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Machine Postmark Kind: summary of the different intended styls of a machine postmark

Half Impression: machine postmark that has been knocked off once and extends over half the width of a postal shipment

Full Impression: machine postmark that covers the entire width of a postal shipment

Machine Postmark With Insertion: machine postmark used with an insertion as intended style

Machine Postmark Without Insertion: machine postmark used without an insertion as intended style

Official Machine Postmark: postage stamp with machine postmark ordered by a public postal administation

Monolingual Machine Postmark: postage stamp with machine postmark in one langu-age as intended style

Monolingual Machine Insertion: postage stamp with machine insertion in one langu-age as intended style

Multilingual Machine Postmark: postage stamp with machine postmark in multiple languages as intended style

Multilingual Machine Insertion: postage stamp with machine insertion in multiple languages as intended style

Adaped Machine Postmark: machine postmark in which the inscriptions were partially or completely removed as the intended style

Camouflage Machine Postmark: machine postmark without town information, e.g. for field post shipments to conceal the location of troops during a war

Double Machine Postmark: postal shipment with twice machine postmark as intended style

Quadruple Machine Postmark: postal shipment with fourfold machine postmark as intended style