page_title: Postage stamp separation
hierarchical_section_title: Postage stamp separation
caption_attribution_description: English: 1853 stamp of Van Diemen's Land
context_page_description: For postage stamps, separation is the means by which individual stamps are made easily detachable from each other.
  Methods of separation include:
  perforation: cutting rows and columns of small holes
  rouletting: small horizontal and vertical cuts
  diecutting: cut paper to shape using a metal die—used for self-adhesive stamps.
context_section_description: For postage stamps, separation is the means by which individual stamps are made easily detachable from each other.
  Methods of separation include:
  perforation: cutting rows and columns of small holes
  rouletting: small horizontal and vertical cuts
  diecutting: cut paper to shape using a metal die—used for  self-adhesive stamps.
caption: Separation of imperforate stamps by scissors, knife or tearing often leads to uneven margins on the stamp as in this 1853 stamp of Van Diemen's Land.
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