"postal forgery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: postal forgeries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} postal forgery (plural postal forgeries)
  1. A forged stamp intended to defraud the post office, rather than defrauding stamp collectors. Categories (topical): Philately Translations (forged stamp): faux pour servir [masculine] (French)

Inflected forms

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