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This UK definitive stamp showing King George VI of the United Kingdom was first issued in 1937. A definitive stamp is a postage stamp that is part of the regular issue of a country's stamps, available for sale by the post office for an extended period of time [1] [2] and designed to serve the everyday postal needs of the country.
The 1c value from the first postage stamp of Guatemala, issued 1871 An 1898 telegraph stamp of Guatemala, produced by overprinting an earlier postage stamp. Guatemala has been independent from Spain since 1847. The first adhesive stamps of Guatemala were revenue stamps issued in 1868. [1] [2] The first postage stamps were produced in 1871. [3]
The first stamps used in Madagascar were general issues for the French Colonies. In 1889 the French colonial general issues were overprinted with new face values. [1] [2] The 1891 issue A 1930 stamp of Madagascar French stamp overprinted for use in Madagascar, 1895. The 1891 issue was printed locally on sheetlets of 10 stamps.
The Series of 1902, also known as the Second Bureau Issue, is a set of definitive postage stamps in fourteen denominations ranging between one cent and five dollars, produced by the U. S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing and issued by the United States Post Office.
A 1951 perfin stamp of the UK (used by HMSO) showing front (top) and reverse (bottom) A postal stationery envelope used from London to Düsseldorf in 1900, with additional postage stamp perfinned "C & S" identifying the user as "Churchill & Sim" per the seal on the reverse shown on inset An unusual curved perfin INVENTION from Patent Agents G.F. Redfern & Co. of London, whose telegraphic ...
A 1950 stamp from Iran 1950s era Iranian postage stamp illustrating the Iranian warship Palang (Leopard) sunk while moored at an Abadan pier, by the Royal Navy during a surprise attack on Iran, August 1941. This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Iran.
Until 2022 any 1st and 2nd class and decimal currency postage stamps could be used; old Machin and country definitive design stamps without barcodes are no longer valid from 31 July 2023, with old ones exchangeable for barcoded ones indefinitely [20] through a process which Royal Mail calls the "Stamp Swap Out scheme". [25]
The United States Postal Service proposed a price increase for Forever stamps in July 2024, raising the cost from 68 to 73 cents. This follows an increase in January 2024 and marks the sixth increase since January 2021. Despite these ongoing price hikes, the United States maintains relatively inexpensive postage compared to other developed ...