In
philately
Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is poss ...
, a pull is created when an impression of a
handstamp
A postmark is a postal marking made on an envelope, parcel, postcard or the like, indicating the place, date and time that the item was delivered into the care of a postal service, or sometimes indicating where and when received or in transit. ...
or
die
Die, as a verb, refers to death, the cessation of life.
Die may also refer to:
Games
* Die, singular of dice, small throwable objects used for producing random numbers
Manufacturing
* Die (integrated circuit), a rectangular piece of a semicondu ...
is made.
The wording or design of a handstamp or die appears in reverse when viewing the original so it is necessary to make a ''pull'' on to paper to view the image as it will appear in use.
''Pulls'' are made of
die proofs in order to check progress when engraving a stamp.
[ Williams, L.N. & M. ''Fundamentals of Philately'', The American Philatelic Society, State College, Penn., 1971, pp. 93-97.]
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Philatelic terminology