BIAFRA [Biafra] — salootdeleniya Republic in South-Eastern Nigeria, which was proclaimed For the nation, but it lasted a very short time (from 1967 to 1970). Release of stamps from 1968 through 1969, including 2 units (for the visit of Pope Paul VI and to the 2nd anniversary of independence), mainly stamps with individual printings protective mats have (BIAFRA and pattern of the coat of arms) on the stamps of Nigeria, 1965
Postage stamps of Biafra
The ISSUE of BIALYSTOK [Bialystok, Poland]. During the 1st world war to German-occupied territory in Bialystok were organised exchange of korespondencji between residents and their relatives abroad. To pay for collection of mail issued a special stamp. Was used from July 1916, and in October of 1916 made overprint of the new value. The stamp features the emblem of the city, the name of the item (it.) and overprint denomination. On some stamps the signature of the official.
BIJAWAR [Bijawar] — the former feudal Principality in British India, with its own postal service. The stamps were issued in 1935-37. At all portrait of the Maharajah. Withdrawn from circulation in 1941 and replaced by stamps of British India.
Postage stamp Bijawar
BIKOL— see Equally.
BIRCH barkletters, written on birch bark. Found during excavations in Novgorod. Birch bark letters testify to the wide development of postal services in Veliky Novgorod in 11-14 centuries.
BIRR— 1976 the monetary unit of Ethiopia, equal to 100 cents.
BISHOP, Henry (1605-91) in 1660-63 tenant English emails and postmaster General. In 1661 was the first to introduce stamp (Stamp of the Bishop),who celebrated the time and place of dispatch and passing of messages.
BIT— see Frank.
"BLANC" — the name of philatelic stamps of France 1900-29 with allegorical figures, named for the artist drawings
BLANKING MACHINE — a stamping of mail or postage in sheets, running samplevalue machines of various designs. Prints stamps during Quenching machine, usually have a specific form: a combination of conventional stamp and false clichés in the form of strips of various shapes or images and texts.
ADDITIONAL DAMPING is the collective name of the various cancellation methods postage (usually mechanical damage) in addition to conventional postal cancellation. Thus dampen postage stamps, pasted on e-documentation, which is kept at the post office, to control and prevent the illegal removal and sale to collectors or re-use. In the USSR, the additional Damping in the form of a puncture was made in the mid 20-ies of the postage stamps postal money transfers and the accompanying address to a parcel. This kind of additional Damping produced in other countries, at the present time almost never used.
The BLOCK POST — the special edition postage stamps, printed on a small sheet of paper with the fields. Field Block the mail, as a rule, have an artistic design and (or) commemorative text. On the postal Block is placed 1 to 6 (in some cases even 10...15) marks identical or different pattern and nominal value issued on one occasion. Edition Block post to the memorable dates and events. In the post-treatment Unit of the post is a unit of accounting and be sold as a whole, the stamps from the Block post in most cases can be used for postage. Brand on the Block post are with perforation and without it. Blocks mail that do not have fields on which the franking method has all of its area, sometimes referred to as large-format stamps. In a number of philatelic catalogues of some of the Blocks of the post relate to the small leaves. The post blocks are manufactured in many countries; there is a specialized catalogue of the postal Units. The world's first postal Unit is deemed issued in 1923 in Luxembourg (without marginal notes). One of the world's largest Blocks of the post published in the GDR in 1964 to mark the 15th anniversary of the Republic (consists of 15 different brands of figures). The first Soviet Unit post published in 1937, the 100th anniversary of the death of A. S. Pushkin.
The UNIT is SMALL — the title of the post stamp block of small size, usually consisting of 1 stamps with fields of limited size. Format the Block does not differ from small postage stamps. In unbroken form, along with fields may be applied to mailings of standard sizes.
BLUEFIELDS EDITION [Bluefields district of Nicaragua, Central America]. In 1904-11 district issued its own stamps, which was associated with the difference of course is money in this County and the rest of the country. On stamps of Nicaragua were produced overprints — large letter "V" (first letter of the County name). Withdrawn from circulation in 1912.
Postage stamps of Bluefields
BODENSEE LAKE SHIP MAIL ships sailing on lake Constance, transport, mail, which is usually omitted in mail boxes on ships. These postal items, the delivery of which paid one of the stamps adjacent to the lake States (Germany, Switzerland, Austria), can be delivered to the post office and redeemed by a stamp of another state. Interest in philatelic collections research directions.
EDITIONS of BOGOTÁ [Bogota, Colombia, South America]. In 1889-1903 vypuskali brand of urban mail with the inscription (in Spanish) "City of Bogota mail". Were used until 1906.
Postage stamps of Bogota
BOHMAN Julius (1901-57) — German philatelist, author of the directory of special and advertising stamps of Germany.
BOLAFFI CATALOG — the catalog of stamps of Italy, stroitelnih States of the former Italian colonies, etc. with considerable specialization. Issued annually in the Italian language. Outside of Italy circulated a little. Details varieties, printing errors, etc. Separately in English published the specialized catalogue of the stamps of the Vatican.