facer-canceler
11fine cull machine — The equipment installed between the rough cull belt and the facer canceler to remove odd shaped items before the mail arrives at the canceling machine …
12hot stamp — (informal) Stamp ink that contains a substance that becomes luminescent when passed through a facer canceler. (Also see luminescent indicia detector and tagging) …
13luminescent indicia detector — (LID) A device on the facer canceler that detects luminescent material in the ink on postage stamps and meter stamps. This allows automated facing and canceling of mail. (Also see hot stamp) …
14LID — luminescent indicia detector (LID) A device on the facer canceler that detects luminescent material in the ink on postage stamps and meter stamps. This allows automated facing and canceling of mail. (Also see hot stamp) …
15luminescent ink — Indicia or stamp ink that contains light reflecting additives (such as phosphor) that allow a facer canceler machine to face and cancel letter size mail …
16mail processing — An integrated group of subfunctions required to sort and distribute mail for dispatch and eventual delivery. The principal subfunctions are culling, edging and stacking, facing and canceling, sorting, tying, pouching, bundling, sacking, and… …
17Mark II — (See facer canceler) …
18Micro Mark — A retrofit to the Mark II facer canceler that replaces the old vacuum tube electronics with solid state and microprocessor electronics …
19postmarking stamp — A handstamp used to cancel postage on mail and for imprinting (in black ink) the date and city, state, and ZIP Code. (Also see facer canceler) (Compare with all purpose dating stamp.) …
20smiles, frowns, and upside downs — (informal) The accidental deviations from the uniform alignment of envelopes on a facer canceler or letter sorting machine. When the back of the envelope faces the machine or operator, it is either a smile (flap makes a V) or a frown (flap is… …
