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  2. Gun serial number - Wikipedia

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    The serial number of this pistol is located under the dust cover on the frame, on the barrel, and on the slide. A gun serial number is a unique identifier assigned to a singular firearm. [A] There is no international uniformity in gun serial numbers. Besides a widespread numerical base, they may contain letters and other typographical symbols ...

  3. BASIC Stamp - Wikipedia

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    The fourth variant is the Spin Stamp. The module is based on the Parallax Propeller and therefore uses the SPIN programming language instead of PBASIC. A number of companies now make "clones" of the BASIC Stamp with additional features, such as faster execution, analog-to-digital converters and hardware-based PWM which can run in the background.

  4. Bates numbering - Wikipedia

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    Bates numbering (also known as Bates stamping, Bates branding, Bates coding or Bates labeling) is a method of sequentially numbering pages with a reference number. A hand-operated Bates numbering device is used to "stamp" a number on a page, and the numbers will automatically advance after each stamping. Bates numbering is used in the legal ...

  5. FED (camera) - Wikipedia

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    FED 2 with the Jupiter 8 Lens. FED 3 with Industar 61 lens. FED 4 with Industar 61 lens. FED 4 showing the location of manufacture. FED 4 (possibly early model, revision A) with the golden scroll print, showing its M39 mount. The FED is a Soviet rangefinder camera, mass-produced from 1934 until around 1996, and also the name of the factory that ...

  6. Postage stamps and postal history of Denmark - Wikipedia

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    The first postage stamps were introduced on 1 April 1851, by a law passed on 11 March. The first value was a four ( Fire) rigsbankskilling stamp printed in brown, a square design with a crown, sword, and sceptre in the center. This was followed on 1 May by a 2rbs value in blue using the denomination as the design.

  7. Postage stamps and postal history of Anjouan - Wikipedia

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    A series of surcharged values issued in 1912 was available for use in Madagascar and all of the Comoros, and thereafter stamps of Madagascar were used. In 1950, Anjouan used the stamps of the Comoros. Sources. Stanley Gibbons Ltd: various catalogues [not specific enough to verify] Encyclopaedia of Postal History; Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower.

  8. Postage stamps and postal history of Madagascar - Wikipedia

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    A 1930 stamp of Madagascar. French stamp overprinted for use in Madagascar, 1895. The 1891 issue was printed locally on sheetlets of 10 stamps. The hand preparation of the die meant that each of the 10 positions had its own identifying traits. The differences usually pertain to the number of dots (points) in the two rows above and below the value.

  9. Winchester Model 37 - Wikipedia

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    Sights. Front Bead. The Winchester Model 37 (M37) Single Shot Shotgun is an American firearm. It was in production from 1936 to 1963 [1], with 1,015,554 units made. This model was developed by Winchester with a standard visible hammer action for many years. The Winchester Model 37 uses a top-cocking lever, breakdown type of action with an ...