1. postage stamps that have been canceled before being sold or used
Usage: philatelic

1. cancels (postage stamps) before they are sold or used
Usage: philatelic

Examples

• The post office issued precancels for bulk mail customers.
• Collectors often seek rare precancels from the early 1900s.
• The postal service precancels stamps to speed up mail processing.
• These precancels were used by businesses for mass mailings.
• The machine precancels thousands of stamps each hour.