flamme belge

English translation: belgian post stamping

20:07 Feb 26, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Postal services
French term or phrase: flamme belge
Affranchissement du courrier sous flamme belge. Something to do with a postal mark. Absolutely no mention of Belgium in the text
Lesley Sawyer
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:14
English translation:belgian post stamping
Explanation:
it's not typically belgian !!! 'flamme' here means stamp

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-02-26 20:12:30 GMT)
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this word is used with stamping machines

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-02-26 20:13:51 GMT)
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Les machines à oblitérer utilisées - [ Translate this page ]
... 1938 à 1950. SECAP. Caractéristiques, Schéma, Bloc dateur, Continue, Essais, Utilisation.
Flamme à gauche ou à droite (par rapport au timbre à date), ...
www.i-net.fr/marcophilie/tadmech.html - 32k - 24 Feb 2005 - Cached - Similar pages

AS.CO.FLAM.ES. : Initiation à la marcophilie - [ Translate this page ]
... mécanique; Différence entre flamme d\'oblitération et flamme d\'affranchissement ... empreinte
SAVAVA; empreinte FRANKERS et FRANKERS-SECAP; empreinte SECAP; ...
www.ascoflames.net/Initiation.php - 12k - Cached - Similar pages

25-Doubs, département de Franche-Comté (Page 2/2) - [ Translate this page ]
... VILLERS-LE-LAC Flamme secap: 11-6-1955 Montres de qualité. VILLERS-LE-
LAC: 9-2-88 Tourisme Eté Hiver Saut du Doubs Site classé. ...
membres.lycos.fr/trame1/treizieme1_page.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
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Michel A.
Local time: 22:14
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4belgian post stamping
Michel A.
2slogan
Piva


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
belgian post stamping


Explanation:
it's not typically belgian !!! 'flamme' here means stamp

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-02-26 20:12:30 GMT)
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this word is used with stamping machines

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-02-26 20:13:51 GMT)
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Les machines à oblitérer utilisées - [ Translate this page ]
... 1938 à 1950. SECAP. Caractéristiques, Schéma, Bloc dateur, Continue, Essais, Utilisation.
Flamme à gauche ou à droite (par rapport au timbre à date), ...
www.i-net.fr/marcophilie/tadmech.html - 32k - 24 Feb 2005 - Cached - Similar pages

AS.CO.FLAM.ES. : Initiation à la marcophilie - [ Translate this page ]
... mécanique; Différence entre flamme d\'oblitération et flamme d\'affranchissement ... empreinte
SAVAVA; empreinte FRANKERS et FRANKERS-SECAP; empreinte SECAP; ...
www.ascoflames.net/Initiation.php - 12k - Cached - Similar pages

25-Doubs, département de Franche-Comté (Page 2/2) - [ Translate this page ]
... VILLERS-LE-LAC Flamme secap: 11-6-1955 Montres de qualité. VILLERS-LE-
LAC: 9-2-88 Tourisme Eté Hiver Saut du Doubs Site classé. ...
membres.lycos.fr/trame1/treizieme1_page.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages


Michel A.
Local time: 22:14
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ghyslaine LE NAGARD: Yes - for sure
1 min
  -> Merci

agree  Juan Jacob: Ah bon ? J'ai honte !
5 mins
  -> don't please

agree  Tony M: Makes sense, inasmuch as many franking marks are a sort of set of wavy lines...
3 hrs
  -> Yes

agree  Philippe C. (X)
3 days 3 hrs
  -> Merci
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
slogan


Explanation:
Flamme in this sense translates as slogan:
flamme (sur une lettre) nf-slogan
so I think it would be more like a short phrase, is it for advertising purposes?

Piva
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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