mint stamps
Uncanceled philatelic collectibles
Mint stamps are postage stamps in original, unused condition—never affixed to mail, never postmarked, with full original gum on the back.
Philatelists prize mint stamps above used ones, as they represent the stamp exactly as issued: The collection included mint stamps from the 1920s.
The term borrows from numismatics, where mint coins are freshly struck and uncirculated.
- philatelyStudy of postal stamps
- unusedNever put to purpose
- pristinePure and untouched
- gumSticky plant secretion
- perforationsSeries of small holes
collection · album · hinges · postage · commemorative · definitive · face value · sheets · blocks · tweezers · watermark · catalogue · rare · uncancelled · adhesive · corners · first day · series