to cancel a stamp
1stamp — I n. postage stamp 1) to put, stick a stamp on (an envelope) 2) to lick, moisten a stamp 3) to issue a stamp (the post office has issued a new commemorative stamp) 4) to cancel a stamp 5) an airmail; commemorative; postage; revenue; tax stamp 6)… …
2cancel — cancelable; esp. Brit., cancellable, adj. canceler; esp. Brit., canceller, n. /kan seuhl/, v., canceled, canceling or (esp. Brit.) cancelled, cancelling, n. v.t. 1. to make void; revoke; annul: to cancel a reservation. 2. to dec …
3cancel — [[t]kæ̱ns(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ cancels, cancelling, cancelled (in AM, use canceling, canceled) 1) VERB If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or… …
4cancel to order — phrasal : to cancel (a stamp) as an indication of sale to a collector rather than passage through the mails …
5cancel — [kan′səl] vt. canceled or cancelled, canceling or cancelling [ME cancellen < Anglo Fr canceler < LL cancellare, to strike out, cancel < L, to make resemble a lattice < cancelli, pl. of cancellus, lattice, grating, dim. of cancer,… …
6Cancel — may refer to: *Cancellation (mail), in mail, a postal marking applied to a stamp or stationery indicating that the item has been used *Cancellation (television), the termination of a television series * canceled (South Park) an episode of South… …
7cancel — To render a postage stamp (except a precanceled stamp) unusable, usually at the point of original entry into the mailstream. This is done by using a facer canceler or a handstamp (for bulkie, fragile, or odd shaped mail). (Also see mail… …
8cancel — [v1] call off; erase abolish, abort, abrogate, annul, ax, black out, blot out, break, break off, countermand, cross out, cut, deface, delete, destroy, do away with, do in, efface, eliminate, eradicate, expunge, finish off*, go back on one’s word* …
9cancel — ► VERB (cancelled, cancelling; US also canceled, canceling) 1) decide that (a planned event) will not take place. 2) annul or revoke. 3) (cancel out) neutralize or negate the effect of. 4) mark (a …
10stamp — [[t]stæ̱mp[/t]] ♦♦♦ stamps, stamping, stamped 1) N COUNT A stamp or a postage stamp is a small piece of paper which you lick and stick on an envelope or package before you post it to pay for the cost of the postage. → See also food stamp ...a… …