overprint

[ verb oh-ver-print; noun oh-ver-print ]

/ verb ˌoʊ vərˈprɪnt; noun ˈoʊ vərˌprɪnt /

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verb (used with object)

Printing. to print additional material or another color on a form or sheet previously printed.

noun

Printing. a quantity of printing in excess of that desired; overrun.

Philately.

any word, inscription, or device written or printed on the face of a stamp that alters, limits, or describes its use, place of issue, or character.
a stamp so marked.

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Origin of overprint

First recorded in 1850–55; over- + print

Words nearby overprint

overpraise, overprescribe, overpressure, overprice, overpriced, overprint, overprivileged, overprize, overproduce, overproduction, overpronounce

How to use overprint in a sentence

The copies referred to in the paragraph just quoted probably had been treated with chemicals to remove the red ink overprint.
Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery|Clifton Armstrong Howes
The overprint in each case is in shiny black ink, the figure being 13 mm.
Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery|Clifton Armstrong Howes
In cases where a real stamp is given an unauthorized overprint (which see), the stamp constitutes a forgery.
Peeps at Postage Stamps|Stanley Currie Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for overprint

overprint

verb (ˌəʊvəˈprɪnt)

(tr) to print (additional matter or another colour) on a sheet of paper

noun (ˈəʊvəˌprɪnt)

additional matter or another colour printed onto a previously printed sheet

additional matter, other than a change in face value, applied to a finished postage stamp by printing, stamping, etcSee also surcharge (def. 5), provisional (def. 2)

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