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Overprint
The addition of new text on a previously printed stamp, usually to add a surcharge or change the face value.
📖 Definitions of "Overprint"
noun
- 1
The addition of new text on a previously printed stamp, usually to add a surcharge or change the face value.
verb
- 1
To print over what has already been printed.
- 2
To add an overprint to (a stamp).
- 3
To print too many copies of.
"The unpopular comic book was overprinted, leaving many retailers with dozens of unsaleable copies."
- 4
To overlap different colours to avoid gaps.
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