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Excerpt from Idea de la Filatelia Espa�ola
Convendr� advertir, que, mantenemos la convencional distinci�n de llamar timbre, al signo timbrado o estampado a mano; y sello, al que va adherido con goma al papel. Es cierto, que, en nuestros tiempos, con poco cuidado, frecuente mente se han confundido ambas pala bras. Ha sido la correspondencia oficial y gratuita, la que introdujo en Espa�a el uso del timbre o se�al indicativa de fran queo. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
