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Knowledge / Accidentals / Punches

Accidental Punch: philatelic term for an accidental punch

Shifted Punch: deviation from the intended punch position

Split Punch: shifted punch split on multible postage stamps

Shifted Punch Hole: punch hole with deviation from the intended position caused by an accidental

Blind Punch: punch with not fully punched holes

Partly Missing Punch: punch with a missing hole caused by a broken punch pin

Oblique Punch: postage stamp with punch shifted out of alignment

Vertical Instead of Horizontal Punch: postage stamp with 90 degrees rotated punch

Inverted Punch: postage stamp with 180 degrees rotated horizontal punch

The Wrong Way Round Punch: postage stamp with punch the wrong way round

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