Cue — a collective name of different typographic notes in the margins sheets to monitor the performance of separate operations of printing production (for example, to monitor the correctness of combining the different colors serve privodnye cross-shaped marks). The Control labels are some signs printers.
Cue sheet box to check the combination of colors
CUERNAVACA PROVISORY [Cuernavaса, Mexico, North America]. In 1867, in the city of Cuernavaca released stamp with inscription (Spanish) "Cuernavaca. Mail." Printed manually. Known only hydrated specimens.
CUNDINAMARCA [Cundinamarka] — a state of the United States of Colombia (South America), then a province of Colombia (1886). Own stamps were issued in 1870-1904 years (standard and stamps for registered letters). The editions of 1904 with teeth and without. Withdrawn from circulation and replaced by stamps of Colombia in 1906.
CURACAO [Curacao] — a former Dutch colony on the Islands of Aruba, Bonaire, curaçao, Saba, Saint Eustatius and Saint Martin. In 1949, converted into an Autonomous overseas province of the Netherlands called "the Netherlands Antilles". The first stamps with the inscription (the Netherlands) "Curacao" issued in 1873. Production continued until 1948. Issued commemorative, postal charity, an airmail and postage due stamps.
Postage stamps of Curacao
CURIOSITY PHILATELIC — random, often funny awkwardness that occurs when printing and using postage stamps, entire and whole things. Not associated with errors of the artist. For example, there are Soviet stamps with the last name "Rodchev" instead of "Rudnev", the denomination "COH." instead of "COP" and so on. Sometimes you can find the letter since the mail, with stamps, long withdrawn from circulation, but redeemed stamp with the current date. Due to the negligence of postal employees across the stamp with the date "30.2" or "32.3" and so on.
EXCHANGE CONTROLS — see Notes customs control.
CUSTODIA [Latin — guard] — a strip of white paper, which the 17th — the first half of the 19th century sometimes covered wax seal folded letters to protect against damage.
CUSTOMIZED text stamp, used Soviet mail for allocation of registered mail. Put in the design of the reception mail in the company.
CUT OFF STAMPS —
1. Philatelic name for stamps with perforations or punching, converted by the counterfeiter into imperforated or non-perforated by removing (cutting off) the perforations. Counterfeit is usually detected by superimposing the stamp being checked on a similar stamp with perforations. The latter must have completely overlapping perforations on at least two opposite sides.
2. A carelessly separated imperforated stamp, in which the cut has touched, cut or even partially cut off the design.
CYPRUS [Cyprus], Cyprus is a country on the same island in the Eastern Mediterranean sea. A former British colony. Independence proclaimed 16.08.1960. In the 19th century in Cyprus, worked post offices of several countries. After the transition of Cyprus under British administration created by the British post office, used stamps of great Britain. 1880 in circulation own stamps — overprint (English) the island's name on stamps of great Britain. The first commemorative stamp issued in 1928. The Declaration of independence marked a memorable series on the stamps of the standard editions made overprint "Cyprus Republic" in Greek, and Turkish. The first block published in 1963. In the years 1974-77 issued postal tax stamps.
Postage stamps of Cyprus
CYRENAICA [Cirenaica, Cyrenaica] — a former Italian colony in North Africa. In 1943, occupied by the British. In 1950, the territory granted internal autonomy. Since 1951 part of Libya. In the years 1923-34 released its own brand — first overprint (Italian) the name of the colony on stamps of Italy (partly in altered colors) and Tripolitania, and then with the original drawings. Just released the commemorative, postal airmail, avialiable stamps and stamps for postal orders. Since 1935, only used stamps of Libya. In 1950, 1951 in the address was a private mail and postage due stamps denominated in the Egyptian currency.
Postage stamp of Cyrenaica