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| Term |
Meaning |
| Zemstvo |
A local stamp issued by
Russian municipal governments or zemstvos, in
accordance with an imperial edict of 1870. |
| Zeppelins |
The stamps issued for, or in
honor of, zeppelin flights. Cacheted covers carried on
such flights are Zeppelin covers. |
| ZIP block |
U.S. marginal marking block
with the selvage bearing the image of the "Mr.
ZIP" cartoon character and/or an inscription
urging the use of ZIP code. This first appeared on
U.S. marginal selvage in 1964. Typically a ZIP block
is a block of four stamps. |
| ZIP code |
The U.S. numerical post code
used to speed and mechanize mail handling and
delivery. The letters stand for Zoning Improvement
Plan.
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