PHILATELIC
TERMS
PHILATELIC TERMS
Albino.—An impression made either from an uninked embossing die, or from a similar inked die, under which two pieces of paper have been simultaneously placed, only the upper one receiving the colour.
Aniline.—A term strictly applicable to coal-tar colours, but commonly used for brilliant tones very soluble in water.
Bâtonné.—See Paper.
Bisect.—A term applied to a moiety of a stamp, used as of half the value of the entire label.
Bleuté.—This word implies that the blueness of the paper has been acquired since the stamp was printed, as the result of chemical action.