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Want list: A list of needed stamps or covers, identified by catalog number or some other description, submitted by a collector to a dealer, usually including requirements on condition and price.

Water-activated adhesive: Stamp gum designed to adhere to envelope paper only if the gum is moistened.
 
Watermark: A deliberate thinning of paper during its manufacture to produce a semitranslucent pattern.
 
Web: A continuous roll of paper used in stamp printing.
 
Wing margin: Early British stamps from the side of a pane with selvage attached.
 
Wove paper: A paper showing few differences in texture and thickness when held to light. Wove paper is the most commonly used paper in stamp production.

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