Rectangular stamp
The rectangular stamp is one of the square stamps and has the outline of a rectangle . After the circular stamps, this is also the most common stamp shape. Also square outline and stamp with rounded corners belong to this, although it would not agree to strictly geometrical criteria. The term box stamp should not be used for this if possible, because a box is something three-dimensional . Frame stamps are rather those that have a double or a particularly thick edge line.
They used to be used more often as day stamps , and they are also available as postal identification, auxiliary and secondary stamps and the like. Within the rectangle there can be one, two or more lines of stamp text. The outer framing lines are not only available as simple straight lines, but also in ornate designs. There are shapes with multiple nested, rectangular frame lines, but then more as number stamps .
literature
- L. Goedicke, V. Werdermann: The designation of the stamp shapes, An introduction to stamping terminology according to Hans-Joachim Anderson, edition from 2016, New series of the Poststempelgilde e. V., Volume 193, ISBN 978-3-9816173-6-8 , pp. 60-64; some variants of this stamp shape are listed or shown here
- Peter Fischer: "box stamp". In: Deutsche Briefmarken-Zeitung / Collector Express (DBZ / se) issue no. 10/2003; from the article series / category: Basic Knowledge - Philately from A to Z
- Peter Fischer: Rectangular stamp: the most common form alongside circular stamps. In: Deutsche Briefmarken-Zeitung / Collector Express (DBZ / se) issue No. 9/2015, p. 22; from the article series / category: Basic Knowledge - Philately from A to Z
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rectangular stamp. In: philalex.de: Entries with the letter R , accessed on March 13, 2016
- ↑ phila-lexikon.de: Rectangular stamp , accessed on March 14, 2016
- ↑ frame stamp. In: Wolfram Grallert: Lexikon der Philatelie , Phil Creativ, 3rd unchanged edition, Schwalmtal 2015, ISBN 978-3-932198-38-0 , p. 328