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  2. Can Postage Stamp Collecting Be a Good Investment?

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    Stamp collecting, also known as philately, began shortly after the first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued in England in 1840. Enthusiasts quickly grew interested in collecting ...

  3. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    Postal service in the United States began with the delivery of stampless letters whose cost was borne by the receiving person, later encompassed pre-paid letters carried by private mail carriers and provisional post offices, and culminated in a system of universal prepayment that required all letters to bear nationally issued adhesive postage stamps.

  4. Postage stamp design - Wikipedia

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    Postage stamp design is the activity of graphic design as applied to postage stamps. Many thousands of designs have been created since a profile bust of Queen Victoria was adopted for the Penny Black in 1840; some designs have been considered very successful, others less so.

  5. Postage stamps and postal history of Azerbaijan - Wikipedia

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    Mail carriers in Baku, 1914. The postage stamps and postal history of Azerbaijan describes the history of postage stamps and postal systems in Azerbaijan, which closely follows the political history of Azerbaijan, from its incorporation to the Russian Empire in 1806, to its briefly obtained independence in 1918, which it lost to the Soviet Union in 1920 and re-acquired in 1991 after the ...

  6. Postage stamps and postal history of the Orange Free State

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    The first Orange Free State stamps were issued in 1868. The sole design used was an orange tree, with the inscription "Oranje Vrij Staat" in the margin. The stamps were typographed by De La Rue and Company, and came in denominations from one penny to five shillings, in various colours.

  7. Postage stamps and postal history of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    A 1938 4d stamp of Jamaica. In 1900, Jamaica's first pictorial stamp featured a view of Llandovery Falls. Originally intended as a commemorative stamp marking the adoption of Imperial Penny Postage in 1889, it was too long delayed, and is considered a regular stamp. Originally issued in red, it was redesigned and issued in red and black the ...

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