Postage Stamp Separation
For postage stamps, separation is the means by which individual stamps are made easily detachable from each other.
Methods of separation include:
- perforation: cutting rows and columns of small holes
- rouletting: small horizontal and vertical cuts
- diecutting: cut paper to shape using a metal die—used for self-adhesive stamps.
Read more about Postage Stamp Separation: Early Years, Henry Archer, The Rotary Process, Measurement and Variations, Rouletting, Self-adhesive Stamps, Collecting, Errors
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