precancellationn.
/ˌpriːkansᵻˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌprikænsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ Originally U.S.
The act of cancelling something before it is due to take place, esp. (Philately) a stamp before it is used for mailing, often to facilitate bulk mailing; an instance of this. Also occasionally: = precancel n.
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the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > [noun] > of event or commitment
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cancellation1953
1901 Chicago Tribune 22 Feb. 12/3 Another scheme which is designed to improve the postal service for large business houses..is a plan for the precancellation of postage stamps for third and fourth class mail matter.
1936 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Northwestern 1 Nov. 14/1 His stamp collection includes 3,000 foreigns, 250 Americans, 200 precancellations.., and 75 first-day covers.
1982 J. Mackay Guinness Bk. Stamps 62 The first adhesive stamps authorised for precancellation were the Canadian ‘small cents’ definitive series.
2001 Evening Standard (Nexis) 1 May 15 St George's today insisted that the high number of precancellations was not linked to any attempt to reduce its figures.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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