The MASTER CLASS HLF —competitive exhibition class, set the General exhibition regulations of FIP (1982) for the exhibits in philatelic exhibitions under the patronage of FIP over the last 10 years got 3 large gold medals. To participate in the competition Class of master may not exhibit more than 5 years after its acceptance into this class. After that, he can only be placed outside the competition. If the exhibit in the master Class got a Big prize, in the future it can also only be placed out of competition.
CLASS MAXIMAPHILY — special philatelic section of the exhibition, which displays exhibits on maximaphily, fragments of various collections of maximum cards. Class maximaphily is competitive, for the exhibits of the exhibition jury may award various awards provided for this class.
The FORMAL CLASS — special class stamp exhibitions, which demonstrates the exhibits of postal administrations, museums, other official organizations. Sometimes the official Class represented fragments of public collections. The official class is not competitive, and the exhibits of the Class are awarded only official commemorative award.
SPECIAL CLASS — special class, organized on separate philatelic vystavkah, which presents exhibits that meet certain conditions (e.g., collection on a specific topic or post publication of a particular country or group of countries). The order of exhibiting collections in a special Class is determined by the Position of the exhibition. The special class is competitive, and exhibits juried exhibition awards awards provided for this exhibition, as well as special awards and prizes established for the Class special.
The CLASS THEME is one of the main sections of the competitive class of philatelic exhibits as exhibits fragments of various thematic and documentary (motivic) collections. The exhibits of the exhibition jury may award special prizes provided for the exhibition.
CLASSIC PHILATELY — the name of the direction, principles of collecting, which was the basis for the development of philately in the 19th — first quarter of the 20th century. In Classic philately postage stamps are considered from the point of view of their postal use, special attention is paid to the varieties of postal publications related to the technology of their production. Collection of Classic philately are based only on chronological order and cover individual countries or groups of countries (and previously the world). The memorable nature of the publications, historical and political aspects and the content of the pictures dealt with in Classical philately as minor signs, in contrast to thematic philately, in which these characteristics are basic. Classic stamp collecting has maintained its value and is currently.
CLASSICAL PERIOD — in philately the name of the period of the publication of postage stamps 1840-75 years (the last time the Classic period extend until 1900, and sometimes even before the start of the 1st world war). The classical period is characterized by the release of postage stamps and postal stationery, designed generally for use on mail. The main purpose of the issuance of postage stamps in the Classic period — the provision of postal needs. (Currently released a large number of different commemorative stamps, and a certain, sometimes significant, of all copies intended for collectors.) Postage stamps of the classical period (from left to right: Baden, Italy, France, Monaco, Romania, Luxembourg)
CLAY's LETTER — the form of the ancient letter, widely circulated gosudarstvah of Mesopotamia (Mesopotamia) about 3 thousand years before our era, Thousands of Clay letters found in the late 19th century during excavations in Nineveh (Assyria) and Nippur (Shimer). The letters were written in cuneiform on wet clay tablets. For this purpose we used a triangular stick with a sharpened end. The plate was dried in the sun or burned and then, as a rule, to preserve the secrecy of correspondence were placed in clay "envelopes". They indicated recipient. To read the letter, the envelope was broken.
CLEARING FALSE — falsification stamp (impression) at the expense of collectors. Stamps can be redeemed fake stamp, this stamp with that transfer date, a real stamp, but not the former in use in this period, and so on.
CLEMTECH specially made double strips, glued on one side: top of transparent film, the bottom also of transparent tinted film or black paper. A postage stamp or a block nested inside Klemmte and pressed these strips. Then Clemtech is clipped to attachment format and is strengthened in the album. Clemtech protects adhesive postage stamps from damage.
CLICHE — the name of the printing form for the printing of single postage stamps or other publications.
BAR CLICHÉ — a cliché made for letterpress method of zincography. Provides transmission of a monochrome image with no gradation of tones. The original Cliche bar in the form of individual dots or dashes (dashes) is copied onto a zinc plate and subjected to etching. Cliche bar is now widely used in many countries in the manufacture of postage stamps and other postal publications.
CLICHÉ MACHINE-STAMP (PLUG-in) is part of the impression (also very cliche) samplevalue machine, supplementing the calendar stamp. Cliche machine stamp is inserted further and is fixed on the shaft, which made the stamping. On Close machine stamp can grawerowanie various lines, texts and drawings. Cliche machine stamps of the USSR
CLOSED LETTER of the inscription on the envelope and antitheft, used in the USSR for sending a written message in a closed form.
COATED PAPER — a paper of high quality, the surface of which is covered with a layer of white pigment. Paper with a high content of chalk, kaolin or casein — see Paper marble. Paper melovannaja sensitive to moisture, chemical and mechanical influences. Often used when printing postage stamps in many countries, especially in recent times. Known to use Paper coated yellow (cream) color (adding pigments). The coated Paper printed stamps of RSFSR 1922 (No. 40, 42).
