Cachet (disambiguation)
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Cachet
Cachet
In philately, a cachet is a printed or stamped design or inscription, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage, on an envelope, postcard, or postal card to commemorate a postal or philatelic event. There are official and private cachets. They commemorate everything from the first flight...

, in philately, is a design or inscription other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage.

Cachet may also refer to:
  • Seal (device)
    Seal (device)
    A seal can be a figure impressed in wax, clay, or some other medium, or embossed on paper, with the purpose of authenticating a document ; but the term can also mean the device for making such impressions, being essentially a mould with the mirror image of the design carved in sunken- relief or...

    , an impression printed on, embossed upon, or affixed to a document
    • Lettre de cachet
      Lettre de cachet
      Lettres de cachet were letters signed by the king of France, countersigned by one of his ministers, and closed with the royal seal, or cachet...

      , letters signed by the king of France, countersigned by one of his ministers, and closed with the royal seal
  • Prestige, reputation or esteem
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