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Specimen stamp. A specimen registered envelope from Natal. A specimen stamp is a postage stamp or postal stationery indicium sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries. [1] The usual method of invalidating the stamps is either overprinting in ink or perforating the word ...
Postage due stamps (or "labels", to clarify that they have no value of their own) are not always affixed to individual letters; in the case of business mail, the total due might be summed, and the appropriate stamps added to the top letter in a bundle, or to a bundle's wrapper. The labels have also been used to collect money for other purposes ...
The American Credo postal issues ( credo is "I believe..." in Latin) were a series of six commemorative postage stamps issued by the United States Post Office between 1960 and 1961. Issued over a one-year period, the 4-cent stamps feature famous quotes from prominent Americans which are considered to eulogize the principles on which the United ...
This list documents postage stamp designs by the Irish artist, Robert Ballagh. Some of his designs are based on paintings, drawings, or other graphic work by other artists. [1] Irish stamp by Ballagh (1973), commemorating the World Meteorological Organisation. Ballagh's first postage stamp design was released on 4 September 1973.
Stamp celebrating independence in June 1960. In 1960, the Belgian Congo became independent as the Republic of the Congo. On 1 August 1964, the state's official name was changed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zaire 1975 stamp of Zaire. In 1971, the state's name changed to Zaire. The first stamps of Zaire were issued on 18 December 1971.
A 1968 stamp of Biafra. A map of Biafra at the time of secession. Stamps "Republic of Biafra. May 30. 4D". This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Biafra. The Republic of Biafra was a secessionist state in south-eastern Nigeria which existed from 30 May 1967 to 15 January 1970.