coil stamps

coil stamps
coil stamps spl Briefmarken in perforierten, zusammengerollten Bogen (zu 500 Stück)

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  • coil — coil1 [koil] vt. [ME coilen, to select, cull < OFr coillir, to gather, pick < L colligere, to gather together: see COLLECT2] to wind or gather (rope, a hose, etc.) into a circular or spiral form vi. 1. to wind around and around 2. to move… …   English World dictionary

  • coil — coil1 coilable, adj. coilability, n. /koyl/, v.t. 1. to wind into continuous, regularly spaced rings one above the other: to coil a wire around a pencil. 2. to wind on a flat surface into rings one around the other: He coiled the rope on the deck …   Universalium

  • coil — I. /kɔɪl / (say koyl) verb (t) 1. to wind into loops one above another; twist or wind spirally: to coil a rope. –verb (i) 2. to form loops, spirals, etc.; wind. 3. to move in a winding course. 4. Obsolete to lie down or curl up to sleep. –noun 5 …  

  • coil — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1567 1. turmoil 2. trouble; also everyday cares and worries < when we have shuffled off this mortal coil Shakespeare > II. verb Etymology: French …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • coil waste — noun Etymology: coil (III) : postage stamps intended originally to be coils but constituting remnants sold as sheet stamps …   Useful english dictionary

  • coil — 1. n. & v. n. 1 anything arranged in a joined sequence of concentric circles. 2 a length of rope, a spring, etc., arranged in this way. 3 a single turn of something coiled, e.g. a snake. 4 a lock of hair twisted and coiled. 5 an intra uterine… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Plate number coil — A plate number coil (PNC) is a United States postage stamp with the number of the printing plate or plates printed on it. The plate number typically appears as one or more small digits in the margin at the bottom of the stamp. The plate number… …   Wikipedia

  • Definitive postage stamps of Ireland — 2d Map of Ireland: first Irish postage stamp Definitive postage stamps of Ireland are the regular series of definitive postage stamps issued by the Irish Free State between 1922 and 1937 and by Ireland since 1937. Seven distinctly different… …   Wikipedia

  • The Rare 2d Coil — Infobox RareStamps common name = The Rare 2d Coil Twopence coil stamp country of production = Ireland location of production= Dublin date of production= 1935 nature of rarity = Few printed number in existence= 20 mint, several used, a few on… …   Wikipedia

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