Knowledge / Kinds / Overprints

Overprint Kind: summary of the different intended styls of an overprint

With Overprint: postage stamp with intended style issued with overprint

Without Overprint: postage stamp with intended style issued without overprint. This will only be shown when the same postage stamp was also issued with overprint

Pair With Overprint And Without Overprint: pair one postage stamp with intended style without overprint and the other with overprint

Provisional Overprint: postage stamp with provisional overprint

Official Overprint: postage stamp with overprint ordered by a public postal administation

Private Overprint: postage stamp with overprint ordered by a private person or company

Country Overprint: postage stamp with overprint issued for the whole area of a postal administration

Region Overprint: postage stamp with overprint issued for a region (province overprint, zone overprint)

Local Overprint: postage stamp with overprint issued for a local area e. g. city (postmaster overprint, city overprint)

Single Overprint: sheet every postage stamp is showing a complete overprint

Multiple Overprint: overprint to be made up by plenty small elements which runs without interruption over all postage stamps and the margin of sheet

Positive Overprint: overprint with coloured design on colourless surface

Negative Overprint: overprint with colourless design on coloured surface

Overprint With Frame: overprint with intended style surrounded by an enclosing line

Overprint Without Frame: overprint with intended style not surrounded by an enclosing line

Overprint Colour: colour name a overprint is made off (e. g. red, blue or green)

Visible Overprint: with the naked eye visible overprint

Invisible Overprint: with the naked eye not visible overprint (e. g. phosphorus overprint)

Type-set Overprint: overprint put together with type material (e. g. letters and ornamental pieces)

Handstamp Overprint: overprint which is made with handstamp printing

Typography Overprint: overprint which is made with typography printing

Offset Overprint: overprint which is made with offset printing

Overprint At Top: postage stamp with intended style overprint at top half

Overprint At Bottom: postage stamp with intended style overprint at bottom half

Overprint At Left: postage stamp with intended style overprint at left half

Overprint At Right: postage stamp with intended style overprint at right half

Overprint Centered: postage stamp with intended style overprint at the middle

Whole Surface Overprint: postage stamp with intended style overprint (nearly) over the whole surface

Horizontal Overprint: postage stamp with intended style horizontal overprint

Vertical Overprint: postage stamp with intended style vertical overprint

Horizontal And Vertical Overprint: postage stamp with intended style partly vertical and horizontal overprint

Inverted Overprint: postage stamp with intended style 180 degrees rotated horizontal overprint

Pair With Horizontal And With Inverted Overprint: pair one postage stamp with intended style horizontal and the other with inverted overprint (overprint setenant)

Pair With Inverted And Without Overprint: pair one postage stamp with intended style inverted and the other without overprint

Diagonal Overprint: postage stamp with intended style crosswise overprint

Inverted Diagonal Overprint: postage stamp with intended style 180 degrees rotated crosswise overprint

Single Overprint: postage stamp with intended style once overprint

Double Overprint: postage stamp with intended style twice overprint

Double Horizontal and Vertical Overprint: postage stamp with intended style twice overprint horizontal and vertical

Double Overprint One Inverted: postage stamp with intended style twice overprint one 180 degrees rotated

Double Overprint Both Inverted: postage stamp with intended style twice overprint both 180 degrees rotated

Pair With Double And With Once Overprint: pair one postage stamp with intended style twice and the other with once overprint

Pair With Double And Without Overprint: pair one postage stamp with intended style twice and the other without overprint

Glossy Overprint: postage stamp with intended style glossy overprint which reflects light

Dull Overprint: postage stamp with intended style dull overprint which does not reflect light

Sooty Overprint: postage stamp with intended style sooty overprint which absorbs light

Monochrome Overprint: postage stamp with intended style overprint in one colour

Multicolour Overprint: postage stamp with intended style overprint in multiple colours

Monolingual Overprint: postage stamp with intended style overprint in one language

Multilingual Overprint: postage stamp with intended style overprint in multiple languages

Sheet Margin With Overprint: margin of sheet with intended style with overprint