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PRONUNCIATION OF BACKSTAMP

backstamp  [ˈbækˌstæmp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACKSTAMP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Backstamp is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BACKSTAMP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

backstamp

Backstamp

In philately a backstamp is a postmark on the back of a letter showing a post office or station through which the item passed in transit. The office of delivery may also backstamp a cover and this type of mark is known as a receiving mark. Backstamps are often applied as documentation of transit times, lengthy ones in the case of ocean crossings or short ones in the case of airmail flights. Registered mail is often backstamped in order to show the chain of custody. Mail that has had complex routings can have a dozen or more backstamps. Although such covers may look positively blackened with the overlapping marks, they are not common and so are highly valued by collectors of postal history, being described as "well travelled".

Definition of backstamp in the English dictionary

The definition of backstamp in the dictionary is a mark stamped on the back of an envelope by a post office to indicate the date and place of its arrival.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BACKSTAMP


amp
æmp
camp
kæmp
champ
tʃæmp
clamp
klæmp
damp
dæmp
date-stamp
ˈdeɪtˌstæmp
die-stamp
ˈdaɪˌstæmp
enstamp
ɪnˈstæmp
handstamp
ˈhændˌstæmp
headlamp
ˈhɛdlæmp
lamp
læmp
preamp
priːˈæmp
ramp
ræmp
restamp
ˌriːˈstæmp
revamp
riːˈvæmp
rubber-stamp
ˈrʌbə stæmp
stamp
stæmp
tamp
tæmp
tramp
træmp
vamp
væmp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACKSTAMP

backspeir
backspin
backsplash
backstab
backstabber
backstage
backstage pass
backstair
backstairs
backstall
backstarting
backstay
backstitch
backstop
backstopped
backstopping
backstreet
backstroke
backswept
backswimmer

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACKSTAMP

airmail stamp
date stamp
food stamp
health stamp
Inland Revenue stamp
insurance stamp
mint stamp
postage due stamp
postage stamp
revenue stamp
rubber stamp
savings stamp
time-stamp
trading stamp

Synonyms and antonyms of backstamp in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «backstamp» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACKSTAMP

Find out the translation of backstamp to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of backstamp from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «backstamp» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

backstamp
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

timbrado
570 millions of speakers

English

backstamp
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

backstamp
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

backstamp
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

backstamp
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

backstamp
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

backstamp
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

backstamp
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Backstamp
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

backstamp
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

backstamp
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

backstamp
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Backstamp
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

backstamp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

backstamp
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॅकस्टँम्प
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

backstamp
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bollo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

backstamp
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

backstamp
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ștampilă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

backstamp
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

backstamp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

backstamp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

backstamp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of backstamp

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BACKSTAMP»

The term «backstamp» is regularly used and occupies the 71.604 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BACKSTAMP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «backstamp» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «backstamp» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about backstamp

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACKSTAMP»

Discover the use of backstamp in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to backstamp and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles 2010 Price Guide
Dan Brownell. Cousin Ribby, P2284, gold circle/ oval backstamp, 1970-93... $625 Goody & Timmy Tiptoes, P2957, brown line backstamp, 1986-96 . ... $300 Jemima Puddle-Duck Made a Feather Nest, P2823, brown line backstamp, 1983- 97 .
Dan Brownell, 2009
2
Antique Trader Pottery and Porcelain Ceramics Price Guide
Hunca Munca, P1198, crown backstamp, 1951-2000 (ILLUS., previous page)....... ...... $45 Hunca Munca ... $70 Hunca Munca Sweeping, P2584, brown dustpan, Beswick Made in England backstamp, 1977-2002 ....................................... $35 ...
Kyle Husfloen, 2006
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The Postal Clerk: Organ of the United National Association ...
With some, the disposition to complain is so chronic that even though a letter is unimportant they will study the backstamp to see it they can not discover that the' distributor miscased it so that it missed a delivery, or that he held -it for the ...
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United States Congressional serial set
While the backstamp is supposed to show approximately the time of a letter's receipt at the post-office, it is never conclusive, for there may be delay in the office before the backstamping occurs. As a rule the time record of the backstamp is ...
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Congressional Serial Set
The wilful impression onanvmail matter of a post-rimi>r°Per dat: r •> 1 lng or erasure ol mark bearing any other date than that on which such date prohibited, matter is dispatched or of a backstamp bearing a date other than that on which the ...
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Annual Reports. Report of the Postmaster-General. ...
This change will be appreciated by the senders and addressees of souvenir and picture cards, which thereby escape the possibility of defacement by the backstamp. ANTIQUATED LAWS RELATIVE TO THE HANDLING OF THE MAILS.
United States. Post Office Dept, 1908
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Annual Report of the Postmaster General
This change will be appreciated by the senders and addressees of souvenir and picture cards, which thereby escape the possibility of defacement by the backstamp. ANTIQUATED LAWS RELATIVE TO THE HANDLING OF THE MAILS.
United States. Post Office Department, 1908
8
Homer Laughlin: Decades of Dinnerware
Old Dinner Plate Never has backstamp. 9-15/16" Width 5-3/8" Bottom Ring New Dinner Plate May have backstamp. 10-1/16" Width 5-7/8" Bottom Ring Old Oatmeal Bowl Never has backstamp. 6-3/8" Width 2-9/16" Bottom Ring 1-3/4" Height ...
Bob Page, Dale Frederiksen, Dean Six, 2003
9
Abridgment ... containing the annual message of the ...
There seems to be an impression on the part of the public that the backstamp in some manner enables the postmaster to hx on a given employee the responsibility for a mistake in the handling ot mail, out this idea is erroneous. While in a ...
United States. Congress, 1907
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Abridgment of Messages and Documents
This change will be appreciated by the senders and addressees of souvenir and picture cards, which thereby escape the possibility of defacement by the backstamp. ANTIQUATED LAWS RELATIVE TO THE HANDLING OF THE MAILS.
United States. President, 1909

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACKSTAMP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term backstamp is used in the context of the following news items.
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Crotchety swan ended up being run over in cemetery
Each one would have the letters AP applied during the numbering process along with a backstamp identifying it as an Artist Proof. «Belleville News-Democrat, Jun 15»
2
Busy auction day
A rare Thomas Forrester and Sons majolica style pig, inscribed 'Tom the piper's son, stole a pig and away he run', with the backstamp for ... «The Cornishman, May 15»
3
General Election 2015: Tristram Hunt retains Stoke-on-Trent Central …
"As MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central I am going to continue to support the ceramics industry, such as over the backstamp issue. We need to make ... «Stoke Sentinel, May 15»
4
Caverswall China bought by luxury Mayfair brand Halcyon Days
"But I think this is another good sign of the kudos of Stoke-on-Trent made ceramics and the country of origin backstamp. It is good to know ... «Stoke Sentinel, Apr 15»
5
Antiques column, Michael Dowse: How Potter characters were …
Beswick was bought out by Royal Doulton in 1969 but the Beswick backstamp was in use until 1989 when it was replaced by the Royal Albert ... «The Star, Jan 15»
6
Way We Were letters: High regard for pottery boss
The factory backstamp reads 'Royal semi-porcelain, Alfred Colley Ltd, Tunstall, England'. This conclusion is supported by some other ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jan 15»
7
Antiques / By Terry Kovel
It's marked with a green backstamp that reads “The Cowell & Hubbard Co., Cleveland, O” inside a shield-shaped cartouche. Can you tell me ... «Buffalo News, Dec 14»
8
Cigar store Indians
It's marked with a green backstamp that reads “The Cowell & Hubbard Co., Cleveland, O” inside a shield-shaped cartouche. Can you tell me ... «Observer-Reporter, Nov 14»
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Way We Were: Youth Opportunities Programme (YOP), Carlton …
They were only allowed to put their own name on the ware and not use the Carlton Ware backstamp. These courses lasted six months, and it ... «Stoke Sentinel, Oct 14»
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21 things that only people from Stoke-on-Trent would appreciate
... serving food on crockery and you can almost guarantee they will take up any item of ceramic and turn it over in search of the backstamp. «Stoke Sentinel, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Backstamp [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/backstamp>. May 2024 ».
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