And invert refers to an error in printing in which one or more colors are 'inverted' in relationship to the others. The error can occur when a stamp is printed on more than one press and one or more sheets is sent through the second press oriented incorrectly. This was more common in the early years, today stamps are printed in a continuous run making it almost impossible to occur.
The most famous example would be the inverted Jenny airmail stamp. In the 1960's the US purposely created large numbers of inverts to reduce the value of a couple of accidental sheets with the Dag Hamerskold stamp. The most recent was a high value candle stamp in the 1990's.
stamp collecting
Litho in stamp collecting refers to the printing process called offset lithography.
Kenneth F. Chapman has written: 'Good stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Collectors and collecting, Stamp collecting
Margaret I. Morris has written: 'Thematic stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Stamp collecting
Walter Young has written: 'Stamp collecting, A to Z' -- subject(s): Stamp collecting
Stamp collecting
because stamp were easily obtained .
Edward H. Spire has written: 'Adventures in stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Stamp collecting
Mainly Stamp Collecting
James Watson has written: 'The Stanley Gibbons book of stamps and stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Postage stamps, Stamp collecting 'The Stanley Gibbons book of stampsand stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Collectors and collecting, Postage-stamps 'Your book of stamps' -- subject(s): Stamp collecting 'Modern 8mm cine-photography' -- subject(s): Amateurs' manuals, Cinematography
David Lidman has written: 'The world of stamps and stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Postage stamps, Stamp collecting
It doesn't have a 'base.' There are organizations all over the world that promote stamp collecting. All post office organizations for each of the countries heavily promote stamp collecting. In the US, the American Philatelic Society in State College, Pennsylvania is the main organization.