OBSOLETE: Stamps that are no longer sold by the postal service. ~: Term used to denote a cancellation marking. OblitГ©rationde complaisance: (Fr.) canceled to order, stamps canceled by postal authorities without having been used for postage.

2: abstempelung (Ger.) OblitГ©ration (Fr.) Annullamento (It.) Matasellado (Sp.) ~: 1: term used to denote a cancellation marking to deface a stamp. Postal administrations which used coded obliterators include: An ~ may refer to a cancellation or those political ~s where unwanted parts of a stamp design are marked out by overprinting.Д¬oded ~s are collected by philatelists and rare examples can command high prices. Occupation issue-An issue released and used in a foreign-occupied territory.ДЄny form of marking used to deface a stamp. Obsolete-A stamp which may be used for postage but is unavailable from any post office. Obliteration: 1) Another word for cancellation 2) A cancel that is particularly, and intentionally destructive to prevent any chance of re-use 3) An overprint intended to deface a portion of the design of a stamp, such as a denomination or out-of-favor ruler.

Mail of obliteration