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Made In America: Building A Nation - Linotyper - Postal Commemorative Society
Issued August 8, 2013.



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Issued on 12 June 2009 in a series 'Everyday Life'      Bookbinder  (Mount Athos, Greece)



It is not overly clear on the image, but the Greek wording on top and bottom of stamp has been gold foil blocked

The accompanying First Day Cover postcard shows the larger image. The sidepane on the stamp has been silver foil blocked and the postmark has been gold foil blocked




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Issued on 7 April 1966 to celebrate 10th Newspaper Day.    Newspaper Printing and Pen               (South Korea)




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Issued on 4 September 2018 for the Bicentenary of Goznak Security Printing House                    (Russia)



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Issued on 24 September 1936    Bureau of Printing                 (Guatemala)



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Issued on 7 December 2007 for the 90th anniversary of the newspaper 'La Nación'.      (Chile)



Accompanying First Day Cover



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Issued on 14 February 1936 in a series Association of the Press.                           (Spain)
The 2, 4 and 10 Peseta stamps featured a web press at bottom of stamp.     

 



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Issued on 16 September 2020 to celebrate 200 years of the Government Printing Office.       (Egypt)




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Issued on 24 October 2018 for the 250th Anniversary of National Printing Office (Imprensa Nacional)      (Portugal)



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Issued on 20 December 1970 to celebrate 150 years of the Government Printing Office.        (Egypt)

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Two stamps from Guatemala showing the National Printing Office

Issued on 18 May 1937 an airmail stamp



Issued on 25 January 1943



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