Obsolete stamp: 1: stamps that are no longer sold by the postal service. Obsolescent stamp: stamp about to go off sale. 1: No.1, 1 centime lilac-blue, first stamps, Obock overprint on back of French Colonial issue, postage due stamp, 1902: Obock and Somali Coast protectorate combined under name of French Somali Coast name Somali Coast Protectorate adopted on stamps of Djibouti see Afars and Issas, Benadir, Djibouti, Oltre Giuba, Italian East Africa, Italian Somaliland. Obock: eastern Africa on Gulf of Aden, seaport of French Somaliland currency: 100 centimes = 1 franc 1862: acquired by France, 1883: stamps of French Colonial issue, 1888: government moved from Obock to Djibouti, 1892, Feb. Oblitéré de complaisance: (Fr.) canceled to order. Oblitéré a plume: (Fr.) pen cancellation. Oblitéré: (Fr.) canceled, used, a stamp that has been employed for the postal or revenue service for it was issued. Obliterator: hand or machine stamp used to cancel an adhesive. Oblitération rond avec date: (Fr.) circular date stamp. Oblitération lourdé: (Fr.) heavy cancellation. Oblitération en barres: (Fr.) barred cancel with stripes. Oblitération de premier jour: (Fr.) first day cancel Oblitération de faveur: (Fr.) favor cancellation. Oblitération de complaisance: (Fr.) canceled to order, stamps canceled by postal authorities without having been used for postage. 2: abstempelung (Ger.) Oblitération (Fr.) Annullamento (It.) Matasellado (Sp.). Obliteration: 1: term used to denote a cancellation marking to deface a stamp. Obliterating stamp: a mark, with date or time indication, used to deface stamps on mail.
Obliterating bar: a mark used to make illegible an unwanted portion of a stamp design. Obliterare speciala: (Rom.) special cancellation. Oblit.: auction abbreviation term for obliterator cancel (grid cancel). Oblique roulette: perforation cuts are set with a slant, parallel to one another. Obligations: bonds, debentures revenue inscription on stamps of French Colonies. Objetos envasados: (Sp.) wrapped and bottled article found on local fiscals of Cadiz which were used as postal tax stamps during the Civil War. OBHV: Osterreichischer Briefmarken-Händler-Verband, Austrian Stamp Dealers Association. Oberpostdirektion: (Ger.) (OPD) Regional Directorate of Posts. Oberfläche: (Ger.) surface, the face of a stamp. Oberkommando der Wehrmacht: (Ger.) German High Command, censored mail. Oberbogen: (Ger.) the two upper panes in a sheet of four panes. Obchodní tiskopisy: (Czech.) printed matter. O.B.C.: (Ger.) Österreichisch-Bayerische Correspondenz (Austrian-Bavarian Mail) pre-adhesive postmark, 1840, entitled to reduced postage rate. _#9!E: occupation overprint on stamps of Russia for Batum. _#9: occupation overprint on stamps of Russia for Batum. O.B.: Official Business overprint on stamps of the Philippines. Butler, BEP employees initials, 1906-1928 see Plate Finisher, Siderographer. 2: inscription on stamps of Mexico for State of Oaxaca revenue issue during civil war, 1913-16, printed on back of post office receipt forms. Oaxaca: 1: overprint on stamps of Mexico for this district, 1856-1883. O.A.T: Onward Air Transport, continuance of conveyance by air.Obali: currency in Ionian islands during British administration.
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O.A.S.: On Active Service, military personnel on active duty get free ranking privilege. A.: Official Assignee, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74. 5: see Confederate Postmasters' Provisionals. 3: Ohio, pre-adhesive postmark 4: abbreviation for ordinary paper as opposed to other unusual paper or finish of a printed stamp.Oakway, S.C. 2: postal administration mark for invalid stamps used on mail at country of origin. O: 1: Scott Catalog Number prefix for Official. Updated November 2021 – Accents and Diacritics repaired.