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1973 US postage stamp. Love is a pop art image by American artist Robert Indiana.It consists of the letters L and O over the letters V and E in bold Didone type; the O is slanted sideways so that its oblong negative space creates a line leading to the V.
The second is a link to the article that details that symbol, using its Unicode standard name or common alias. (Holding the mouse pointer on the hyperlink will pop up a summary of the symbol's function.); The third gives symbols listed elsewhere in the table that are similar to it in meaning or appearance, or that may be confused with it;
The hallmark for sterling silver varies from nation to nation, often using distinctive historical symbols, although Dutch and UK Assay offices no longer strike their traditional hallmarks exclusively in their own territories and undertake assay in other countries using marks that are the same as those used domestically.
The wearing of signet rings (from Latin "signum" meaning "sign" or "mark") dates back to ancient Egypt: the seal of a pharaoh is mentioned in the Book of Genesis. Genesis 41:42: "Removing his signet ring from his hand, Pharaoh put it on Joseph's hand; he arrayed him in garments of fine linen, and put a gold chain around his neck."
Indicia is the plural of the Latin word indicium, meaning distinguishing marks, [2] signs or identifying marks. [3] The term imprinted stamp is used more or less interchangeably, [1] but some indicia are not imprinted stamps. One example is the handstamp, which can be seen in a photo on this page.
O mark is the name of the circle symbol " ". [citation needed] It is often used in East Asia to express affirmation. Its use is similar to that of the checkmark (" ") in the Western world. Its opposite is the X mark (" " or "×"). The symbol's names and meanings vary across cultures.
Throughout Chinese history, seals have played an important part and are known to have been used both by government authorities and private individuals for thousands of years. [4] [5] The earliest known examples of seals in ancient China date to the Shang dynasty (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BC) and were discovered at archaeological sites at Anyang.
Cancelled-to-order "stamps" of Fujairah, one of the United Arab Emirates, showing unobtrusive placement of cancellations in stamp corners A cancelled to order (also called and abbreviated CTO ) postage stamp , philatelic symbol , [ 1 ] is a stamp the issuing postal service has cancelled (marked as used), but has not traveled through the post ...