id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 15713 Luff, John N. (John Nicholas) What Philately Teaches A Lecture Delivered before the Section on Philately of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, February 24, 1899 .txt text/plain 12883 843 75 stamp is printed, and lastly the finishing touches of gum, perforation, [Illustration: Stamp, "Republic Liberia Postage", 1884-1892, 8 cents] History is sumptuously illustrated in the series of stamps issued by our Printing from line-engraved plates is largely done by hand presses. [Illustration: Stamp, "Hawaiian Postage", 5 cents] [Illustration: Stamp, "Hawaiian Postage", 5 cents] The stamps were printed one at a time upon a hand press. printing stamps the next thing to attract our attention is the paper. The two varieties of paper most used for stamps are termed wove and Some of the stamps of Mexico were printed on paper ruled with blue Some of the United States revenue stamps were printed on a paper which Watermarks in paper used for stamps are, of course, intended as a Having duly considered the design, printing and paper of stamps, the This group illustrates stamps of one country or state surcharged for use ./cache/15713.txt ./txt/15713.txt