overprint

American  

[oh-ver-print, oh-ver-print] / ˌoʊ vərˈprɪnt, ˈoʊ vərˌprɪnt /

verb (used with object)

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

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noun

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

2. Philately.

   1. 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.

   2. a stamp so marked.

overprint British  

verb

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

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noun

1. additional matter or another colour printed onto a previously printed sheet

2. additional matter, other than a change in face value, applied to a finished postage stamp by printing, stamping, etc See also surcharge provisional

Etymology

Origin of overprint

First recorded in 1850–55; over- + print