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KOCHI [Cochin] — the former feudal Principality in British India, with its own postal service. The brand was vypekalis from 1892 to 1949, an office — in 1913-49 years. Used for shipments in the Principality of Travancore. In 1949, Cochin merged with Travancore to the state of Thiru-Kochi.

COCHINCHINA (Nam Bo) [Cochinchine] — a former French colony on the territory of modern Vietnam. Private stamps issued in 1886 — 88 years — overprints on stamps of the colonial type. Prepared postage due stamp with overprint (French) "Cochinchina" in the letter. Since 1892 ispolzovalis stamps of French Indochina.

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS [Cocos (Keeling) Islands] — a group of Islands in the Indian ocean, in the British colony of Singapore. From November 1955 running of Australia. In the years 1933-37 in the appeal of the brand the Straits of Settlements. In 1938 51 years the post office worked. In 1952-55 years used stamps of Singapore, and from 1955 to 1963 stamps of Australia. Private stamp issued in 1963. In 1965 released the first commemorative stamp. Basically published a standard brand.

Stamp the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

COLLECTING is an activity a person engaged in the collection, study and systematization of any objects of scientific, artistic, literary, and similar interest. The direct aim of Collecting is the creation of collections. Distinguish types of Collections: in philately — postage stamps and other postal documents; in filomeni — match labels; in bonistics — money and securities (of course, expired); numismatics — coins, commemorative and other medals, medals; faleristics — lapel badges and other insignia; in philoponi — sound recordings of various works (usually record) and the like.

COLLECTING LEAVES — a special kind philatelic collectibles the nature of the research, the main objects of which are entire sheets of stamps. Explores the various notes in the margins, you define the characteristics of individual plants, additional copies, re-releases and so on. Collecting leaves is of great importance when creating public collections, special collections museums. In individual collections Collectibles sheets are small sheets, sheets of stamps with coupons, with different patterns, pages from brochures, ornamental and the like.

COLLECTING OLD LETTERS — special area of philatelic collecting objects which are mail Domracheva period. Special attention is paid to postage stamps, to the notes, indicating the features of postage. Is essential when building and creating collections on the history of mail. See Philatelic collection.

COLLECTING PUBLICATIONS PRIVATE MAIL — a special area of philatelic collecting objects which are stamps, stationery, stamps and other publications of private mails. Private mail acted at different times in some countries, instead of or in addition to national mail (Stamps hotel and others). Collecting publications of private mail received a special distribution in these countries.

COLLECTING SHIPMENTS of APO — a special area of philatelic collecting objects which are all possible departure of field mail, usually do not have postage. Therefore, special importance postmark, service marks (including censorship), the conditional address and location of institutions of APO. Sometimes this includes related areas of philatelic collectibles — mail of prisoners of war, prisoners of concentration camps of the 2nd world war, the internment of forcibly displaced persons, as well as the cancellation of the military postal censorship.

COLLECTION — systematic collection of homogeneous objects of scientific, artistic, literary, and similar interest.

COLLECTION COLLECTIVE — collection in the gathering which was attended by several collectors. Usually on the philatelic exhibitions of the Collection are exhibited collective KYUF.

A COLLECTION of GENERAL — view of a philatelic collection, arranged in chronological order and covering the post newspaper of a particular country or group of countries (and previously the world). In the Collection of the General presented the main issues for any catalog. The General collection is the most common type of philatelic collections, the initial form of some specialized collections.

COLLECTION of AIRMAIL — kind philatelic collection are built according to a certain principle, and multiple mail documents (postage marks, stamps, mailings, etc.), associated with the organization of an airmail transport. Collection airmail postage may cover only one country or group of countries; mail carried by aircraft of a particular type (airplanes, airships, helicopters, gliders and others) or owned by individual airlines, as well as for selected postal airmail routes (including postage first flights, special flights, etc.). Collection airmail belong to a special region of philatelic collectibles — aerophilately.

A COLLECTION of FAKE STAMPS — a special collection created for the purpose of research, private collectors and philatelic organizations. Serves as material for comparison with philatelic expertise.

COLLECTION of local history — the kind of documentary or thematic collections, collections on the history of email, the content of which is associated with a certain terrain, territory (city, district, area, and so on). Collection of local history with the help of postal documents reveals the history of the area, a certain period of its development, reflects the events that happened here.

COLLECTION of POSTAL CANCELLATION is a special kind of philatelic collections, the main objects of which are the impressions of postal stamps — by mail, on postage stamps, and scrapbooks from the shells of mail used in one country, group of countries or worldwide. It highlights the collection of special postal cancellation. Depending on the principles and characteristics of selected materials distinguish the General, motivic, target or dokumentalnye Collection of postal cancellation and Collection of postal cancellation airmail, automotive mail, and other. Often the Collection of postal cancellation refer to specialized collections.

COLLECTION of postal stationery is a special kind of philatelic collections, the main objects of which are certain integral thingspublished in one country, group of countries or worldwide. Depending on the principles and characteristics of selected materials distinguish the General, motivic or target, as well as documentary Collection, solid things. Particularly examines the whole Collection of things of certain kinds, for example, postal stationery for pneumatic mail, art postal cards, commemorative of aerogram, antitheft , and the like.

COLLECTION ON the history of MAIL — one of the types of philatelic collections, usually related to the documentary. Through various email documents reveals the history of the development of postal services in the area (district, city, region and others) or the development of certain types of transport of mail. The main objects in collections on the history of mail are postal items, often Domracheva period, and various postage stamps. At philatelic exhibitions Collection on the history of mail is demonstrated in a special class. Some of the Collection on the history of email also apply to specialized collections.

A COLLECTION of RESEARCH — philatelic collection, which is based on post publication discusses some special issues of interest to the collector but have not received the necessary reflection in philatelic catalogs and literature. For example, analyzes the characteristics of polygraphic manufacture of certain brands (the study of stamps on individual plants, draws, releases, differences in the grade sheet), or mail the treatment of certain editions of the place and time of their usage (the study of the impressions of postal stamps, shipments with stamps of this issue, and so on). The collection of research of different nature in recent times are becoming more widespread. At philatelic exhibitions fragments of such collections typically get a high rating.