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tête-bêche

postage stamp orientation: joined pair of stamps in which one is upside-down in relation to the other
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tête-bêche

Summary

tête-bêche is a concept[1]. tête-bêche has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • tête-bêche's instance of is recorded as concept[3].
  • tête-bêche's instance of is recorded as philatelic term[4].
  • tête-bêche is a type of Se-tenant[5].
  • tête-bêche's Commons category is recorded as Tête-bêches[6].
  • tête-bêche's described by source is recorded as Großes Lexikon der Philatelie (1 ed.)[7].
  • tête-bêche's described by source is recorded as Classical philately and postal history of the 15th to 19th centuries[8].
  • tête-bêche's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kehrdr.'}[9].
  • tête-bêche's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'K'}[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include concept[3] and philatelic term[4]. tête-bêche is a type of Se-tenant[5].

Why It Matters

tête-bêche has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] tête-bêche is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Michel Valuable Stamps of the World – Wertvolle Briefmarken aus aller Welt (1 ed.). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Looniverse · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Großes Lexikon der Philatelie (1 ed.), Classical philately and postal history of the 15th to 19th centuries
    Instance of → concept, philatelic term
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Stamp Buenos Aires 1859 "In Ps" Blue Tete-Beche pair.jpg, Setting preferred rank for image via Como"
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