PROMOTIONAL COUPON — the coupon with pictures and texts of advertising and information content not related to story or text stamps, with which it was published. Stamps with Coupon advertising previously released in Germany, Italy, Belgium and other countries.
DECORATIVE COUPON —see Coupon.
COUPON BLANK — blank, non - coupon, which lacks any writing or drawing. Coupon blank is usually placed in the sheets of stamps for the convenience of calculation — rounding numbers brands, at least as a design element of the entire sheet. Sometimes a Coupon is obtained from a blank strip of paper separating some sectors in typographic vintage sheet (see Coupon intermediate), and in the presence of additional lines of perforations on this strip. The coupon staging as a result of additional perforation in the wide field of the sheet is found, for example, on some postage stamps of the USSR 1958 "the 25th anniversary of the firstborn of owls. industry" (No. 2250).
Postage stamps with intermediate coupon (coupon empty)
COUPON INTERMEDIATE — view of a coupling 2 stamps with coupon (decorated or blank) between them. The coupon staging is the result of appropriate positioning of coupons and stamps in the grade sheet. Sometimes the Coupon is formed from an intermediate strip of paper, separating individual sectors in the printed grade sheet. This strip assumes the separation of the printing sheet in the mail — a smaller size, then this is one of the fields of the sheet. If the sheet arrives in the mail in undivided form, between the marginal rows of stamps from different sectors are Coupons intermediate. The release of the USSR with Coupon interim: 1979 "arts in Ukrainian SSR" (No. 5011 — 15) — Coupon intermediate feature; 1959 stamp with the portrait of A. S. Griboedov (No. 2290) — the Coupon is blank.
Postage stamps with intermediate coupon (coupon)
COURIER (from the Latin "Cursus" — to move quickly) — in antiquity and the middle ages — messenger horse messengerto deliver a secret and diplomatic mail. In Russia Express mail service for delivery of emergency ambulance parcels with Royal letters for the first time introduced by Peter I at the Smolensk and Archangel paths in 1701. Around the mid-18th century military messengers were called the couriers. The courier delivering the diplomatic pouch, called a diplomatic courier. Correspondence delivered by Courier, there are stamp "Courier" or the corresponding inscriptions, and service marks by hand. See Post courier.
COURVOISIER ("Helio Courvoisier") — printing factory in Switzerland, manufactures the Swiss brand since 1936 (deep printing). Provides high-quality images and clear, crisp lines. Also printed stamps for Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of man, Iceland, Tunisia, Algeria and other countries.
CRAMPS ISSUES [the Kogs, the city of Koritsa, Albania]. In March 1914 Korce produced provisional release. Postage stamps printed metal stamp directly on the envelope. The denominations of 10 and 25, the pair was especially imprinted separately with red paint. Later stamps were produced in sheets. Taken in April 1914. In 1916 on the stamps of Epirus are made Albanian eagle overprint and new value in centimes. In 1917, and 1918 were issued stamps with original patterns with the denominations in French currency. On the stamps first inscription (Albanian), "Independent Albania. Cramp", then "Albanian Republic of Korçë".
CRANE — see Fog.
CRAWFORD, James (1847-1913) — renowned British philatelist and expert on philatelic literature. His philatelic library was transferred to the British Museum. It contains all the philatelic journals of the world until 1906, and all books on matters of philately until 1908.
CRAZY — see Fiorino.
CRESTCOM PROVISORY (Nizhny Novgorod province) — local issue of 1920, the revaluation of plying brands in the ratio 1:100, — manual paint black overprint "RUB" on the stamp Russia 5 kopecks.
CRETE [CRNT] is an island in the Mediterranean sea. 1715 — possession, and since 1899 — an Autonomous part of the Ottoman Empire. In 1913 part of Greece. First stamp issued in 1900. Production continued until 1910. With 1908 overprint on stamps (Grechesky) "Greece". Since 1913 the appeal first brand of Greek occupation issues for the occupied regions of Turkey, and then stamps of Greece. Stamps of Crete overprinted (Greek) "Revolution 1922" prepared in 1922 and was used throughout Greece. In 1941 — 43 years during the Italian occupation of the Eastern part of the island in the stamps of the island of Rhodes (Aegean Islands).
"CRIMEAN COLLECTOR" — Russian philatelic journal published in Sevastopol in the years 1922-24 Society Sevastopol collectors.
CROSS PREVODOVY — see cue.
CROWN — Western-Ukrainian and Polish name of the crown.
KRONA:
1. Monetary unit, equal to 100 hellers, Austria in 1900; Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1900; the southern part of Poland in 1918-20; State (Kingdom) of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918-20; as well as Czechoslovakia since 1918; Slovakia in the years 1939-45; Carpatho-Ukraine in 1939.
2. Monetary unit, equal to 100 filler, Hungary in the years 1900-25; Western Hungary in 1921; in Fiume 1918-19.
3. Monetary unit, equal to 100 öre (in Iceland — Ayr), Denmark since 1875; Schleswig (zone A) in 1920; Iceland since 1875; Norway 1877; Sweden, 1875; Greenland from 1905; the Faroe Islands since 1875.
4. Monetary unit equal to 100 centesimi, of Fiume in 1919-20 years.
5. Monetary unit, equal to 100 cents, Estonia in the years 1928-40.
CRUZADO — 28.02.1986 with the new monetary unit of Brazil equal to 100 centavos (1000 old cruzeiros). The first stamp with the denomination in crusade released in April 1986.
CRUZEIRO — since 1942, the monetary unit of Brazil equal to 100 centavos; since 1967, the Cruzeiro Novo.
CUBA [Cuba], the Republic of Cuba, the first socialist gosudarstvovo in the Western hemisphere. In 1511 -1898 years — the Spanish colony in 1898-99 was occupied by the United States; 1899 — Republic. In the mid 50-ies in Cuba turned revolutionary struggle against the dictatorial regime. 01.01.1959 revolution won. In the country was carried out socialist economic transformation, leading to transition of the country towards the path of socialist development. The first stamps issued by the Spanish colonial administration in 1873. On them the inscription (Spanish) "Overseas territory", which lasted until 1876; in 1877, an inscription "Cuba". The stamps of the Spanish administration lasted until 1898. In 1898-99 the years, issued stamps of the American administration, including overprint (English) "Cuba" on the postal stamps and doplaty USA. With 1899, issued stamps of the Republic of Cuba, the first commemorative stamps — in 1914, an airmail in 1927; in 1915-28 years — postage due stamp, 1938 58 years — post-tax. In 1939, for the first rocket mail issued a special stamp. The first unit was released in 1940. In 1964 the appeal was received the first stamp with a portrait of Lenin.
Postage stamps of Cuba
CUCUTA PROVISORY [Cucuta, the administrative center of the Department of Santander in Colombia]. In 1900 in the city of Cucuta issued a special stamp with inscription (Spanish) "Provisional government". Taken in 1906 and replaced by the stamps of Colombia.