In philately, label1 or coupon2 or tab3 is a part of sheet of stamps separated from them with perforations (or a narrow margin in imperforate stamps). It cannot be used for postage because it does not have face value and any indication of a postal administration that issued such stamps with labels. The notion of label should not be confused with the term "gutter" or with a margin of a stamp sheet.
Sometimes, label is also a stamp-like adhesive of no postal value, often used for promotional purposes.45
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Two stamps of Russia with an intermediate label dedicated to the Russian painter and writer Vasily Vereshchagin (1992) -
Mr. ZIP on a stamp sheet margin (not a label!). A US postage stamp (1966) featuring "The Boating Party" painted by Mary Cassatt in 1893–1894
References
References
- See examples on the sites AskPhil and Stamps News and Stories. Archived 2010-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
- AskPhil.
- Kenmore Stamps. Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Advanced Philatelic Glossary at findyourstampsvalue.com.
- Glossary of Terms for the Collector of United States Stamps Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine, United States Stamp Society, Inc.
Other websites
- Label, AskPhil