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postage stamp separation

means by which postage stamps in a sheet are separated from each other
Class type of: perforation Q731790
postage stamp separation
Nikolaus Rab · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

8 properties

Identity

Instance of
postage stamp, philatelic term[3]
More facts +7
Subclass of
perforation
Facet of
philately, sheet of stamps, postage stamp[8][9][10]
Described by source
Lexikon der Philatelie (5 ed.), Großes Lexikon der Philatelie (2 ed.)[11][12]
Has part(s)
cut, roulette, perforation, die cutting[4][5][6][7]
Main Wikidata property
P11590[13]
Measurement scale
Perforation gauge[14]
Studied by
philately[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en postage stamp separation en postage stamp perforation en stamp separation en stamp perforation en separation postage stamps ar ثقوب الطوابع البريدية ar فصل طوابع البريد cs zoubkování de Trennungsarten de Trennungsart (Briefmarken) de Trennungart de Briefmarkentrennung de Trennungsarten (Briefmarken) fi hammaste fr dentelure it dentellatura ja 目打 nl vertanding pl ząbkowanie ru зубцовка
🔖 Identifiers · 1
Freebase ID
/m/019wnr

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🔗 Connections
Facet of 3
postage stamp, philately, sheet of stamps
← Has characteristic 2
postage stamp, sheet of stamps
Has part(s) 1
roulette
Measurement scale 1
Perforation gauge
Studied by 1
philately
Subclass of 1
perforation
Subtypes 1
roulette
← Has use 1
perforation
← Is the study of 1
philately
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Summary

postage stamp separation is a postage stamp[1]. It is a type of perforation[2].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Lexikon der Philatelie (5 ed.), Großes Lexikon der Philatelie (2 ed.)
    Has part(s) → cut, roulette, perforation +1
    Instance of → postage stamp, philatelic term
    Subclass of → perforation
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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