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Template Piece: new postage stamp from a postal administration e.g. is handed over to the press so that they can report on it. In order to avoid use to the detriment of the post office they are marked

Druckmuster / Druckprobe: (print sample) identification punching in german postal stationery postcards that were used for advertising purposes

Iptal: identification print on turkish postage stamps that were used as template pieces

Mi-hon: identification print on japanese postage stamps that were used as template pieces

Muestra / Prueba: dentification print on postage stamps from spanish-speaking countries that were used as template pieces

Muster: identification print on postage stamps from german-speaking countries that were used as template pieces

stamped card with "Muster" overprint

Saggio: identification print on postage stamps from italian-speaking countries that were used as template pieces

Specimen: identification print on postage stamps from english-speaking countries that were used as template pieces

postage stamp with "Specimen" punching

Demonstration stamp: template print of a sender meter stamp that must be placed at the post office in order to approve the advertising cliché