Portsmouth, Mass., used a label; 1864.
Lay-Out lines: applied to help in guidance of transfer rolls.
Le Beau: bogus label, S. Allan Taylor.
Le Premier Jour Enveloppe: (Fr.) first day cover, a newly issued stamp affixed to an envelope and postmarked on the first day of sale at a city designated by the post office.
Le bon pain: (Fr.) Belgian bakery label for discount on future purchases.
Le familistère: (Fr.) French grocery store trading stamp, 1980.
Le timbre imperial: (Fr.) stamped paper revenue issue.
Lead seal: see Seal, lead.
Leader strip: the unprinted initial portion of a coil strip.
League of Nations: first international organization to issue its own stamps; 1922-44: used stamps of Switzerland overprinted Société des Nations in 1922, 1932: first commemorative stamp, 1969, Oct.: stamps withdrawn after postal agreement between Switzerland and the United Nations.
League of Nations: labels printed by the British Poster Stamp Association.
Leap Day Cancel: postal cancel for Feb. 29 leap year date.
Leather postcard: Heal Co., of New York produced a series of comic postcards made from leather in the early 1900s.
Leavitt, Thomas and Martin: 1876; granted patent for Improvement in Rotary Postmarking and Canceling Presses.
Lebanon: on Mediterranean Sea north of Israel; 1883: stamps of Turkey, 1918: placed under French military administration, 1919-24: occupation issues with French stamps overprinted T.E.O., O.M.F. or Syrie-Grand Liban, 1920: became autonomous, 1923, Sept. 29: Known as Grand Liban, Greater Lebanon, 1924, Jan. 1: issued its first commemorative, airmail, postage due stamps, Grand Liban overprint, 1926, May 23: became republic, issued its first semi-postal stamps, 1931, May 12: joined the UPU, 1941, Nov, 26: gained its independence on ending of French mandate, 1946, May 15: rejoined the UPU, 1975: civil war brought in Syrians, pre-war stamp stocks overprinted with security net designs. see Beirut: British, French Russian Post Offices.
Lebedian: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1872-1909.
Lebedin: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1884-1916.
Lebhaft: (Ger.) bright color.
Lecocq Press: French machine that printed stamps in a continuous strip, then the stamps were either cut up or issued in lengths after being rouletted, used in Peru.
Lecrin: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican, 1937.
Leczyca: city in German-occupied Russian Poland, local post overprint, 1918-20.
Led Zeppelin - Touva: no currency unit, considered a cinderella, no postal validity.
Leda, S.S.: steamship marking of the Danube Steam Navigation Company built around 1850s, for middle Danube lines, built around 1850s.
Leden: (Czech.) January.
Ledger Dispatch: U.S. local post, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1882.
Lee & Osgood: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Leeds & Bradford: (Astron Emergency Postal Service) local post, Great Britain, 1971.
Leeds, Robinson & Co.: see Private die match proprietary stamps.
Leeds: (Leeds Educational Mail) local post, Great Britain, Benjamin Gott School, 1971.
Lees Dispatch: San Francisco local post.
Leeward Islands: in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies; consisted of Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Montserrat, Nevis, Redonda, St. Kitts and Sombrero, 1890, Feb. 25: used a common key type design, Leeward Islands inscription, replacing individual issues, 1897, July 22: first commemorative stamp, 1899-pre: only stamps available in the Virgin Islands, 1903-pre: only stamps available in the other islands, 1903: individual islands each had their own stamp issue, except for Leeward Islands, 1940: Dominica left group to become one of the Windward Islands, 1956, July 1: Leeward Islands stamps withdrawn from use.
Leeward Øerne: (Dan.) Leeward Islands.
Leewardöarna: (Swed.) the Leeward Islands.
Leewärts-Inseln: (Ger.) Leeward Islands.
Legacy Project: all-volunteer organization that encourages preservation of letters written during any military action.
Legends of Hollywood: series of commemorative US stamps depicting famous personalities.
Legends of the West: a pane of U.S. stamps that was recalled because an incorrect picture was used for Bill Pickett with a number of recalled panes sold by public lottery; after a corrected version was printed and issued.
Legion des Volontaires Français: (Fr.) French Anti-Bolshevik Volunteer Legion, inscription on labels sold to raise funds for volunteers to fight with the Germans on the Eastern Front.
Legionárské: (Czech.) refers to the Czechoslovakia 1919 regular semipostal issues sold sold for the benefit of Legionnaires orphans. seeCelistvosti - Legionárské.
Legiposta-boriték: (Hung.) air-letter, aerogram(me).
Legiposta: (Hung,) airmail.
Legitime: (Fr.) genuine.
Legs: the short rows of stamp perforation holes at right angles to the line.
Lei: currency unit in Austria, Romania, Austrian Occupation, 1917-18.
Leid: Leiden, the Netherlands, pre-adhesive postmark.
Leigh & Palmer: see Private die match proprietary stamps.
Leigh, H.: see Private die match proprietary stamps.
Leihaberstuck: (Ger.): condition of perfection; a connoisseurs item.
Leipzig: local post, Germany, 1: Courier, 1892-93. 2: Courier H. B. 1893-94. 3: Express-Packet-Verkehr/Leipziger Paketfahrt Albert Meyer, 1886-1922. 4: Leipziger Verkehrsanstalt, 1903-06. 5: Packet-Express-Verkehr der Mitglieder des Transport-Contor, 1887-1900. 6: Privat-Brief-Verkehr, 1886-87. 7: Stadtbriefbeförderung Lipsia, 1893-1900.
Leitstrich: (Ger.) line in color of stamp on sheet margin for electronic positioning in printing and perforation process.
Lek: currency unit in Albania.
Lemnos: Aegean Sea off the east coast of Turkey; 1912, Oct. 7: captured by Greece from Turkey, 1912-13: stamps of Greece overprinted, now uses stamps of Greece.
Lempira: currency unit in Honduras.
Length Register Mark (LRM): all U.S. panes printed for booklet assembly on the Goebel machine contain two registry marks; cross and length; usually placed vertically above the right hand (or top) stamp on the pane.
Lengyel: (Hung) Polish.
Lengyelország: (Hung) Poland.
Leningrad: formerly St. Petersburg, USSR.
Lenoir, N.C. Paid 5: see Confederate Postmasters Provisionals.
Lente de aumento: (Sp.) magnifying glass.
Lente dingrandimento: (It.) magnifying glass.
Leon: local post, Spanish civil war, Nationalist, 1936-38; see De Leon.
Leonard Express: private mail delivery firm serviced Boston, Aston and West Newton, Mass.; used labels; year unknown.
Leone: currency unit in Sierra Leone.
Leopards: Nyasaland Protectorate designs of 1934 and 1938.
Lep: (Czech.) gum.
Lepem: (Czech.) gum.
Lepidlo: (Czech.) glue, adhesive, paste.
Leporello: term for accordian-style folded picture postcards.
Lepta: 1: currency unit in Greece. 2: currency unit in Crete.
Lepu: (Czech.) gum;
Lerida: local post, Spanish civil war, Nationalist, 1938.
Lero(s): island off the coast of Turkey, now part of Greece and uses Greek stamps; 1912-pre: used stamps of Turkey, 1912-22: overprint Egeos on stamps of Italy, followed by name of island, 1916: first stamps without overprints, 1920: Turkey ceded group to Italy, 1920-32: overprint Egeo on stamps of Italy, followed by name of island, 1943, Sept.: became part of Greece, 1943: reoccupied by German forces, 1945: liberated by allied forces, 1945-47: stamps of Britain overprinted MEF (Middle East Forces), when islands transferred to Greece, 1947: stamps of Greece overprinted SDD (Dodecanese Military Occupation), 1947, summer: stamps of Greece used.
Les Ecrehous: labels for an uninhabited reef off Jersey in the Channel Islands.
Les Lignes Aeriennes Latecoere: (Fr.) firm that flew mail from Natal to Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and Buenos Aires, 1925, became Aeropostale and then Air France.
Les Minquiers: labels for an uninhabited reef off Jersey in the Channel Islands.
Les Timbres et Leurs Secrets: (Fr.) (Postage Stamps and Their Secrets) inscription on a French postcard shows a French stamp in different positions, each with its own meaning.
Lesbos, island of: island in Aegean Sea off west coast of Turkey; 1912, Nov.-13: Greek occupation stamps issued, now Lesvos; also known as Mytilene, Mitilini, or Netelin.
Leschelles: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book, Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers.
Leskly: (Czech.) shiny, glittering.
Lesotho: enclave within Republic of South Africa; 1871-1910: part of the Cape Colony, used Cape of Good Hope stamps, 1883: Britain made it a Crown Colony named Basutoland, 1910-33: used stamps of the Union of South Africa, 1933, Dec. 1: stamps of Basutoland, 1966, Oct. 4: Basutoland became independent as Kingdom of Lesotho; first commemorative, overprint on stamps of Basutoland, 1966, Nov. 1: first postage due stamps, 1967, Sept. 6: joined the UPU.
Lesser Antilles: Poltroon Island inscription, sent of three; unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
Lesser Sundas Islands: islands stretching east from Bali; 1942-45: Japanese occupation; Japanese Naval Control Area local post.
Lesvos: see Lesbos.
Letadlem: (Czech.) via air mail.
Letecka Posta: (Czech.) airmail, airpost.
Letecka Známka: (Czech.) airmail stamp, airpost stamp.
Letecky Dopis: (Czech.) airmail letter, airpost letter.
Letiste: (Czech.) airport.
Letland: (Dan., Nor.) Latvia.
Lett: (Hung.) Latvian.
Letter Dispatch: see Princes Letter Dispatch.
Letter Express: 1: U.S. local post handstamp, San Francisco, Calif., 1865-66. 2: U.S. local post, Western N. Y., to Duluth, Minnesota, 1844.
Letter card: postal stationery consisting of cards folded over and sealed on the outer edges by perforated strips, first letter card in Belgium.
Letter package: UPU term for oversize letter mail fee to pay customs clearance.
Letter sheet: postal stationery with a preprinted stamp or postage amount which is then folded and sealed to resemble a standard envelope; early usage did not have the preprinted stamp.
Letter: a message directed to a specific person or an address and recorded in or on a tangible object.
Lettera Aerea: (It.) official U.P.U. name for airletter sheet; lightweight paper with gummed flaps, usually with a stamp printed on them and carried by air.
Lettera di primo giorno: (It.) first day cover.
Lettera di primo volo: (It.) first flight cover.
Lettera foto: (It.) special letter form used by British forces during WWII which were then microfilmed.
Lettera per via Aerea: (It.) cover carried by air and postmarked at point of origin, departure or intermediate points on the route.
Lettera: (It.) letter
Letteratura: (It.) literature.
Lettere in Ritardo: (It.) late fee, postal marking or stamp indicating payment of a special fee for forwarding a mail piece after the regular mail has been closed; also known as supplementary mail.
Letterpress: Printing done directly from the inked, raised surface of the printing plate.
Letterpress: another name for typography or surface printing when a stamp is printed by letterpress, it implies that the work is done from line or halftone plates by ordinary typesetting methods of machinery and printing with only the raised part of the plate being inked.
Letticia: postmark from Colombias only port on the Amazon River.
Lettisk: (Swed.) Latvian.
Lettland: (Ger., Swed.) Latvia.
Lettonia: (It.) Latvia.
Lettonie: (Fr.) Latvia.
Lettország: (Hung.) Latvia.
Lettre Poste Aerienne: (Fr.) cover carried by air and postmarked at point of origin, departure or intermediate points on the route.
Lettres de Voiture: (Fr.) freight bills; French Colonies revenue inscription.
Lettres en retard (timbres pour): (Fr.) stamps issued for late mail, to be handled after normal post office hours.
Lettres par avion: (Fr.) air mail postal stationary, air letter sheets.
Letztstempel: (Ger.) latest postmark or marking of a given type.
Leu (plural Lei): currency unit in Moldova, Romania.
Leumb: Luxembourg pre-adhesive postmark.
Leva: currency unit in Bulgaria.
Levanger Bypost: Norway local post, 1888.
Levanger: Town in Nord-Trøndelag county, N central Norway, at the head of the Trondheim Fjord ca. 280 mile N of Oslo. Local post established by W. B. Bogh, with set-of-4 Levanger / Bypost lithographed local stamps depicting a heroic figure issued 20 July 1888. The post ceased operations effective 31 December 1888.
Levant, Austrian: see Austria, Levant.
Levant, British: see British Offices in the Turkish Empire:
Levant, French: French post offices in the Ottoman Empire; 1812-27: French post office opened in Constantinople, 1857-85: used stamps of France, 1885, Aug. 5: first stamps issued, 1885-1923: stamps of France with surcharge in Piastres denomination, used in French offices at Harar and Diredawa; Ethiopia; Port said and Djubouti stamps also used, 1893-1914: offices at Cavalle and Dedeagh issued, 1893-98: offices at Port Lagos, 1893-1902: offices at Vathy, 1921-1923, July: Constantinople and Smyrna reopened, French stamps surcharged in Turkish currency used, 1942-46: Levant issues by Free French Forces in the Middle East.
Levant, Italian Post Offices: 1874: Italy issued stamps overprinted Estero and surcharged for use in the Levant.
Levant, Polish: 1919: Polish stamps overprinted Levant and P.P.C. (Poste Polonaise Constantinople).
Levant, Romanian: 1896: Romanian stamps surcharged in paras for use Levant, 1919: Posta Romana Constantinopol overprint on stamps of Romania.
Levant, Russian: 1863: issues especially designed for use in the Levant, 1900-14: stamps of Russia surcharged and overprinted with names of various cities; Beyrouth, Constantinople, Dardanelles, Ierusalem, Jaffe, Kerassunde, Metelin, Mont Athos, Rizeh, Salonique, Smyrne, and Trebizonde..
Levant, S.S.: steamship marking of the Danube Steam Navigation Company built around 1830s, for passenger and mail service between Constantinople and Smyrna.
Levant: name applied to the Eastern Mediterranean and the coastal areas of the former Ottoman (Turkish) Empire. 1: overprint on stamps of Great Britain; Offices, Turkish Empire, 1905-06. 2: overprint on stamps of Poland for Offices, Turkish Empire, 1919-21. 3: overprint with Poste Française, Levant, French Offices in Turkey, 1902-23. 4: overprint on stamps of Italy, Offices in Turkey.
Levant; Free French Forces: 1942: first airmail stamp issued, 1943: first semi-postal stamp issued.
Levante: (Ger.) the East, the Orient.
Levante: Italy overprint, Offices in Turkish Empire.
Levee: (Fr.) collection.
Leverkusen: German local post, 1918-23.
Levy Dolní Roh: (Czech.) left lower corner.
Levy, Jn. J.: U.S. private die playing card stamp.
Levy: (Czech.) left (side).
Levél: (Hung,) letter (mail).
Levélbélyeg: (Hung.) (postage) stamp.
Levéldarab: (Hung.) postage stamp(s) on piece of paper or envelope.
Levélen (also küldemény): (Hung.) cover, a stamp on a cover.
Lewis & Clark Exposition: cinderella poster stamp promoting The Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair held June 1-Oct. 15, 1905.
Lexington, Miss Paid 5: see Confederate Postmasters Provisionals.
Lexington, Va. Paid 10: see Confederate Postmasters Provisionals.
Lexnt.: Lexington, Kentucky, pre-adhesive postmark.
Ley 8310: Law 8310, overprint on stamps of Peru, postal tax.
Ley Nacional de Sello: National Stamp Law, Argentina, postal fiscal stamps.
Leyd: Leiden, The Netherlands, pre-adhesive postmark.
Lezmy Hreben: (Czech.) horizontal comb perforation.
Lezmy: (Czech.) horizontal.
Lgof: local post, Russian zemstvo, 1884-1902.
Lhasa: also known as La-Sa, Tibet, Peoples Republic of China.
Li-Kuta: unit of currency in Zaire.
Li-Ling: central Chinese local post, Hupeh-Hunan, 1949.
Lianos and Company: local, Constantinople, 1865-66.
Liao Ning: Liao Ning Post, Northeast China, 1946-48.
Liban: (Fr.) Lebanon.
Libanaise, Republique: inscription/ overprint for Lebanon 1927-47.
Libano: (Sp.) Lebanon.
Libau: overprint on stamps of Germany for occupation of Latvia, 1919.
Libbey & Co.s City Post: U.S. local post handstamp, Boston, Mass., 1852.
Libbey & Cos Express: private mail delivery firm serviced Boston, Mass. and Bangor, Maine; used a label; 1848.
Libbeys Express: private mail delivery firm serviced Boston, and Bangor, Maine; used labels; 1853.
Liberation: World War II; common design on stamps of the French Community of Nations, 1954.
Liberations: judicial release; French Colonies revenue inscription
Liberia: West coast of Africa; 1821: created by the National Colonization Society of America, 1824: capitol named Monrovia for US President James Monroe, 1847, July 26: proclaimed an independent republic, 1860: stamps first issued, 1879, April 1: joined the UPU, 1892: first official, postage due stamps, 1915: first semi-postal stamp, 1918: first commemorative stamp, 1936, Feb. 28: first air mail stamp.
Libertad y Orden: Liberty and Order, Colombia.
Libertad, 15 de Setiembre: Liberty, September 15, Guatamala, 1886-94.
Liberty Series: sheet stamps, coils an booklets series appearing in 1954; also known as the Sixth Bureau Issue.
Liberty line pair: coil pair from the U S Liberty stamp series of 1954.
Liberty, Va. Paid 5 cts.: see Confederate Postmasters Provisionals.
Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité: (Fr.) liberty, equality, fraternity; French revolutionists motto in 1789.
Libia-Colonie Italiane Poste: inscription on stamps of Libya.
Libia: (Fr., Sp.) 1: Libya. 2: overprint on stamps of Italy for Libya, 1912-41.
Libra: (Sp.) official usage represents weight for a specific stamp.
Libranza: (Sp.) money order.
Library Mail Rate: special rate for mailing specific materials (books, videos, etc.) to or from non-profit organizations.
Libre: (Fr.) free.
Libre: inscription Free French Administration, Syria, military air mail, 1942.
Libreta: (Sp.) approval book
Libretto di francobolli: (It.) stamp booklet that contains one or more panes of stamps.
Libretto: (It.) booklet.
Libros de Comercio: (Sp.) commercial books; used on fiscals of 1852/1869.
Libya, British Occupation: see British Occupation of Libya.
Libya, Ghadames: 1949: occupation stamps issued, 1949: occupation air post stamps issued.
Libya: North African territory formerly part of the Ottoman Empire; Tripolitania, Fezzan, and Cirenaica; 1911, Nov. 5: annexed to Italy, stamps of Italy overprinted Bengasi, and Tripoli/ di Barberia, for use in the two cities, 1912, Oct. 18: ceded to Italy, stamps of Italy overprinted Libia, 1915: first semi-postal; Libia overprint on stamps of Italy, 1921: Libia inscription used, 1923: stamps of Italy overprinted Tripolitania, 1923: stamps of Italy overprinted Cirenaica, and some inscribed Cirenaica, 1927, June 26: divided into two colonies, 1928: Libia overprint on stamps of Italy, 1934, Dec. 3: two colonies, Tripolitania and Cyrenaica united as colony of Libya, 1943-51: British occupation, British stamps overprinted M.E.F., 1948: British stamps overprinted B.M.A./Tripolitania, 1950: stamps of Cyrenaica, 1951, Dec. 24: first stamps as Kingdom of Libya, 1952: stamps of Cyrenaica overprinted Libya and surcharged in three currencies for use in Tripolitania, Fezzan and Cyrenaica, first stamps of Libya, 1952, June 4: joined the UPU 1969: named Libyan Arab Republic, 1976: Libyan Arab Peoples Republic.
Libya; Fezzan, Territoire Militaire du: 1948: first air post stamps issued, French Occupation, 1950: first postage due stamp issued.
Libya; Fezzan-Ghadmes: southern regions of former Italian colony of Libya; 1915: first semi-postal, postage due stamps, 1922: first commemorative stamp, 1928: first air mail stamp, 1942-43: occupied by Free French Forces, 1943: overprint on stamps of Libya, and Italy, first airmail and postage due stamps issued, 1946: pictorial definitives, 1948: stamps for Fezzan issued, 1949: stamps for Ghadames issued, 1950: first semi-postal stamp issued, 1951: stamps of Libya used, part of Libya, 1952: first official stamp,
Libya; Fezzan: 1950: occupation semi-postal issue.
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Socialist Peoples: Libya 1977
Libye: Libya.
Libyen: (Swed.) Libya.
Libyenne: (Fr.) Libyan.
License stamps: stamp that indicates a license or royalty fee has been paid, may or my not be denominated; may be considered a cinderella, 1860-70.
Lichaam en Geest: (Body and Soul) Donald Evans issue, Northern Europe.
Lichtenstejnsko: (Czech.) Liechtenstein.
Lichtenstejnsky: (Czech.) Lichtensteinian.
Licitación mínima: (Sp.) minimum bid (auction).
Licitación sugerida: (Sp.) suggested bid (auction).
Licitación: (Sp.) (auction) bid.
Lick and stick: term for stamps with adhesive requiring moisture application so that stamps adhere to the item being mailed.
Liechtenstein: located between Switzerland and Austria; 15th century: on mail route between Milan and Lindau, 1770: state post established in Tyrol and Vorarlburg, 1819-21: Austrian postal collecting office, 1850, June1-1912: stamps of Austria, 1866: became independent, 1912, Feb. 1-1918: Austrian postal administration, stamps of Austria, printed for Liechtenstein used until end of WW I, 1920, March 1: Austrian stamps invalid, 1920, July: first postage due stamp, 1921: post office administered by Switzerland, 1925, Oct. 5: first semi-postal stamp, 1930, Aug. 12: first air mail stamp, 1932: first official stamp, 1962, April 13: joined the UPU.
Liegend: (Ger.) horizontal or sideways.
Liegerland: bogus republic on western coast of New Vinland.
Liegnitz: (Express Stadtbriefbeförderung) German local post, 1896-1900.
Liestal: local airmail, Switzerland, 1913.
Lietor: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican, 1937.
Lietuva, Lietuvos: (Lith.) Lithuania.
Lietuva: overprint on stamps of Russia in 1919 for occupation of Lithuania.
Lietuvos Pasta: Lithuania Post.
Lieu de distination: (Fr.) place of destination.
Life Insurance: inscription on stamps of New Zealand, postal use of the Government Life Insurance Department.
Lift: to remove an adhesive from a cover or any other item.
Liggende: (Nor.) horizontal
Lighter-than-air ( LTA): all air means of transportation including balloons and airships.
Lightly Hinged: A stamp with full gum with only slight evidence of hinge marks or disturbance.
Lightly canceled: used stamps canceled lightly but legibly.
Lightly hinged (LH): unused with full gum original gum, showing some evidence of a previous hinge, which may be present in part or entirely removed.
Lightning Del. Gosforth: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Lightning Del. Ripley: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Lignan: portion of plant cell wall used in paper production that reverts to its natural brown color upon exposure to light.
Ligne Coloniale: steamer run by Messageries Maritimes between Mauritius and Mozambique.
Ligne: (Fr.) line.
Lignes Aerienne F.A.F.L.: Free French Administration in the Levant; overprint on stamps of Syria with Cross of Lorraine for military air mail, 1942.
Lignes Aeriennes de la France Libre: inscription Free French Administration, Syria, military air mail, 1942.
Lignieres de Touraine: French local provisional, 1944.
Lihou: Great Britain local carriage label, 1966.
Liknende: (Nor.) similar.
Lila-blåakt lila: (Swed.) lilac - bluish-lilac (color).
Lila-brun: (Rom.) lilac-brown (color).
Lila-rosu: (Rom.) lilac-red (color).
Lila: (Rom.) lilac (color).
Lila: 1. (Ger., Sp., Swed.) lilac. 2. (Hung,) lilac, violet, purple
Lilangeni: currency unit in Swaziland.
Lilaockra: (Swed.) lilac-ochre (color).
Lilas: (Fr.) lilac.
Lilla: (Dan., It., Nor.) lilac.
Lillabrun: (Dan., Nor.) lilac-brown (color).
Lillagrå: (Dan., Nor.) lilac-gray (color).
Lillakarmin: (Dan., Nor.) lilac-carmine (color).
Lillaoker: (Nor.) lilac-ochre (color).
Lillaokker: (Dan.) lilac-ochre (color).
Lillapurpur: (Dan., Nor.) lilac-purple (color).
Lillard (J.B.) Express: used a label; may be a phantom issue.
Lillarosa: (Nor.) lilac-rose (color).
Lillarød: (Dan., Nor.) lilac-red (color).
Lille: 1. French local provisional, 1944. 2. (Dan.) small.
Lilleasia: (Nor.) Asia Minor.
Lilliput Mail: childrens stamps; see Toy stamps.
Lima: capital of Peru; 1871: name appears and may be worlds first commemorative stamp, 1873: Lima inscription for local letter rate, 1881-89: Peru overprint on stamps of Chile, Chilean Occupation.
Limbach: (Express-Packet-Verkehr) German local post, 1891.
Limbagan-1593-1943: overprint on stamps of the Philippines, Japanese Occupation, 1943, commemorates 350th anniversary of the printing press.
Lime House School: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Limestone Springs, S.C. 5: see Confederate Postmasters Provisionals.
Limit Bids: maximum amount of money a bidder is willing to spend at any one specific auction.
Limitato: (It.) definitive.
Limnos: see Lemnos.
Limpio: (Sp.) clean (postmark).
Linares: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican, 1937.
Lincoln Isles: Donald Evans issue, capital is Moorestown.
Lincoln Subscription: labels sold by Lincoln supporters, 1864.
Lincoln, Abraham: postmaster at New Salem, Ill., May 7, 1833-May 30, 1836.
Lindbergh Enero 1928: Lindberg 1928; overprint on stamps of Costa Rica for Lindbergh issue.
Lindbergh, Charles A.: flew inaugural flight of Contract Air Mail (CAM) Route 2, between St. Louis, Mo. and Chicago, Ill. 1926.
Lindholm (Gus.) City Express: parcel delivery firm, serviced an unknown area; used a stamp, year unknown.
Lindsays Mail and Express Delivery: 1879-82, local post at Huntington, Penna.
Line Engraving: Printing done from an intaglio plate produced from a hand-engraved die and transfer roller rather than by photographic or chemical means. See also Gravure.
Line Pairs (LP): Most coil stamp rolls prior to 1891 feature a line of ink (known as a joint line) printed between two stamps at various intervals, caused by two or more curved plates around the printing cylinder.
Line block: block of stamps with either a horizontal or vertical printed line running between the rows of stamps; this line forms the guides for color registry, perforating or cutting of the full press run sheets.
Line engraved: the process that ends up in a stamp design where the lines, dots and other areas of color show up in relief.
Line gap: a colored line between a pair of coil stamps caused by a gap in the printing plate joint.
Line pair (LP): a coil pair of stamps with a vertical printed ink line running between two stamps.
Line perforation: perforation of a sheet stamp one line at a time in each direction, creates perforation at the intersection of the stamps that intersect; the two sets of perforations are not required to register at the corners of the stamps.
Line roulette: slits appear to be a row of short dashes.
Line stamp: rubber stamp used by railway mail clerks to indicate R.P.O., train number and date.
Lineas Aerea Nacional: National Air Lines; inscription on stamps of Chile for air mail.
Lineas Aereas del Estado: State Air Lines; inscription on stamps of Argentina for air mail.
Lineas Aéreas Nacionales S.A.: see Lanza.
Lineas Cruzadas: (Sp.) crossed lines, watermark of the 1856 issue.
Lineas de Fondo: (Sp.) background lines.
Lineas onduladas: (Sp.) wavy lines, as in postmarks.
Linen era: US postcards on high content rag paper that felt like linen, issued between 1920 to 1960.
Liner paper: see Liner.
Liner: The backing paper for self-adhesive stamps.
Liner: coated paper used as self-adhesive stamps backing.
Linerless Coil: Self-adhesive coil stamps issued without backing paper.
Linerless: experimental form of a self-adhesive stamp that required no liner; the mint stamps were rolled upon each other similar to adhesive tape.
Linguella: (It.) (Stamp) hinge.
Linguellato: (It.) (Stamp) hinged.
Linia Autorahti Bussfrakt: parcel post of Finland.
Linienzahung: (Ger.) line perforation.
Linietakning: (Dan.) line perforation, see Perforering - Linie.
Linjetandning: (Swed.) line perforation.
Linns: Linns Stamp News / Linns Stamp Weekly.
Lion: heraldic, crowned facing left; overprint on stamps of Eastern Rumelia for South Bulgaria.
Lip: light impression of Plate No. (on U.S.A. Plate No. Blocks).
Lippman, Jacob & Bro.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Lipsia: German catalogue issued in Leipzig, ended when DDR ended.
Lipso, Lisso: overprint on stamps of Italy for island of Lisso; Dodecanese Island, Aegean Sea; 1912-pre: used stamps of Turkey, 1912: overprint Egeo on stamps of Italy, followed by name of island, 1920: Turkey ceded group to Italy, 1943, Sept.: became part of Greece, 1943: reoccupied by German forces, 1945: liberated by allied forces, 1945-47: stamps of Britain overprinted MEF (Middle East Forces), when islands transferred to Greece, 1947: stamps of Greece overprinted SDD (Dodecanese Military Occupation), 1947, summer: stamps of Greece used;
Liquidacion: (Sp.) settling of account.
Liquor still: federal license provisional revenue, Jan. 1, 1914-Dec. 31, 1917.
Liquor: federal license provisional revenue, Sep. 30, 1794-June 30, 1802; 1/1/1814-12/31/1817.
Lira: currency unit in Italy, Austrian Offices in Lombardy-Veneti, Malta, Tukey
Lire 1.20 di Corona: currency overprint on stamps of Italy for occupation of Dalmatia, special delivery.
Lire: Italy overprint on stamps of Austria, currency for Austrian Occupation, 1918.
Liria: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican, 1937.
Lisboa: inscription on stamps of Portugal for Red Cross (1913) or franchise stamps (1903-38), for use in Lisbon.
Lisbon-Rio de Janeiro Flight: common design on stamps of Portugal and Colonies, 1972.
Lisse: (Fr.) smooth. Lista de precios: (Sp.) price list.
Lisso: 1930 overprint on stamps of Italy used on the Dodecanese Island, Aegean Islands, now part of Greece,1912-40; see Lipso.
Listado: (Sp.) striped; laid, as in laid paper.
Liste de pointage: (Fr.) checklist.
Liste de prix: (Fr.) price list.
Listinoi prezzi: (It.) price list.
Listonos: (Czech.) mailman, postman.
Listopad: (Czech.) November.
Litas: currency unit in Lithuania, 1922-40
Litauen: (Ger., Nor., Swed.) Lithuania.
Litauisk: (Nor., Swed..) Lithuanian
Litauisk: (Nor., Swed..) Lithuanian.
Literacy Fund: stamps issued to raise funds to combat illiteracy such as those issued in Haiti and Mexico.
Literary Arts Series: US commemorative stamps honoring important American writers.
Literatura: (Sp.) literature.
Litevsky: (Czech.) Lithuanian.
Lithauen: (Dan., Nor., Swed.) Lithuania (adj.).
Lithauensk: (Dan.) Lithuanian (adj.).
Litho: auction catalog abbreviation for lithography.
Lithographié: (Fr.) see lithography.
Lithography: 1: a surface printing method where the image is photographically printed on a zinc or aluminum plate. 2: a method or printing stamps and cachets where the design is transferred from a smooth plate by selective inks which then wet only the design portion of the printing plate.
Lithography: Printing from a flat surface with a design area that is ink-receptive. The area that is not to print is ink-repellant. The process is based on the principle that an oil-based design surface will attract oily ink.
Litholand: spoof from American Philatelist.
Lithuania, Central: area between Lithuania, Russia and Poland; 1919, Jan. 5: Russian troops occupied Vilna, overprinted (100 skatiku=1 aukinsas) stamps of Russia, 1919, April 20: Polish forces under General Zeligowski occupied province and its capital, Vilnius, 1920, Oct. 20: stamps (100 fenigi=1 mark) issued after Polish Army seized Vilna, 1922, April 8: incorporated into Poland, 1939, Oct.: Russia returned area to Lithuania, 1940, Aug.: incorporated into the Soviet Union.
Lithuania, South: 1919: stamps of Russia overprint/surcharge Lietuva for use in the Grodno District of South Lithuania.
Lithuania: Baltic Sea state; 1916-pre: part of Russia, Russian stamps, 1916-17: control of German Eastern Military Command, stamps of Germany overprinted Postgebiet Ob. Ost, for use in provinces of Estland, Kaunas, Kurland, Lifland, Suvalki, and Vilnius, 1918, Nov. 18: became independent, 1918, Dec. 27: became a republic, first stamps inscribed Lietuvos, 1920, Feb. 16: first commemorative stamp, inscribed Lietuva, 1921: first air mail stamp, 1922, Jan. 1: joined the UPU, 1924, Feb.: first semi-postal stamp, 1940, July 21: annexed into the Soviet Union, Soviet occupation overprinted LTSR/1940 VII 21, (Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic), 1941: German occupation, stamps of Russia overprinted Vilnius, German stamps overprinted Ostland, 1944: formed part of the Soviet Union, stamps of USSR used, 1990, March 11: declared its independence, 1992, Jan. 10: rejoined the UPU.
Lithuanian Community: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Lithuanie Centrale: (Fr.) Central Lithuania.
Litografie: (Rom.) lithography.
Litorale Sloveno: (It.) Slovenian Coast.
Litterature: (Fr.) literature.
Little Persian Rug: nickname for the $200 revenue stamps due to its intricate design.
Littlefield, Alvah: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Lituania: (It., Sp.) Lithuania.
Lituanicos Laimejimas Tegul Striprina Lietuvos Sunu Dvasia Naujiems Zygiams: Lithuania, May Lithuanias Victory Inspire the Sons of Lithuania to New Ventures, 1933.
Litva Centralni: (Czech.) Central Lithuania.
Litva: (Czech.) Lithuania.
Litvan: (Hung.) Lithuanian.
Litvánia: (Hung.) Lithuania.
Litwa: Lithuania. Litwa Srodkowa (ej): Central Lithuania, 1920-22.
Liu-an: east Chinese local, 1949.
Liverpool to Dublin: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Liverpool: (Liverpool Circular Delivery Co.), Great Britain, 1866.
Livingston & Fargos Express: private mail deliver firm serviced major cities between upstate New York and St. Louis, Mo.; used labels; 1846-50.
Livingston & Wells Express: private mail deliver firm serviced New York City and upstate New York; used labels; 1845.
Livingston (Wm. A.) & Co.: private mail delivery firm serviced New York City and eastern Penn.; used labels; year unknown.
Livingston, Ala. Paid 5 Post Office: see Confederate Postmasters Provisionals.
Livingston, Howard & Cos Express: private mail deliver firm serviced eastern Penn.; used a label; year unknown.
Livingston, Wells & Pomeroys Express: private mail deliver firm serviced upstate New York; used labels, 1844-45.
Livlig: (Dan.) bright (as referencing the color of a postage stamp).
Livligblå: (Dan.) bright blue (color).
Livliggrøn: (Dan.) bright green (color).
Livliggrønblå: (Dan.) bright green-blue (color).
Livliggrøngul: (Dan.) bright green-yellow (color).
Livliggul: (Dan.) yellow (color).
Livliggulorange: (Dan.) bright yellow-orange(color).
Livliglilla: (Dan.) bright lilac(color).
Livligorangerød: (Dan.) bright orange-red (color).
Livligpurpur: (Dan.) bright purple (color).
Livligrosa: (Dan.) bright rose (color).
Livligrosarød: (Dan.) bright rose-red (color).
Livligrød: (Dan.) bright red (color).
Livligrødorange: (Dan.) bright red-orange (color).
Livligulgrøon: (Dan.) bright yellow-green (color).
Livligviolet: (Dan.) bright violet (color).
Livny: local post, Russian zemstvo, 1871-1903.
Livonia: province of the Russian Empire became part of Latvia as Vidzeme; see Wenden.
Livre: (Fr.) book.
Livreti: (Port.) stamp booklet that contains one or more panes of unused stamps.
Lié: (Fr.) tied.
Ljubljana: (Slovene) Laibach (Ger.), Lubiana (It.), capital of Slovenia, Yugoslavia; 1941- 43: Italian occupation, 1941: stamps of Yugoslavia overprinted, C. Ci. (Commisariato Civile) and R. Commissariato / Civile / Territori Sloveni / occupati / Lubiana, (Royal Civil Commision Slovene occupied Territories), 1943 - 45: German occupation, 1944: stamps of Italy overprinted with a stylized eagle and inscribed, Ljubljanska Pokrajina / Provinze Laibach,semipostal, air mail, special delivery and postage due labels issued.
Ljubljanska Pokrajina / Provinz Laibach: (Slo.) overprint on stamps of Italy for German occupation of Laibach / Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, 1944-45; see Ljubljana.
Ljusblå: (Swed.) light blue (color).
Ljusbrun: (Swed.) light brown (color).
Ljusgrå: (Swed.) light grey (color).
Ljusgrön: (Swed.) light green (color).
Ljusgrönt påtryck: (Swed.) light green surcharge.
Ljust blåakt grön - matt blåakt grön : (Swed.) light bluish-green - dull bluish-green (color).
Ljust blåakt grön: (Swed.) light bluish-green (color).
Ljust blåviolett: (Swed.) light blue-violet (color).
Ljust gråblå: (Swed.) light grey-blue (color).
Ljust gulgrün: (Swed.) light yellow-green (color).
Ljust kastanjebrun: (Swed.) light chestnut brown, light maroon (color).
Ljust mattblå: (Swed.) light dull blue (color).
Ljust mjölklikblå: (Swed.) light milky blue (color).
Ljust mjölklikorange: (Swed.) light milky orange (color).
Ljust ockra: (Swed.) light ochre (color).
Ljust ockragul: (Swed.) light ochre-yellow (color).
Ljust orange: (Swed.) light orange (color).
Ljust orangegul: (Swed.) light orange-yellow (color).
Ljust orangeröd: (Swed.) light orange-red (color).
Ljust rosaakt rödbrun: (Swed.) light rose-tinged red-brown (color).
Ljust ultramarinakt blå: (Swed.) light ultramarinish-blue (color).
Ljust violett: (Swed.) light violet (color).
Ljust violettröd: (Swed.) light violet-red (color).
Ljust äpplegrön: (Swed.) light apple-green (color).
Ljust: (Swed.) light (as referencing the color of a postage stamp).
Llacova: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican,1937.
Llegada: (Sp.) Arrival.
Lleida: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican, 1937.
Llerena: local post, Spanish civil war, Nationalist, 1936-37.
Llorens: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican, 1937.
Lloyds List: common design of the British Commonwealth of Nations, 1984.
Lloyds of London: common design of the British Commonwealth of Nations, 1986.
Lo Stato di Mangiare: Donald Evans fantasy; reissue of dirigible II Cetriolo, see Evans, Donald.
Lo spazio: (It.) space (thematic).
Lo-Kiang: southwest China local post, 1950.
Lo-Yang: central China local post; 1948.
Lo-shan: southwest China local post, 1949.
Loadrunners Postal Sv.: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Loanda: also known as Luanda, Angola.
Lobau: German local post, 1945-48.
Lobby: the public area for conducting postal business in a post office.
Local & Middlesbrough: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Local Mail Calder Val.: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Local Scooter Mail: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Local cancel: cancel applied by someone other than a government postal employee, usually refers to local post items.
Local carriage label: local labels used by British offshore islands.
Local collection box: a street letterbox where local mail can be deposited for local delivery with the local postmark.
Local letter: prior to 1863, local letters are those that were mailed and addressed locally, delivered by carrier service.
Local post stamp: inscription on a local post of England, with Royal Arms as the design.
Local post, earliest: Paris Petite Post, founded by Renouard de Villayer in 1653.
Local post: service performed by a non-official body and used to carry mail within a certain area.
Local postage stamps: term used for Government local issues where the post office is operated by the government.
Local precancel: stamp overprinted locally with name of city and state.
Local prints: term refers to Confederate State stamps printed by Archer & Daly, Richmond.
Local provisionals: stamps, surcharges, overprints or bisects, prepared in locality where they will be used, during temporary shortages vs produced by the central postal administration for the same reason.
Local revenue stamps: issued to pay fees at the county, city or municipal level of government, may be used alone or with other revenue issues.
Local stamps: 1: stamps that pays postage within a certain area only, includes private issues or government produced; a regular postage stamps must be affixed to the mail pieces if it is to travel outside the local area. 2: some may be used for certain types of transport such as railway or rocket mail. 3: may be considered a cinderella. 4: inter-city services. 5: inscription on a local stamp of Thailand or Siam, pre-1883.
Local-Taxe: inscription for Swiss cantonal stamp, 1843-46.
Local: 1: any private mail-carrying entity, many issued their own adhesives. 2: a postage stamp authorized for use within a limited territory or area.
Locality covers: covers with postmarks of a specific state, country or city; usually used for the collection of such covers.
Localnic: (Rom.) local.
Locals: Stamps valid within a limited area or within a limited postal system. Local post mail requires the addition of nationally or internationally valid stamps for further service. Locals have been produced both privately and officially.
Locaux: (Fr.) see Local stamps.
Loches: French provisional local post, 1944.
Lock seals: seals used by the IRS to ensure payment of fees at distilleries and warehouses through a specially constructed padlock containing the local seal.
Lockport Postmasters Provisional: stamp may have bene issued by the postmaster, Lockport, N.Y. to prepay postage.
Locomotive Express Post: U.S. local post, about 1854.
Locomotive: worlds first stamp to picture a locomotive is New Brunswicks 1¢ value, (Sc. 6).
Locust campaign: with Arabic inscription on Trans-Jordan as a semi-postal.
Locy: a system of postmark classification for U.S. Navy postmarks.
Loddrett: (Nor.) vertical.
Lodret fold: (Dan.) vertical crease.
Lodret: (Dan.) vertical.
Lodrät veck: (Swed.) vertical crease.
Lodrät: (Swed.) vertical.
Lodz Jewish mail: Litzmannstadt, Judenpost, 1944.
Loeboeklinggau: Palembang, Sumatra local overprint, Japanese occupation, 1942-45.
Loehr, John: see Private die match proprietary stamps.
Loehr, Joseph: see Private die match proprietary stamps.
Logoro: (It.) worn.
Logrono: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican and Nationalist, 1936-37.
Lohjan Höyrypursi Oy: (Fin.) local post for use on steamships carrying mail, Finland, 1890s.
Lohne: Oldenburg / Westfalen, German local post, 1945-48.
Loja Franca: overprint on stamps of Ecuador for province of Loja, 1902-03; control overprint; to prevent stolen stamps that may have been taken after a fire at Guayaquil, July 1902, from being used.
Loja: local post, Spanish civil war, Nationalist, 1937.
Lokala Expressposten: see Hälsingborg - A. Bergqvist Lokala Expressposten.
Lokala expressbrev: (Swed.) local express letters.
Lokala postförskottsbrev: (Swed.) local cash-on-delivery letters.
Lokala postförskottstrycksaker: (Swed.) local cash-on-delivery printed matter.
Lokalaufdruck: (Ger.) local overprint or surcharge.
Lokalausgabe: (Ger.) local issue.
Lokalbrev: inscription for local letter stamp; 1856-85, Stockholm, Sweden city postage.
Lokalmärke: (Swed.) local stamp.
Lokaloverstempel: (Dan.) local overprint, local surcharge, see Distriktsovertryk, Lokalovertryk.
Lokalovertryk: (Dan.) local overprint, local surcharge, see Distriktsovertryk, Lokaloverstempel.
Lokalpost: (Swed.) local post.
Lokalpostsamlingar: (Swed.) local post collections.
Lokaludgaver: (Dan.) local issues.
Lokhvitza: local post, Russian zemstvo, 1899-1916.
Lokoja: company handstamp used on stamps of Great Britain from 1895 to 1900 by the Royal Niger Company in Southern Nigeria.
Lombardo-Veneto: (It.) Lombardy and Venetia.
Lombardy-Venetia: former kingdom in what is now Italy, 1815: ceded to Austria by Napoleon; became linked with Venetia, 1850, June 1: Austrian kingdom, first stamps for Lombardy-Venetia, L-V required different stamps than Austria because their currency was based on silver while Austria based on paper currency, 1858: stamps inscribed Soldi, 1859, July 11: Lombardy united with Kingdom of Sardinia from France after war, 1860: became part of the Kingdom of Italy, 1866: Venetia annexed to Italy, see Austrian Italy.
Lombok: Japanese Naval Control Area, local overprint for Japanese occupation, 1942-45.
London & Lough Swilly Railway: Ireland railway local post.
London & Northwestern Railway Company: British railway local post.
London & South Western Railway: British railway local post.
London Bicycle Post: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
London Delivery Service: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
London Despatch: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
London Express Benson: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
London Express Purnell: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
London Local Package S.: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
London Mail: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
London Parcel Delivery Service: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
London Parcels Delivery Co.: local post, London, Great Britain, 1846.
London Penny Post: formed by the General Post Office in London, Nov. 1682 to replace the Dockwra local post operation; see Dockwra, William.
London Post Delivery: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
London Views: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
London prints: 1: six distinct values of the A.M.G. issue for Germany printed in the U.S. and in London. 2: 1913-19; stamps of China printed by Waterlow & Sons, London. 3: Civil War, confederate five cents issue printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co, London for the Confederate States of America. 4: stamps printed in London from plates made by a London firm vs stamps printed locally from the same plates.
London to London: local, Canada, 1927.
London, Brighton & South Coast Railway: British railway local post.
London, Chatham & Dover Railway: British railway local post.
London, Tilbury & South End Railway: British railway local post.
London-Athens E.D.S.: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
London-Athens: (Hellenic Service) local strike post, Great Britain, 1971.
London-Continent-London: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
London-New York Delivery: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
London: 1: (Court Bureau) local post, 1890. 2: (London Circular Delivery Co.) local post, 1866-67. 3: (Poste haste) local post, 1972. 4: (W.E. Mail Service) Canada strike local bicycle delivery, 1968.
Long Island Express: private railroad parcel firm that serviced stations along the Long Island Railroad; used labels; year unknown.
Long Island: Turkish island of Uzun, in inlet to port city of Smyrna, now Izmir; 1916, May 7-26: overprint G.R.I. Long Island on local revenue stamps of Turkey after British occupation forces; followed by typewritten stamps inscribed G.R.I. Postage in various typed ribbon colors, stamps initialed by the Civil Administrator.
Long Island: banned Irish local post issue.
Long Lawford Taxis: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Long-life vehicle (LLV): a USPS city delivery van with an aluminum body that can carry 1,000 pounds of cargo; designed to last 24 years.
Longley & Cos Express: private mail delivery firm serviced Boston, Mass., and Portland, Maine; used labels; 1848-50.
Look Coil Reprint: special printing of the Look coil for collectors, with tagging by metal plates that glows duller and grainier under ultraviolet light than the original.
Look coil: U.S. Liberty coil stamp printed in 1966 for use by Look magazine in a promotional campaign.
Loomis Letter Express: U.S. local post, San Francisco, Calif., 1868.
Loose ship letter: mail arriving in port without any cancel or mark of origin.
Lora del Rio: local post, Spanish civil war, Nationalist, 1936-38.
Lorca: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican, 1937.
Lord Howe Island: island in the Tasman Sea; 1878: postmaster appointed; used stamps of Australia and New South Wales, c1930: P.M.L.H.I.(Postmaster Lord Howe Island) on Australian stamps, not recognized as valid by Australian postal authorities.
Lorient Fortress: Festung Lorient, German occupation, 1944.
Lorient: French local provisional issue, 1944.
Lorraine: France, German occupation, 1940-41. Scott France N43-58
Los Angeles Special Dely Co.: private parcel delivery firm serviced the Los Angeles area; used a label; year unknown.
Los Juegos Olimpicos: (Sp.) olympic games.
Los Rios: Ecuador provincial control overprint, 1902-03.
Los: (Ger.) (auction) lot.
Losange: (Fr.) diamond, lozenge.
Lost Colony: labels produced in Germany as a protest against the Versailles Treaty where they had to give up colonies.
Lost stamps: stamps which may have once existed, but are not now known.
Lot description: auctioneers identification of the material being offered at auction.
Lot: auction term for an item offered for sale with a number assigned by the auction firm.
Lote: (Sp., Port.) (auction) lot.
Lothian Strike Post: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Lothringen: overprint on stamps of Germany for occupation of Lorraine, 1940; see France.
Lotnicza: overprint and inscription on stamps of Poland for air mail.
Lottery stamp: Norway, franking value of 50 ore, sold for 2.50 kroner, with each stamp bearing a serial number, June 1, 1964.
Lotto: (It.) (auction) lot.
Lotyssko: (Czech.) Latvia,
Lotyssky: (Czech.) Latvian.
Loughbrough Liberal: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Louise, Ky.: Louisville, Kentucky pre-adhesive postmark.
Louisiana, District of: U.S. territory Oct. 1, 1804; created from Louisiana Purchase, except Orleans territory.
Louisiana, Territory of: U.S. territory July 4, 1805; formerly District of Louisiana.
Louisiana: U.S. state May 1, 1812; created from Orleans territory.
Louisville: Kentucky, carrier posts, (Whartons and Brown & McGills Posts), 1857-58. US 5LB
Loupe: (Fr.) magnifying glass.
Loupe: A magnifying glass used to examine details of stamps more closely.
Lourenco Marques: Portuguese colony of Mozambique, now called Maputo; 1893, July 28: inscribed keytypes,1895: first commemorative stamp, 1918: first semi-postal stamp, 1920: replaced by stamps of Mozambique.
Lourenco Marques: inscription on stamps of Portugal, newspaper stamps, July 28, 1893.
Love 1995: cherub design, U. S. non-denominated postage stamp, value 32¢, issued Feb.1, 1995.
Love stamps: a series of U.S. stamps initiated in 1973 used primarily for greetings cards, wedding invitations, etc..
Lovejoy & Cos Express: private mail delivery firm serviced towns in Mass., used a label; year unknown.
Lovejoy-Paul Express Co.: private mail delivery firm serviced Boston and surrounding area; used a label, 1890.
Loveland: stamplike stickers produced for greeting card company for Valentines Day.
Lovetts Express: private mail and parcel delivery firm serviced Boston and Newburyport, Mass., used labels, year unknown.
Lovisa: (Fin.) local post for use on steamships carrying mail, Finland, 1890s.
Low Transfer: a low positioned stamp on a strip, resulting from an improperly positioned transfer roller; aka a Dropped transfer.
Low gloss gum: water activated stamp adhesive that shows a moderate amount of light reflection aka Semi-gloss or Satin gum.
Lowe, Prof.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Lowenberg essays: Henry Lowenberg held patents for producing postage and revenue stamps that could not be re-used; National Bank Note Companys designs of the 1861-66 series were printed on fragile transparent paper (goldbeaters skin).
Lower Austria: German stamps overprinted diagonally in1945 Osterreich for use in Lower Austria, Vienna, and Burgenland.
Lower case type: small letters as distinct from capital letters.
Lowicz: city in German-occupied Russian Poland, local post overprint, 1918-20.
Loya: Spain, local charity label, 1930s.
Loyal Mail: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Loyers: tax on rents; French Colonies revenue inscription
Lozenge perforation: diamond-shaped perforation as used for the Bulgarian postage due stamp.
Lozenges: diamond shaped imprints; may be used in border designs of aerograms.
Lpress: letterpress.
Lt.: Lat, currency unit in Latvia.
Lu-Ta (Lien): formerly Dairen, Peoples Republic of China.
Lu-kiang: east China local post, 1949.
Lu-shun: China; formerly Port Arthur; overprinted stamps of Japan and Manchukuo; see China, Regional Issues.
Luanda: also known as Loanda, Angola.
Lubbenau: German Democratic republic local issue, 1946.
Lubeck: German State, located on Baltic Sea; now in West Germany; 1859, Jan. 1: first stamps, 1868, Jan. 1: stamps of the North German Confederation, 1872: stamps of the German Empire.
Lubiana: (It.) capital of Slovenia, Yugoslavia; within Province of Ljubljana, aka Ljubljana (Slov.), Laibach (Ger.); 1941: Italy overprint on stamps of Yugoslavia, Italian occupation of Ljubljana; see Ljubljanska.
Lublin, City of: Polish city; WW I: Austrian-Hungarian forces occupation, 1918: city in new state of Poland, 1918: stamps issued prior to release of Polish stamps, 1939: occupied by Germans, 1944: occupied by Soviet Union.
Lubny: local post, Russian zemstvo, 1879-1903.
Lubomi: Polish local post.
Lucconia, Republic: bogus issue.
Lucembursko: (Czech.) Luxembourg.
Lucembursky: (Czech.) Luxembourgian.
Lucent, Royal Kingdom of: prison artist stamp.
Lucerne: also known as Luzern, Switzerland.
Lucha Contra el Cancer: Fight Against Cancer; overprint and inscription on stamps of Panama for semi-postal.
Luchtposte Poste Aerienne: overprint / inscription on stamps of Belgium and colonies for air mail and air mail semipostal stamps.l.
Luchtpostzegel: inscription on 1933 stamp of Netherlands for air mail.
Luckenfuller: (Ger.) space filler.
Ludiente: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican,1937.
Ludwigshafen: (Privat-Stadtpost) German local post, 1895-98.
Luebeck: German State, 1863-67.
Lufkins Express: private mail delivery firm serviced Boston and surrounding towns; used a label; year unknown.
Luftfartyg: (Swed.) aircraft, airplane.
Luftfeldpost: inscription for Germany military air mail, 1942-43.
Lufthavn: (Dan., Nor.) airport.
Luftpost: (Dan., Ger., Nor., Swed.) 1: airmail. 2: the carriage of mail by air. 3: Danzig, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Saar, Switzerland air mail issue.
Luftpostbrev: (Dan., Nor., Swed.) airmail letters.
Luftpostbrief: (Ger.) official U.P.U. name for airletter sheet; lightweight paper with gummed flaps, usually with a stamp printed on them and carried by air.
Luftpostmarken: (Ger.) air mail, cancel.
Luftpostphilatelie: (Ger.) aerophilately.
Luftputefartøypost: (Nor.) hovercraft mail.
Luftschiff: (Ger.) airship, dirigible blimp.
Luga: local post, Russian zemstvo, 1869-1918.
Lugano: local airmail, Switzerland, 1913.
Lugo: 1: local post, Spanish civil war, Nationalist, 1937-38. 2: (Sp.) a superb item.
Lugpost: inscription on stamps of South Africa, South West Africa for air mail.
Luków: city in German-occupied Russian Poland, local post overprint, 1918-20.
Luluabourg: now Kananga.
Luma: currency unit in Armenia.
Luminescence: a coating applied to stamps that emits a glow when viewed with an ultraviolet lamp.
Luminescent indicia detector (LID): a device on the facer-canceler that detects luminescent material in the ink on postage stamps and meter stamps, permits automated facing and canceling of mail.
Luminescent tagging: application of a substance that phosphoresces when put in front of an ultraviolet light.
Luminescent: The condition of a stamp which has been treated with chemicals which are sensitive to, and glow under, ultraviolet light.
Luminescent: condition of a stamp which has been treated with chemicals which are sensitive to, and glow when exposed to ultraviolet light.
Lumogen: (Ger.) German term for luminescent coating and inks.
Luna: (Rom.) month.
Lunar New Year: series of 12 US stamps depicting the Chinese New Year, first stamp issued in 1992.
Lundy: Great Britain local carriage label, 1929 to current.
Lupa: (Sp.) magnifying glass.
Lupenrand: (Ger.) very close margin.
Luposta, Luftpostausstellung: (Ger.) airmail exhibition.
Lussemburgo: (It., Sp.) Luxembourg.
Lutjenburg: German local post, 1945-48.
Luxembourg: located on borders of France, Belgium, and Germany; 1852, Sept. 15: first stamps, centimes in Belgian currency, groschen in Prussian currency, 1867: became an independent grand duchy, 1875: first official stamp, 1875, July 1: joined the UPU, 1907: first postage due stamp, 1914-1918: occupied by Germany, 1921: first commemorative, 1921, Aug. 2: first semi-postal stamp, 1931: first air mail stamp, 1940, Oct. 1: German occupation, stamps of Germany overprinted Luxemburg, 1940, Dec.: stamps of Luxembourg overprinted in German currency, 1941, May: incorporated into German province of Moselland, 1942, Jan.: stamps of Germany used, 1944, Nov. 6: stamps of Luxembourg reissued in Belgian currency, 2002: stamps denominated in Luxembourg francs valid through June 30, 2002.
Luxor: Egypt, see Interpostal Seals, 1872-84.
Luxustück: (Ger.) suberb (condition).
Luzern: also known as Lucerne, Switzerland.
Lvél: (Hung,) letter (mail).
Lweys: currency unit in Angola.
Lyao-Tung: eastern China maritime province, main post office was Port Arthur; 1895-1905: stamps of Russia, 1905-45: stamps of Japan, 1945-1955, May 26: leased to Russia, 1946, March 15: stamps of Japan overprinted, 1950: used stamps of Chinese Peoples Republic.
Lybbria: fantasy issue created by Stamps Magazine.
Lydenburg, Town of: located in Transvaal, Republic of South Africa (Transvaal); 1900, Sept. 6: stamps of South Africa overprinted V.R.I. during second British occupation.
Lykkebrevet: (Nor.) good luck letter. 1964 lottery ticket issued by Norway to support refugees which included a stamp valid for domestic potage; not Scott listed.
Lymington Postal Service: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Lynchburg, Va. Paid 5: see Confederate Postmasters Provisionals.
Lyngby-Naerum Baner: local, Denmark railway parcel.
Lyon Manufg. Co.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Lyon: France, liberation overprint, 1945.
Lys: 1. (Dan., Nor.) bright color
Lysblå: (Nor.) light blue (color).
Lysbrun: (Nor.) light brown (color).
Lysbrunkarmin: (Nor.) light brown-carmine (color).
Lyseblå: (Dan.) light blue (color).
Lyseblåfiolett: (Dan., Nor.) light blue-violet (color).
Lyseblåviolet: (Dan.) light blue-violet (color).
Lysebrun: (Dan.) light brown (color).
Lysefiolett: (Nor.) light violet (color).
Lysefiolettrød: (Nor.) light violet-red (color).
Lysegrå: (Dan.) light grey (color).
Lysegrøn: (Dan.) light green (color).
Lysegrønn: (Dan., Nor.) light green (color).
Lysegul: (Dan., Nor.) light yellow (color).
Lysegulbrun: (Dan., Nor.) light yellow-brown (color).
Lysegulgrøn: (Dan.) light yellow-green (color).
Lysegulgrønn: (Nor.) light yellow-green (color).
Lysekastanniebrun: (Dan., Nor.) light chestnut brown (color).
Lysekil Lokalpost: (Swed.) Swedish town local post.
Lysemelkeblå: (Nor.) light milky-blue (color).
Lysemelkoransje: (Nor.) light milky-orange (color).
Lysemyrtegrøn: (Dan.) light myrtle-green (color).
Lysemyrtegrønn: (Nor.) light myrtle-green (color).
Lysemælkeblå: (Dan.) light milky-blue (color).
Lysende (Nor.): bright (as referencing the color of a postage stamp).
Lysende Blå (Nor.): bright blue.
Lyseplegrønn: (Nor.) light apple-green (color).
Lysepurpur: (Dan., Nor.) light purple (color).
Lysepurpurrød: (Dan., Nor.) light purple-red (color).
Lyserosa: (Dan.) light rose, pink (color).
Lyserosarød: (Dan., Nor.) light rose-red (color).
Lysgrå: (Dan,. Nor.) light grey (color).
Lysgrønnblå: (Nor.) light green-blue (color).
Lysgrønnoliven: (Nor.) light green-olive (color).
Lyslilla: (Dan., Nor.) light violet (color).
Lyslillarød: (Dan., Nor.) light lilac-red (color).
Lysoker: (Nor.) light ochre (color).
Lysokergul: (Nor.) light ochre-yellow (color).
Lysokker: (Dan.) light ochre (color).
Lysokkergul: (Dan.) light ochre-yellow (color).
Lysolivenbrun: (Nor.) pale olive-brown, light olive-brown (color).
Lysolivengrønn: (Nor.) pale olive-green, light olive-green (color).
Lysorange: (Dan.) light orange (color).
Lysorangerød: (Dan.) light orange-red (color).
Lysoransje: (Nor.) light orange (color).
Lysoransjerød: (Nor.) light orange-red (color).
Lysrosa: (Nor.) light rose (color).
Lysultramarin: (Nor.) light ultramarine (color).
Lysviolet: (Dan.) light violet (color).
Lysvioletrød: (Dan.) light violet-red (color).
Lysæblegrøn: (Dan.) light apple-green (color).
Lysømfintlig: (Nor.) photosensitive, sensitive to light.
Lätt: (Swed.) light, slight.
Légende: (Fr.) inscription printed on a stamp.
Lördag: (Swed.) Saturday.
Lösen: redemption money; inscription on stamps of Sweden for postage due, 1874-86.
Lösenfrimärken: (Swed.) postage due stamps.
Lösenförsändelser: (Swed.) postage due covers.
Lørdag: (Dan., Nor.) Saturday.
Lübeck: 1: German displaced persons camp, local post, 1945. 2: (Free City) German States, 1859-68. 3: Hansa, German local post, 1897-1900. 4: (Local-Verkehr) German local post, 1888-1890. |
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