"postally used" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postally used (not comparable)
  1. (philately) Of a postage stamp, cancelled in the normal course of postal business, rather than to devalue it for sale to collectors. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Philately Related terms: cancelled to order, canceled to order, remaindered Translations (cancelled in the normal course of postal business): ayant circulé (French)

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