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  Category:Postage stamps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of entities that have issued postage stamps (A - E)
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 Postage stamp
The adhesive postage stamp and the uniform postage rate was devised by James Chalmers[?] around 1834.
The first postage stamp was the Penny Black issued by the United Kingdom in 1840 with Queen Victoria on the stamp.
Stamps should be distinguished from cinderellas, stamp-like labels that resemble, but are not, postage stamps.
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 List of entities that have issued postage stamps (A - E) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of entities that have issued postage stamps at some point since stamps were introduced in 1840.
For example, although an entity may have issued its last stamp in 1951, actual usage may have continued till 1960: in that case, 1951 is the last stamp issue date.
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Provincial Issues) 1918 - 1921
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 Station Information - Postage stamp
Three months later the first prepaid-postage stamp, known as the Penny Black was issued with the profile of Queen Victoria printed on it.
For instance, ATM stamps have been sold at automatic teller machines (ATMs), although the may be sold via stamp catalogues of the postal service or possibly at philatelic windows.
occupation stamp - a stamp issued for use by either an occupying army or by the occupying army or authorities for use by the civilian population
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 Postage stamp - Wikipedia Light!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The adhesive postage stamp and the uniform postage rate were devised in Great Britain by James Chalmers around 1834.
Later, the concept of the adhesive postage stamp was published by Rowland Hill, in Postal Reform: its Importance and Practibility in 1837.
Automatenmarken, stamps issued in the denomination of the customer's choice by a kind of machine (similar to computer-vended postage) are also referred to by the acronym ATM, which has created some confusion.
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 Pakistan encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Pakistan politics and officials, Pakistan History. Travel to ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Usually a small paper rectangle that is attached to an envelope, the postage stamp signifies that the person sending the letter or package may have either fully, or perhaps partly, pre-paid for delivery.
On the first day of issue a set of stamps can be purchased attached to an envelope which had been post-marked with a special commemorative post mark, or a normal post mark.
Cinderellas might be commemorative labels, such as those issued in Buffalo, New York to support the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in 1901 (one of these has now been converted into an actual postage stamp), or may be postage stamps for imaginary countries or micronations.
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 History and Types of Postage Stamps
digital stamps that can be printed up on special labels and, unlike previous postage the USPS licensed individuals to print up on their computers, that can be used on any date, not just the date one prints them up.
perforated stamps - while this term is often used to refer to the perforations around the edge of a stamp (used to divide the sheet into individual stamps) it is also a technical term for stamps which have been additionally perforated across the middle leaving a distinctive pattern or monogram.
United Kingdom test stamps for coil dispensing machines are sometimes known as poached eggs, because of their design.
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 Postage stamp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The adhesive postage stamp and the uniform rate was devised by James Chalmers around 1834.
Cinderellas might be commemorative labels as those issued to support the Transmissippi in Buffalo New York (USA) in 1901 (one of these has now been into an actual postage stamp) or may postage stamps for imaginary countries or micronations.
Each year new issue of stamps was produced whose validity would expire at the end of year; this assured Seebeck of a continuing of remainders.
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 List of entities that have issued postage stamps
This is a list of entities that have issued postage stamps at some point since 1840.
The list includes any kind of governmental entity that issued a distinct type of stamp, including post offices in foreign countries, military occupations, colonies, and city-states.
The list excludes the current members of the UPU that are listed at postal organizations.
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 Postage stamp - Bvio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
* carrier's stamp * certified mail stamp * commemorative stamp - a limited run of stamp designed to commemorate a particular event * definitive - stamps issued mainly for the everyday payment of postage.
In the United Kingdom test stamps for coil despensing machines have been known as poached eggs, due to their design.
In addition the amount of ink used on the paper was the same as was used to produce the actual postage stamps, thus they could test the machines with, (as near as possible), the stamps that would be used in general use.
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 Postage stamp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Stamps have been issued in other shapes, however: the circular stamps of New Zealand, triangular and pentagonal, and Sierra Leone and Tonga have issued self-adhesive stamps in the shape of fruit, Bhutan has issued a stamp with its national anthem on a playable record, etc.
Stamps have also been made of material other than paper, commonly [embossed] foil; Switzerland made a stamp partly out of lace, and the German Democratic Republic once issued a stamp made entirely of synthetic chemicals.
In the United Kingdom test stamps for coil despencing machines have been known as poached eggs, due to their design.
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 LINNS.COM: The website of the world's largest weekly stamp newspaper-Linn's Stamp News
For the purposes of this listing, we have limited listings of stamp-issuing entities to those authorities exercising de facto political control of an area or territory, which have issued stamps for other than strictly local use.
All entities are listed as active or inactive, the dates in the parentheses following the name of the country indicating the period of time during which stamps have been issued.
For so-called dead countries, those entities no longer producing stamps, we have tried to supply the latest population estimate available from the period during which stamps were issued.
www.linns.com /reference/entities/entities.asp?uID=   (340 words)

  
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 Facts about british central africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The first postage stamps of the protectorate were issued in April 1891, produced by overprint the Rhodesian stamps of the British South Africa Company with
The 1895 issue was printed by De La Rue on unwatermarked paper, but from February 1896 on the paper had either the Crown over CC or Crown over CA watermarks.
In 1901, the 1d, 4d, and 6d values of the 1897 stamps were printed in different colors.
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 Facts about british east africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The capital was shifted from Mombasa to Nairobi in 1905, and on July 23, 1920 the protectorate became the colony of Kenya.
Post offices opened at Mombasa and Lamu in 1890, and after some initial surcharges of British postage stamps with values of 1/2, 1, and 4 annas, the Company issued stamps using a symbolic sun and crown design and inscribed "IMPERIAL BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY", all valued in annas and rupees.
In 1901 the postal administration was merged with that of Uganda, and in 1904 stamps issued for the combined East Africa and Uganda Protectorates came into use.
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 Alphabet Rubber Stamps : Stamps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Image Tree Wooden Rubber Stamps are exclusively designed for EK Success by talented artists Tammie Holmes Susy Ratto John Weber alphabet rubber stamps and more; each designer is differentiated by the color of the rubber.
See live article   List of entities that have issued postage stamps This is a list of entities that have issued postage stamps at some point since 1840.
The list includes any kind of governmental entity that issued a distinct type of stamp, including post offices in foreign countries, military occupations,...
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 IPL General/Reference Collection: Stamps
Be sure to visit Stamp School, a site that offers information for beginners through advanced stamp collectors, as well as a section about specialist collections such as airmail, postmarks, and space covers.
Stamp Universe provides a set of resources for stamp collectors, including a stamp dictionary, a database of stamp shows, and a stamp chat room.
Includes a glossary of philatelic terms, a stamp release schedule, an index of stamp issues (with information and pictures) from 1996 to the present, and a list of organizations and resources.
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 Postage stamp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
This 1974 stamp from [[Japan depicts a Class 8620 steam locomotive.]] A postage stamp is evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services.
(There are other types of computer-vended postage as well.) For instance, ATM stamps are sold at automatic teller machines (ATMs), although they may be sold via stamp catalogues of the postal service or possibly at philatelic windows.
1897 Newfoundland postage stamp, the first in the world to feature mining
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 postage stamp collection - 3rd stamp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Postage Stamp Pendants We've gathered together an extraordinary collection of Postage Stamp Pendants made from authentic vintage postage stamps from around the world, and we present them here to you...
Indian Dances commemorative stamp series is to be issued by the...
States (by inclusion on a postage stamp) is a quite a cultural...
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 Switzerland Postage Stamps 1946   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
1946 jordanian postage stamps postal letter rate u.s.
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 Postage Stamps Of Libya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Two of the recent issues are from Libya in 1995...
Postal Services and Stamps of Libya Postal stamps have been in use since Libya was part of the Ottoman Empire.
Images of Mathematicians on Postage Stamps RECENT CHANGES: On Nov. 4...
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 postage stamps by mail - 3rd stamp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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For books postage and packing is charged at £3.00 per book (ordinary mail), and for stamps it is £3.00 by registered mail in the UK and worldwide...
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 Rag Doll Rubber Stamps : Stamps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Stamps have a smooth white maple wood mount with colorful picture index rag doll rubber stamps and two side indentation for easy gripping.
The trimmed rubber impression is securely attached to a cushion for perfect stamping.
Roughing up the surface by sanding (280 to 320 grit) helps to adhere the color to the shrink film when rubber stamping or for designs that will be washed or used often.
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 Public Affairs Living-Learning Community: Online Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Many consider the list of UN members to be the most useful list of current countries in the world, at least for the post-World War II era when the UN has been in existence.
They have produced a list of states since 1816 that is useful for a broader sweep of history than the United Nations era.
A variety of other actors have played important roles, though, as suggested by the following lists of entities with Internet country codes, entities that have issued postage stamps, and "nations" competing in the Olympics.
www.publicaffairsllc.fsu.edu /resources.html   (768 words)

  
 Philatelic Tidbits - Stamp Collecting News and Opinions » 2005 » June
Dear Diary: On a trip to the post office in early December, I asked the clerk, a young Asian woman with a fairly heavy accent, what she had other than holiday stamps.
It is a list of all entities in the world that have issued postage stamps.
To change the number of post shown edit the 'nuberposts=x' to whatever value you want, and to skip the last one (or last 2, 3, etc.) increase the value of 'offset=x' (default is "0" so it will start by the last post)
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 The Stamps and Philately of The Bahamas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
It became a British Crown Colony in 1717 and became independent in 1973.
Bahamas Postage Stamps and Postal History, by Peter J. Roberts
Crown Agents Stamp Bureau - Worldwide agent except USA
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 List of entities that have issued postage stamps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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Andorra separate issues in francs and pesetas from 1928-1999, then separate issues both in euros
Hong Kong (1862-1999) now issuing with the title "Hong Kong, China"
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