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🖨️ To print over 🖨️ Extra printed mark
overprint

overprint

7.1
A mark added to a stamp or paper money after printing
  • noun
  • /ˈoʊvərˌprɪnt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sobrerreimpresión
  • Many collectors are interested in unique overprints that increase the value of their currency notes.

Examples

  • Valiant maintains a strict no-overprint policy on all Pullbox Exclusives.

    Blog text (21)

  • He was reading a stamp magazine when she called, absorbed in a story about forged overprints on early French colonial issues.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The stamp collector showed off his latest acquisition: a rare example of an overprint on a vintage postage stamp.

  • The auction featured a series of limited edition prints, each with an artistic overprint that made them special.

Synonyms

surprint
vsoverprint
  • Specialized
9.9

A mark printed on a stamp or paper money to show a new value

is an extra mark added over existing print especially on stamps or currency
superscription
vsoverprint
9.9

A short heading written above things such as a book or envelope

is placed as an added printed mark specifically over previous printing

Surface Forms

overprint singular
overprints plural

Morphology

overprint = print (transparent) = over + print

The noun sense is structurally derived from 'print' with the prefix 'over-' meaning 'on top of', so the relation is clear to learners.

Etymology

Overprint comes from the parts over- 'on top of' and print 'to put words or pictures on paper'. So an overprint is an extra mark or text added 'on top of' something already printed, like a new value on a stamp, which is why collectors prize them.