query: when was the first pakistani postal stamp issued

pos: Postage stamps and postal history of Pakistan Rs. 8. To improve services, the Post Office has implemented a plan to establish 100 express centres throughout the country by June 2010. These will includes centres at Hyderabad, Islamabad (1) Karachi, Lahore (6), Multan, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi (6) and Sukkur and provide a number of services under one roof. On 1 October 1947, the government released its first stamps, being from the 1940s British India series of King George VI stamps overprinted with the word "Pakistan". Known as the Nasik Overprints, after the place near Mumbai, India, where they were overprinted, this set consists of 19 stamps. Over the

neg: Semi-postal stamp Semi-postal stamp A semi-postal stamp or semipostal stamp, also known as a charity stamp, is a postage stamp issued to raise money for a particular purpose (such as a charitable cause) and sold at a premium over the postal value. Typically the stamp shows two denominations separated by a plus sign, but in many cases the only denomination shown is for the postage rate, and the postal customer simply pays the higher price when purchasing the stamps. The first semi-postal was actually a postal card; to commemorate the Uniform Penny Post in 1890, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and

neg: Semi-postal stamp Semi-postal stamp A semi-postal stamp or semipostal stamp, also known as a charity stamp, is a postage stamp issued to raise money for a particular purpose (such as a charitable cause) and sold at a premium over the postal value. Typically the stamp shows two denominations separated by a plus sign, but in many cases the only denomination shown is for the postage rate, and the postal customer simply pays the higher price when purchasing the stamps. The first semi-postal was actually a postal card; to commemorate the Uniform Penny Post in 1890, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Bahawalpur ended with an October 1949 issue commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union. After this the state adopted Pakistani stamps for external mail. Bahawalpur stamps continued to be valid for internal mail until 1953. Postage stamps and postal history of Bahawalpur This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Bahawalpur. Bahawalpur used the postage stamps of British India until 1945. On 1 January 1945, it issued its own stamps, for official use only, a set of pictorials inscribed entirely in Arabic. On 1 December 1947 the state issued its first regular stamp, a commemorative

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Saint Helena Postage stamps and postal history of Saint Helena This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Saint Helena. The first stamp of St Helena was issued on 1 January 1856. It was a 6d blue imperforate stamp portraying Queen Victoria. From 1863 to 1880, this stamp was issued in various colours, perforated and overprinted for each value from 1d to 5s. This design continued to be used until 1884, when a new set of Victorian key types was issued for the colony. The Victorian key types were replaced by a short-lived set of two King Edward

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Italian East Africa of the "Oltre Giuba" territory. Some famous stamp issue commemorated this expansion. In Eritrea, the first official Italian possession in east Africa was created, called "Colonia Eritrea". The first stamp series was issued on 1 January, 1893, followed by the first Postal cards with inserted stamps and by the first Post notes. "Africa Orientale Italiana" was created in 1936 when Italy annexed Ethiopia. Stamps were issued until 1941 when Italian East Africa was conquered by the Allies during World War II. In 1937 Governor Maurizio Rava created the first system of postal stations in Italian Somalia, that later was fully

neg: Seventh-day Adventism in popular culture a postal authority issued a Seventh-day Adventist themed stamp. In 1967, the first depiction specifically of an Adventist subject on a postage stamp occurred in the Malagasy Republic (which has since achieved independence as Madagascar) when Paositra Malagasy issued a stamp showing the Adventist mission headquarters and church building in Tamatave. The "Temple Adventist", a mosque and a Catholic Cathedral were each shown on a stamp in the three stamp set. In 1967-1968, Norfolk Island Postal Service issued a series of definitive stamps depicting historic ships, including a 1968 20c depicting the Seventh-day Adventist owned mission schooner the Pitcairn. In

neg: Postal Union Congress £1 stamp Postal Union Congress £1 stamp The Postal Union Congress (PUC) £1 stamp is one of a series of postage stamps of Great Britain issued in 1929. It is one of the classics of British philately and has been described as one of the most beautiful British stamps ever issued. The stamp was only the second British commemorative stamp to be issued. The first were the British Empire Exhibition postage stamps of 1924-25. The stamp was designed by Harold Nelson and features the head of King George V and an image of St George and the Dragon which had originally been

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Australia (2002). Postal stationery was first issued by the Commonwealth of Australia in April 1911. Postcards based on the design of South Australia 1893 postcards and a "Stamp" design of a full face of King George V, engraved by Samuel Reading, were issued in April 1911. Letter Cards with the same "Stamp" design were also issued. Envelopes, Registered envelopes and Newspaper wrappers were first issued in 1913, using the "Kangaroo on Map" "Stamp" design by Blamire Young. Aerogrammes were first issued in 1944. Each Australian external territory has a specific postal and philatelic history. Formerly administrated by New South Wales, Norfolk

neg: Bicentennial Series the Bicentennial, but most of the events familiar to citizens from school history books had already had their bicentennials pass. Only a single stamp, noting the French Alliance, was issued that year. One Bicentennial stamp was issued in 1979, depicting John Paul Jones. The next stamp issue would not occur until 1981, when two stamps marked the Battle of Yorktown. The final stamp in the series, noting the Treaty of Paris in the painting format, was issued in 1983. A number of items of postal stationery were issued. Notably, the USPS found issuance of postal stationery a convenient way of

neg: Make up stamp Internet-purchased €0.58 stamps when the rate was increased to €0.60 for domestic mail and a €0.10 for registered mail and some international rates on 1 January 2014 but were no longer available after 31 March 2014. United States Postal Service issued a new 3¢ definitive stamp, illustrating a star with red and blue points, specifically as a make up stamp in June 2002. Make up stamp A make-up stamp is a postage stamp issued by postal authorities to make up the difference in the cost of postage when rates have been increased and stamps are not yet available in the

neg: Hanukkah stamps Hanukkah stamps The United States Postal Service has released several Hanukkah themed postage stamps. The United States Postal Service (USPS) issued a 32 cent Hanukkah stamp in 1996 as a joint issue with Israel. This initial printing produced 103.5 million stamps and in 1997 there was a re-issue. It is regarded as the first Jewish stamp issued by the US Postal service and noted by most experts and dealers of these kind of stamps. The U.S. Postal Service unveiled a new series of "Holiday Celebration" stamps in 1996 with the debut of the first stamp commemorating the Jewish holiday of

neg: Airmail stamp an expansion that includes the collection of covers, and other postal items carried by aircraft. Airmail items from the early days are expensive due to the popularity of this collecting area. Specialised catalogues and albums are produced for collectors of airmail stamps and other aerophilatelic items. Many airmail stamps feature aviation themes that are an area of topical stamp collecting. The first postage stamp to be issued for an airmail flight was in May 1917 when Poste italiane overprinted their existing special delivery stamps. The following year, the United States Post Office Department issued the first airmail stamp specifically issued

neg: Basel Dove Basel Dove The Basel Dove is a notable stamp issued by the Swiss canton of Basel on 1 July 1845 with a value of 2½-rappen. It was the first tricolor stamp in the world and the only postage stamp issued by Basel. At the time each canton was responsible for its own postal service. There were no uniform postal rates for Switzerland until after the establishment of a countrywide postal service on 1 January 1849. The only other cantons to issue their own stamps were Zürich and Geneva. The stamp, designed by the architect Melchior Berri, featured a white embossed

neg: Hanukkah stamps for family and friends. Smotrich paid particular attention to the choice of colors for the candles and background "to emphasize the upbeat nature of a playful, joyous holiday." The U.S. Postal Service will issue a new Holiday Celebrations series stamp each year reflecting a different cultural or ethnic holiday. The Postal Service will print 142 million of the Chanukah stamps. Thus, that stamp and the year it was first issued, 1996, was historic, and was part of a turnaround, as explained: In 1962 the United States Postal Service issued Its first Christmas Stamp and has been issuing new and different

neg: Revenue stamps of Hong Kong Revenue stamps of Hong Kong Hong Kong issued revenue stamps from 1867 to the 1990s, both when it was a British colony as well as when it was under Japanese occupation. Hong Kong's first revenues were issued in 1867. A set of nine stamps from 3c to $10 was issued portraying Queen Victoria. In 1873 a 2c value was added in a smaller format, and this is a very rare stamp. In January 1880, a stamp from the 1867 issue was surcharged, and this was valid for both postal and fiscal use. Postage stamps were overprinted S.O. "(Stamp Office)" or

neg: Semi-postal stamp and handicap charities. The stamp issue was not considered a success and there have been few UK semi-postal issues since. Some non-European countries followed suit (such as New Zealand, which has issued health stamps annually since 1929); the New Zealand associated territories of the Cook Islands and Niue often issue Christmas or Easter stamps in two sets of values, with one set having a charitable surcharge. But semi-postal stamps are still predominantly European. By contrast, the United States is a newcomer to semi-postals, with its first semi-postal being the Breast cancer research stamp issued in July 1998. Through 2016 four

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of the Caribbean Netherlands Postage stamps and postal history of the Caribbean Netherlands The three public bodies of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba started issuing postal stamps after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010. The islands form a separate postage region under the name Caribisch Nederland (). The first stamp issued showed the maps of the three islands. Stamps of similar design were issued in the other newly formed postage regions of Sint Maarten and Curaçao. The value of the current stamp is denominated in Netherlands Antillean guilders, but is expected to be replaced by US-dollar denominated stamps in 2011 when the

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Jamaica the Universal Postal Union on 1 April 1877. In 1887, the Legislative Council resolved to use a common stamp design for both postage and revenue purposes, and in 1889 Jamaica issued three key plate stamps inscribed "POSTAGE & REVENUE", with the value tablet in a different color. 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&black the next year. For

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Ryukyu Islands the occupation of the United States military in 1945, and a civilian government was set up under American control in 1952. The islands reverted to the control of Japan in 1972. The first definitive stamps of the Ryukyu Islands were issued on July 1, 1948, and the first commemorative stamps were issued on February 12, 1951. The final Ryukyu Island stamp was a commemorative stamp issued on April 20, 1972, after which time stamps of Japan were valid. Postage stamps and postal history of Ryukyu Islands This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Ryukyu

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of North Korea Postage stamps and postal history of North Korea Postage stamps are issued by the North Korean postal department and tend to portray patriotic and nationalist themes and are used as a form of propaganda. Since the 1970s North Korea has outproduced South Korea in terms of stamp issuance. Stamps are issued by the Korea Stamp Corporation. The country has been a member of the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie since 15 June 1965. There is a museum, the Korean Stamp Museum, dedicated to philately in the country. The first stamps of North Korea were issued on 12 March 1946: "Rose of

neg: Holiday stamp left). As a unique feature, this was this first self-adhesive stamp in Israel. In 2004, the U.S. issued another hanukkah stamp depicting a photograph of a dreidel (a spinning toy with four sides), with the word 'Hanukkah' in the background. The dreidel shown was purchased in Jerusalem by an American couple. The stamp was first issued on October 15 in New York. The initial version of the stamp has been reissued; in 2006 it was 39 cents, in 2007, it was 41 cents stamp, and in 2008 it was a 42 cent stamp. In 2013 United States Postal Service issued

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Western Australia were issued in 1913. Postage stamps and postal history of Western Australia Western Australia, a state of Australia and formerly a British colony, established its postal service soon after the British settled in 1829; in December of that year, Fremantle's harbourmaster was appointed postmaster. A post office in Albany opened on 14 October 1834, and the main post office moved to Perth in 1835. The colony issued its first postage stamp on 1 August 1854. The 1d black stamp featured the black swan, a design used for most of the colony's later stamps as well. This stamp was engraved in

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Christmas Island in Christmas Island. On 4 March 1993 the first five Australia Post stamps were issued with a new designation: "CHRISTMAS ISLAND / AUSTRALIA". The philatelic program topics remained limited. Australia Post promised three issues per year: a Christmas stamp that was issued every two years during the 2000s, a Chinese New Year stamp since 1995 (later a twelve stamp issue after 2002) and one issue on local life. Postage stamps and postal history of Christmas Island The postage stamps and postal history of Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean, was linked to its original economic situation until 1993. Mainly ruled

neg: Breast cancer research stamp in making the Loganville post office the number one seller per capita of the Breast Cancer Research Stamp. Breast cancer research stamp The breast cancer research stamp (BCRS) is a semi-postal non-denominated postage stamp issued by the United States Postal Service, priced in 2011 as eleven cents higher than the standard first-class letter rate. The surplus above the price of the first-class stamp is collected by the United States Postal Service (USPS) and allocated to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Defense (DoD) for breast cancer research. If a person used this stamp exclusively, and mailed

neg: Jack Benny also inducted into The Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame. Benny was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State's highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois in 1972 in the area of The Performing Arts. When the price of a standard first-class U.S. postal stamp was increased to 39 cents in 2006, fans petitioned for a Jack Benny stamp to honor his stage persona's perpetual age. The U.S. Postal Service had issued a stamp depicting Jack Benny in 1991, as part of a booklet of stamps honoring comedians; however,

neg: Postal orders of Bangladesh Pakistani pre-decimal postal orders had turned up. These were also overprinted. Overprinted Pakistani postal orders were issued in Bangladesh as late as 1983. It is not yet known when Bangladesh began to issue its own postal orders, but Bangladesh is still issuing postal orders today. Bangladeshi postal orders are not easy to collect, as the postmark datestamps are usually not inscribed in English. The denominations, which are in Poisha and Taka are easy to read, but the poundages are not, unless one can read Bengali. Postal orders of Bangladesh Postal orders have been issued in Bangladesh since 1971. After the

neg: Breast cancer research stamp Breast cancer research stamp The breast cancer research stamp (BCRS) is a semi-postal non-denominated postage stamp issued by the United States Postal Service, priced in 2011 as eleven cents higher than the standard first-class letter rate. The surplus above the price of the first-class stamp is collected by the United States Postal Service (USPS) and allocated to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Defense (DoD) for breast cancer research. If a person used this stamp exclusively, and mailed one letter per day for a year, the resulting donation would amount to US $40. Originally created in

neg: Canadian Postal Museum museum's collections included a writing desk that belonged to Sandford Fleming, designer of Canada's first postage stamp; Canadian and foreign letter boxes and postal uniforms; mail bags and rural mail boxes; post office signs and sorting equipment. Among the museum highlights was "Reflections of Canada: the National Stamp Collection", which included examples of every postage stamp ever issued in Canada. In addition to its public exhibitions, the museum had a mandate to collect, preserve and interpret material objects relating to Canada's postal heritage. The Canadian Postal Museum was established in 1971 and opened in 1974 as the National Postal Museum.

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Germany under the auspices of the Reichspostministerium, and Nazi propaganda took hold and influenced stamp design and policy. The Hitler head stamp became the stamp for common usage, and a large number of semipostal stamps were issued. In the last year before the end of the war the stamp inscription "Deutsches Reich" was changed to "Grossdeutsches Reich" (Greater German Empire). Field post stamps were issued for the military forces starting in 1942. The world's first postal code system was introduced on July 25, 1941 with a two-digit number system. This system was initially used for the packet service and later applied

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Croatia star and "Jugoslavia" or a star and "Demokratska Federativna", but were soon replaced by the stamps of the federal republic of Yugoslavia, beginning with the Marshal Tito stamps of 1945. With the resumption of independence in 1991, the Republic of Croatia again reinstated the Croatian Post, with the first new postage stamp being an airmail issued 9 September 1991, and with the first new regular postage stamp being issued on 21 November 1991. However, on 1 April 1991 Croatia had issued a postal tax stamp, required on all mail during the month of April 1991, with the tax payable to

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Pakistan Economic and Cultural Cooperation (IPECC) Organisation. In 1995, it issued a stamp with Turkey for the holding of the conference of women parliamentarians. And in 1997, Jalal al din Rumi and Allama Muhammad Iqbal were honoured with Iran. On the political front, in 2002 it teamed up with Kyrgyzstan to release a stamp on the 10th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and in 2004, Eurasia Postal Union (2001) members: Azerbaijan, The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Pakistan and Turkey jointly issued stamps on the Silk Route. The first souvenir sheet was issued for Universal Postal Union Day

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of the United States of them just go to collectors, while the stamps of the average person's daily mail are non-denominated types issued specifically for businesses. The first US postage stamp to incorporate microprinting as a security feature was the American Wildflower Series introduced by The United States Postal Service in 1992. It was also the first commemorative stamp to be wholly produced by offset lithography. The USPS has since issued other stamps with more complex microprinting incorporated along with dates, words, and abbreviations such as "USPS" and even entire stamp designs composed of microprint letters. In 2005, after 111 years of producing American

neg: Ruth Y. Goldway for persuading the United States Postal Stamp Service to adopt the "Forever stamp," a stamp that will be valid forever when purchased at the going first-class rate. She has advocated for wider availability of Vote by Mail and national access to no-excuse absentee ballots in federal elections. She has also advocated for the large-scale adoption of electric vehicles for mail delivery. As chairman, Goldway presided during a time marked by a record caseload and the implementation of new postal laws and regulations. On her watch, the commission issued a number of major decisions including the first Exigency Rate Case, the

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Bhutan the Burt Todd's Bhutan Stamp Agency (BSA) period, both the BSA as well as the P&T Department issued FDCs, often for the same stamp issue. In recent years, Bhutan Post has missed several times to produce an FDC for a particular stamp issue, although sometimes private First Day of Issue covers are known to have filled the void, for instance on the occasion of the Punakha Dzong Cantilever Bridge stamp issue of 20 March 2009. An event cover was issued on 20 October 1967 on the occasion of the postal exhibition held at the Tashichho Dzong in Thimphu. Maximum cards

neg: Private stamp issues of Uruguay Private stamp issues of Uruguay Private stamps have been issued in Uruguay by (private) companies instead of the national postal administrations. These stamps were only intended for usage for local inland delivery and were unrecognised by the UPU. The postal services organised by the stagecoach companies, led by Mr. Lapido, started issuing stamps in 1856. These first private stamps came to be known as the "Diligencia" issue. A second issue, the so-called "Soles de Montevideo", followed in 1859. This is a survey of the private stamp issues of Uruguay. On October 1, 1856 the so-called "Diligencia" (stagecoach stamp) was issued

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Iceland 100th anniversary of his birth. In February of the following year, a set was issued with Frederick's silhouette. Although Frederick died in May 1912, no new stamps were issued until 1915, when another set of the 1907 design was issued in new colors. King Christian X first appeared on Icelandic stamps in a new set of 1920. Periodic stamp shortages plagued the postal service during the 1920s, and locally surcharged stamps were produced in 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, and 1930. The first pictorial, non-portrait stamps were issued in 1925, a set of five showing views of Iceland. Iceland's

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of New Brunswick Postage stamps and postal history of New Brunswick This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of New Brunswick. A total of eleven stamps were issued by New Brunswick. The first stamps of New Brunswick were issued in 1851. This set of three diamond-shaped issues continued until 1860 when the next and final issue was released. Commissioned by the postmaster of New Brunswick Charles Connell, the colony's second issue is notable in several ways. First, it is believed to include the first train ever shown on a postage stamp (relating to the European and North American Railway,

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of the Turks and Caicos Islands Islands was issued on 4 April 1867 and was the one penny red. The stamp was reissued numerous times, surcharged to create new values between 1/2 penny and 4 pence. The first stamp of the Turks and Caicos Islands were issued on 10 November 1900. The islands became a Crown Colony in 1962 and the first stamps issued under the new status were the "Freedom from Hunger" omnibus issue of 4 June 1963. From 1981 to 1985 overprinted stamps marked Caicos Islands were issued but they are of doubtful validity. Postage stamps and postal history of the Turks and Caicos

neg: Germania (stamp) Vineta in 1901. Germania stamps were not issued in the German colonies, instead in those territories the Yacht issue was released first in 1900 with the appropriate identifying inscriptions. From 1900 onwards the Deutsche Reichspost issued several postal stationeries with imprinted Germania stamps. The most common one is a ‘Postkarte’ (postcard) with an imprinted 5 Pfennig stamp. In 1916 the German government introduced a tax on the postal traffic, the Reichsabgabe. This involved a raising of the postal rates and the 5 Pfennig postcard was replaced by a 7½ Pfennig postcard. In 1918 the Reichsabgabe was raised. Now the 10

neg: Postal Orders of Gibraltar postal administration of the country in which the order is issued so allows, a current stamp for denoting a rate of postage of that country, but no other stamps may be used. A charge for poundage is applied according to the rates applicable when the order is issued. Postal Orders of Gibraltar British postal orders are currently issued in Gibraltar by the Royal Gibraltar Post Office. In accordance with the "Postal Order Regulations of 1961", postal orders may be issued for the following sums: The value of a postal order may be increased by affixing postage stamps not exceeding two

neg: Postage stamp design error by a member of the public. This usually happens within a few days of the stamp first going on sale, and usually ends up as the subject of newspaper articles. A recent example of this is the Maya Angelou stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service on April 7, 2015. The stamp contains a quotation that had been frequently attributed to Ms. Angelou, but was really written by Joan Walsh Anglund. In this circumstance, the Postal Service was unaware of the real author until it was brought to their attention by The Washington Post. The response of postal officials may

neg: Bugs Bunny of stamps purchased but not used. The introduction of Bugs onto a stamp was controversial at the time, as it was seen as a step toward the 'commercialization' of stamp art. The postal service rejected many designs and went with a postal-themed drawing. Avery Dennison printed the Bugs Bunny stamp sheet, which featured "a special ten-stamp design and was the first self-adhesive souvenir sheet issued by the U.S. Postal Service." A younger version of Bugs is the main character of "Baby Looney Tunes," which debuted on Kids' WB in 2001. In the action comedy "Loonatics Unleashed", his definite descendant Ace

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of the Australian Antarctic Territory Postage stamps and postal history of the Australian Antarctic Territory Australia has issued postage stamps for the Australian Antarctic Territory since 1957. All have been Antarctic themed, and are also valid for postage in Australia, so in practice they are just Australian stamps with a different inscription. The first stamp issued specifically for the territory was a two shilling blue stamp with a design of explorers and an Antarctic map, as shown in the adjacent picture. This was first issued in Australia on 27 March 1957 and in Antarctica on 11 December 1957. Used stamps from the territory are usually

neg: First stamp of the Russian Empire 10-kopeck stamps to the Postal Department for their further distribution to the provinces. Stamps were produced using two printing presses. One was received from Berlin, and it was used for printing the blue oval with the embossed Russian coat of arms and emblem of the Post Office. The brown frame of the stamp design was printed with the second press. The first Russian postage stamp was officially issued on , by the circular of the Postal Department "On the bringing of postal stamps for the common use" that also directed the following: Starting from 1 January of the next year

neg: Cancellation (mail) The portion of a cancellation that is designed to deface the stamp and does not contain writing is also called the "obliteration" or killer. Some stamps are issued pre-cancelled with a printed or stamped cancellation and do not need to have a cancellation added. Cancellations can affect the value of stamps to collectors, positively or negatively. The cancellations of some countries have been extensively studied by philatelists and many stamp collectors and postal history collectors collect cancellations in addition to the stamps themselves. The first adhesive postage stamp was the Penny Black, issued in 1840 by Great Britain. The postal

neg: Halfpenny Rose Red Halfpenny Rose Red The Halfpenny Rose Red, first issued on 1 October 1870, was the first halfpenny postage stamp issued in the United Kingdom. The halfpenny stamp was introduced following a reduction in the postal rate for newspapers and postcards. It was designed to be approximately half the size of the corresponding one penny stamp and is notable for being the smallest UK postage stamp ever issued at . The stamps (nicknamed 'Bantams' due to their small size) were printed in sheets of 480 (20 horizontal rows of 24 stamps). They were line engraved and featured a bust of Queen

neg: Millennium stamp Flight of the Earls, Land League and Irish Independence. Hong Kong SAR issued gold millennium stamps. Laos issued a miniature sheet of four stamps, showing a Laotian landscape, and, on the selvage, fireworks bursting high in the sky. Tonga – which was 'first to the millennium', issued a miniature sheet. The stamps (2) are circular. Millennium stamp A Millennium stamp is a postage stamp issued by a postal administration commemorating a millennium associated with that country's history but several countries issued stamps for the beginning of the 3rd millennium in same cases depicting some of their country's achievements over the

neg: U.S. Special Delivery (postal service) face valuation of ten cents ... [that] when attached to a letter, in addition to the lawful postage thereon ... shall be regarded as entitling such letter to immediate delivery."" The first Special delivery stamp was printed by the American Bank Note Company and issued on October 1, 1885. It could not be used to prepay postage or any other service. The stamp bears the words ""Secures immediate delivery at a special delivery office,"". In 1886 the Special Delivery service was expanded to all post offices and a new stamp was designed. The revised stamp was identical to the first

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Bhutan Early 1976 the Philatelic Bureau of the Department published a small brochure "Bhutan Stamp History" with a complete listing of all stamps issued from the first postage stamps of 10 October 1962 to December 1975. No other significant publication has been issued by the P&T Department or Bhutan Post since then. The intention to publish a book on the postal history of Bhutan at the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of postal services in Bhutan (1962 - 2012) had to be abandoned by Bhutan Post, reportedly because of lack of funds. Most stamps issued during the "Bhutan Stamp Agency" era

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Equatorial Guinea a set of three signs of the zodiac issued on 25 April 1968. Equatorial Guinea became an independent republic on 12 October 1968 and its first stamps as such were issued on that date. For some time after independence many colourful topical stamps were issued, they were more to attract overseas stamp collectors than for domestic use. From 1979 all stamps are designed and printed by the Spanish FNMT, since then a very moderated and decent stamp issuing policy is adopted. Postage stamps and postal history of Equatorial Guinea This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history

neg: Non-denominated postage Postal Service flexibility to refrain from reprinting hundreds of millions of stamps in a new denomination. The rate increase, to thirteen cents (US$0.13), occurred just after Christmas. The United States also issued stamps with letter denomination, beginning from "A", "B", etc., during postal rate changes. After reaching the letter "H", this practice was discarded in favor of simply indicating the class of postage (e.g., first class) for which the stamp was intended. In 2006, the United States Postal Service applied for permission to issue a stamp similar to non-denominated stamps in the UK, termed the "forever stamp", for first-class postage.

neg: Semi-postal stamp additional stamps were issued, three for other causes and the fourth a reissue of the Breast cancer stamp. A subsequent law allowed five more stamps to be issued at two year intervals over the next decade. The first, for Alzheimer's disease, was released in November, 2017. Semi-postal issues are not always issued on a regular basis for health and similar causes; they have been on occasion issued as a means of raising funds for disaster relief. These are usually sold as charity stamps, though occasionally, as with the 1971 refugee relief stamps of India, the excess cost has been levied

neg: Commemorative stamp here is the $1 stamp from the series: "Isabella pledging her jewels.") The United States 15-cent black stamp of 1866 depicts Abraham Lincoln, and was the first stamp issued after his assassination in 1865, but it was not officially declared as a memorial to him. The U.S. also issued a 5-cent stamp in 1882 showing the recently murdered President . In addition, the United States issued stamped envelopes for the Centennial Exposition in 1876, although technically these are postal stationery and not stamps. The British Jubilee Issue of 1887 may be thought of as commemorative of the 50 years' reign

neg: Breast cancer research stamp Research Stamp is an example of conscientious consumption in cause marketing, in which a person substitutes buying and consuming along with a tiny donation, for making a more significant donation. In 1996, the United States Postal Service Breast Cancer Awareness Stamp (the pink ribbon stamp at the then-current first class rate of 32 cents) was issued and did not sell well. The Breast Cancer Research Stamp was the idea of Ernie Bodai, MD, a breast surgeon. In 1997 he approached the United States Postal Service about pricing a stamp a few pennies over the regular price with the extra pennies

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of the Philippines explanation of this oddity seems to be that due to the lack of a 10 quartos stamps the stamp teller cut the stamp in half so he could have two 5 quartos stamps to conform in all likelihood with the local postal rate at that time. When the Filipinos rose in revolt in 1898 against Spain, their Revolutionary Government issued its own postage stamps. As a symbol of its new found freedom, the young Republic made its stamp in the shape of a triangle perhaps, to signify the French Revolution's LIBERTY, EQUALITY, and FRATERNITY. The Filipino rebels issued in all

neg: Semi-postal stamp in 1913. Many countries issued semi-postal stamps to raise money for the Red Cross in World War I. The surcharges are typically a fraction of the face value; at one point the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie was officially boycotting stamps with surcharges greater than 50 per cent of face value, saying that such issues were exploitive of stamp collectors. The United Kingdom's Royal Mail, a relative newcomer to semi-postals, issued its first stamp of this type in 1975 with a 4½p denomination and a premium of 1½p for charitable causes making the total cost 6p, with funds going to health

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Canada definitive stamp bearing the image of the Queen, using a photograph taken by rock star Bryan Adams. A similar redenominated stamp was issued in 2005 as a 50 cent denomination, and a 51 cent denomination in 2006 (see Queen Elizabeth II definitive stamp (Canada)). Postage stamps and postal history of Canada The postal and philatelic history of Canada concerns the territories which have formed Canada. Before Canadian confederation, the colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland issued stamps in their own names. The postal history falls into four major periods: French

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Christmas Island are also valid in Australia, as are Australian stamps in Christmas Island. According to the Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue, 32 stamps were issued when postal responsibility was exercised by the Phosphate Commission between 1958 and 1969, and 335 under the responsibility of the Christmas Island Administration between 1969 and 1993. From March 1993 to February 2003, during its ten first years of postal responsibility, Australia Post issued 153 stamps for Christmas Island. Christmas Island was annexed by the United Kingdom in 1888 and exploited by the Christmas Island Phosphate Company since 1899 with European employees and Malayan and Chinese workers.

neg: Postage stamp annual average number of new postage stamp issued by the U.S.P.S. has significantly increased. Postage stamp A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail), who then affix the stamp to the face or address-side of any item of mail—an envelope or other postal cover (e.g., packet, box, mailing cylinder)—that they wish to send. The item is then processed by the postal system, where a postmark or cancellation mark—in modern usage indicating date and point

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of New Zealand the first country in the world to prototype and install stamp vending machines; one was installed in the General Post Office, Wellington in 1905. The first items of postal stationery to be issued by New Zealand were postcards on 1 November 1876. The next items of postal stationery to be issued were newspaper wrappers on 1 April 1878. Lettercards were first issued on 1 January 1895, registered envelopes on 21 June 1898, envelopes on 4 June 1899 and air letter sheets or aerogrammes on 17 November 1941. The postal system in New Zealand was deregulated on 1 April 1998, meaning

neg: Postal Orders of Gibraltar Postal Orders of Gibraltar British postal orders are currently issued in Gibraltar by the Royal Gibraltar Post Office. In accordance with the "Postal Order Regulations of 1961", postal orders may be issued for the following sums: The value of a postal order may be increased by affixing postage stamps not exceeding two in number and not exceeding a total of 49 pence or the equivalent in coinage of the country in which the order is issued. Any such stamp may either be a stamp authorized or required to be used for the purpose of the post office or, if the

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Newfoundland stamp as a commemorative overprint. In 1933 the Post Office issued a permanent set of four airmail stamps, of which the 75-cent denomination was overprinted for General Balbo's flight two months after their issue. Postage stamps and postal history of Newfoundland This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Newfoundland. Newfoundland is a large Canadian island off the east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The first postage stamps of Newfoundland were issued in 1857. When Newfoundland entered into confederation with Canada in 1949, the

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Karelia its last; a semi-postal stamp issued in 1943. It depicts the arms of the territory, and the surcharge of 1.50 markka went to aid war victims. The stamps of the occupation saw limited use, and genuine used are today worth about twice as much as unused copies. None are especially rare. Stamps were issued by Finland during the 1919 Aunus expedition by overprinting "Aunus" on stamps of Finland. Postage stamps and postal history of Karelia Karelia has appeared in philately several times; first as a breakaway republic from Soviet Russia in 1922, later when Eastern Karelia was occupied by Finland

neg: Holiday stamp a new version of Hanukkah stamp which depicted menorah again. The stamp was issued on November 19 in New York. Many countries issue stamps to celebrate their Independence Day or Republic Day. India celebrates its Independence on August 15, beginning with its first three stamps issued in 1947. Republic Day is celebrated on January 26, commencing with the four stamps issued in 1950. Pakistan celebrates its Independence (Yaum e Azadi) on August 14, beginning with its first recess printed stamps. Kwanzaa is a non-religious African-American festival which synthesizes and reinvents traditional African "first fruits" celebrations. The U.S. Postal Service issued

neg: Provisional stamp Provisional stamp Linn's World Stamp Almanac defines a provisional stamp as "a postage stamp issued for temporary use to meet postal demands until new or regular stocks of stamps can be obtained." The issuance of provisional stamps might be occasioned by a change in name or government, by occupation of foreign territory, by a change in postal rates, by a change of currency, or by the need to provide stamps that are in short supply. An interesting example of issuing provisional stamps occurred during the Spanish–American War when supplies of stamps were low and the U.S. had occupation forces in

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Puerto Rico 1878. Spanish commemorative postage stamp was issued on the occasion of the four hundredth anniversary of Columbus' arrival in Puerto Rico in 1493, issued in 1893 when the island was still under Spanish rule. It is the only colonial-era Puerto Rican stamp that does not bear the face of the King of Spain. With the war of Spanish–American War, the United States invaded Puerto Rico and wrested power from the Spanish. For the first time, stamped envelopes became available to the residents of Puerto Rico. From 1871 to 1881 a number of different telegraph stamps were issued for Puerto Rico.

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Sri Lanka so far were rectangular in shape. The first irregular shape souvenir sheet was issued on 22 May 2001 on 'Seashells of Sri Lanka' for the World Biodiversity Day. The sheet was in the shape of a seashell. Now, Sri Lanka issues several souvenir sheets annually. A souvenir sheet is almost always issued with Wesak and Christmas stamps. Sometimes, choosing one stamp from a set of stamps, a small miniature sheet, containing that single stamp is issued. Because they are attractive, they have become favourites among collectors. Postage stamps and postal history of Sri Lanka This is a survey of the

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of South Sudan Stamp Collectors". Postage stamps and postal history of South Sudan The Republic of South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011 from Sudan and issued its first stamps on 13 July 2011. Only almost three months later, on 4 October 2011, did South Sudan become a member of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). Before independence, South Sudan used stamps issued by Sudan. The "Directorate of Postal Services of the Ministry of Telecommunication and Postal Services" is responsible for postal affairs in South Sudan. The first postage stamps for South Sudan were issued on 13 July 2011 by the "Ministry of

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Kyrgyzstan Postage stamps and postal history of Kyrgyzstan The postal history of Kyrgyzstan began when the nation declared independence in August 1991. Under the Soviet Union, the Kyrgyz SSR postal service was an integral part of the Soviet system. The republic was periodically recognized in sets of stamps honoring the different parts of the USSR. Kyrgyzstan is a member state of the Universal Postal Union since 1993 with its two designated postal operators - "Kyrgyz Pochtasy" SE and "Kyrgyz Express Post" LLC. Kyrgyzstan issued its first postage stamp on 4 February 1992, a single design depicting the Sary-Chelek Nature Preserve in

neg: Cinderella stamp Cinderella stamp In philately, a cinderella stamp is "virtually anything resembling a postage stamp, but not issued for postal purposes by a government postal administration..." The term also excludes imprinted stamps on postal stationery. As cinderella stamps are defined by what they are not, there are many different types and the term is usually construed fairly loosely. Items normally regarded as falling within the area are poster stamps, propaganda labels, commemorative stickers, stamps issued by non-recognised countries or governments, charity labels like Christmas seals and Easter seals, most telegraph stamps, some railway stamps, some local stamps and purely decorative items

neg: CIA invert CIA invert The CIA invert is a one-dollar value postage stamp error issued by the United States Postal Service. It is one stamp from the Americana series that were produced between 1975 and 1981. The $1 colonial rushlight holder stamp was first issued on July 2, 1979 and one pane of 100 stamps was issued with the dark brown (the last color printed, though it covers much of the stamp) inverted. The lamp candle holder, candle outline and text are inverted relative to the flame. About 95 copies have been accounted for. The Scott catalogue number is: 1610c. This was

neg: Basel Dove dove carrying a letter in its beak, and was inscribed "STADT POST BASEL". The stamp is printed in black, crimson and blue, making it the world's first tri-coloured stamp. It was valid for use until 30 September 1854, by which time 41,480 stamps had been printed. Basel Dove The Basel Dove is a notable stamp issued by the Swiss canton of Basel on 1 July 1845 with a value of 2½-rappen. It was the first tricolor stamp in the world and the only postage stamp issued by Basel. At the time each canton was responsible for its own postal service.

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Western Australia Postage stamps and postal history of Western Australia Western Australia, a state of Australia and formerly a British colony, established its postal service soon after the British settled in 1829; in December of that year, Fremantle's harbourmaster was appointed postmaster. A post office in Albany opened on 14 October 1834, and the main post office moved to Perth in 1835. The colony issued its first postage stamp on 1 August 1854. The 1d black stamp featured the black swan, a design used for most of the colony's later stamps as well. This stamp was engraved in England and printed by

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Azerbaijan 1991 and its first stamp was issued on 26 March 1992 to mark its independence. Unlike most other ex-Soviet republics, Azerbaijan did not overprint Soviet stamps to meet their postal needs after independence. The national postal service Azərpoçt was founded in 1992, which was restructured in 1999 and which became the national postal operator in 2004. The national postage stamp company Azermarka began functioning in 1992 and is responsible for the production and sale of all Azerbaijani postage stamps. On 1 April 1993, Azerbaijan became a member of the Universal Postal Union. A variety of definitive and commemorative stamps have

neg: Virgil Reilly for a wartime stamp issued in July 1940 – and was the third official 'First Day Cover' stamp issued by Australia's postal service. Reilly's first published comic books were two one-shot titles, "Texas Cody and the Treasure Hunters" and "Texas Cody and the Phantom of the Sand Dunes" published in 1947 by Joseph Swanson Wilkinson. In June 1950 Reilly created his best-known comic book, "Silver Flash and his Frogmen" for Invincible Press. It ran for 54 issues until 1955 when it transferred to Calvert Publishing appearing as "Captain Silver Flash". Reilly's fluid art style was well-suited to this underwater adventure

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Cyrenaica entire eastern section of the country. An Italian post office was opened in Benghazi in 1901 and the stamps of Italy were overprinted for use in the post office. The Ottoman Empire ceded Cyrenaica to Italy in 1912. From 1923 to 1934 stamps were issued for Cyrenaica, which were used concurrently with those of Italian Libya. The first stamps of Cyrenaica were Italian stamps overprinted CIRENAICA issued on 24 October 1923 at the same time as those for Tripolitania. Semi-postal stamps inscribed "Cirenaica" were issued in 1926, and regular commemorative and definitive stamp issues continued until 1934 when Tripolitania, Cyrenaica

neg: Sun Yat-sen stamps 1948-03-20, on Postal Commemoration Day, a large format $5,000.00 dark carmine commemorative was issued which included an illustration of the 10 cents Sun-Yat-sen stamp of the 1912 issue. It was lithographed with rubber plates by the Dah Yeh Printing Co. of Shanghai, and available both perforated 14 and imperforate. It was issued at a stamp exhibition in Nanjing, and honoured the 70th anniversary of the first Chinese stamp in 1878. An otherwise identical stamp, both perforated 14 and imperforate, was issued on 1948-05-19 in green for a philatelic exhibition in Shanghai. Commemoratives from the People’s Republic of China include: The

neg: Postal orders of Cyprus Postal orders of Cyprus Postal orders have been issued by Cyprus at various times. Information about them is not easily available. These have been reported, but cannot yet be confirmed. It is not yet known when these began to be issued, but they were overprinted and issued as late as the 1970s. These have been confirmed as having been issued at BFPO 567, Nicosia, Cyprus, which has since closed down. A 50 Pence postal order bearing the datestamp 'UN NICOSIA BFPO 567' with the date '04. AP 05' is in a private collection in New Zealand. This unusual date stamp

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Norfolk Island the first overprinted stamps of Norfolk to confront a change of postal rates. On 8 June 1956, was issued the first commemorative stamp marking the centenary of the arrival of Pitcairners, the first permanent and non penal settlement on Norfolk. The second commemorative needed to overprint the Australian stamp for the 150 years of postal service in Australia picturing Isaac Nichols, the first postmaster of New South Wales. Worth four pence in Australia, it was overprinted five pence for use in Norfolk. Starting 1960, the philatelic issues of Norfolk progressively were more numerous, with hiring of British printers in the

neg: JB Catalogue 2 August 2011, and the twenty first edition (2012) was awarded the Silver Medal in the "Australia 2013" FIP World Stamp Exhibition, which was held at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne between 10 and 15 May 2013. The "JB Catalogue" lists all of Malta's stamps and stationery, philatelic material issued by MaltaPost and a number of items relating to Malta's postal history. JB Catalogue The J.B. Catalogue of Malta Stamps and Postal History is Malta's leading stamp catalogue. It was first published in 1984 and is published bi-annually by Joseph Buttigieg of Sliema Stamp Shop. It is currently in

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Bahawalpur Postage stamps and postal history of Bahawalpur This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Bahawalpur. Bahawalpur used the postage stamps of British India until 1945. On 1 January 1945, it issued its own stamps, for official use only, a set of pictorials inscribed entirely in Arabic. On 1 December 1947 the state issued its first regular stamp, a commemorative stamp for the 200th anniversary of the ruling family, depicting Mohammad Bahawal Khan I, and inscribed "BAHAWALPUR". A series of 14 values appeared 1 April 1948, depicting various Nawabs and buildings. A handful of additional commemoratives

neg: Hanukkah of schoolchildren to the Oval Office for a small ceremony. The United States Postal Service has released several Hanukkah-themed postage stamps. In 1996 the United States Postal Service (USPS) issued a 32 cent Hanukkah stamp as a joint issue with Israel. In 2004 after 8 years of reissuing the menorah design, the USPS issued a dreidel design for the Hanukkah stamp. The dreidel design was used through 2008. In 2009 a Hanukkah stamp was issued with a design featured a photograph of a menorah with nine lit candles. In 2001, President George W. Bush held an official Hanukkah reception in

neg: Hanukkah stamps into eight boxes, one of which (the second K) is in the shape of a dreidel. The denomination was 44 cents. In 2013, the USPS issued a revamped Hanukkah menorah design on a brown background as a forever stamp with an effective 46 cent denomination. The stamp was redesigned and issued in 2016 with a blue background and an effective 47 cent denomination. Hanukkah stamps The United States Postal Service has released several Hanukkah themed postage stamps. The United States Postal Service (USPS) issued a 32 cent Hanukkah stamp in 1996 as a joint issue with Israel. This initial printing

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Estonia products. They also offered year-sets in folders at a premium both for stamps and First Day Covers. In December 2017, the World Online Philatelic Agency (WOPA) recognised an Estonian stamp designed by Indrek Ilves and depicting a lynx as the most beautiful stamp of 2017. Postage stamps and postal history of Estonia This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Estonia. The stamps of Estonia are issued by the postal administration Eesti Post () which is the country's only provider of universal postal services. In 1625, mainland Estonia came entirely under Swedish Empire rule. Estonia was

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Lagos Postage stamps and postal history of Lagos This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Lagos, now part of modern Nigeria. The first stamps of Lagos were issued on 10 June 1874. Stamps portraying Queen Victoria were issued until October 1902. In August 1893, an 1887 4d was overprinted "HALF PENNY". On 22 January 1904 a new design portraying King Edward VII was issued. Despite it being used for only 2 years, the set was issued twice with different watermarks. The last stamp was a 6d issued on 31 October 1905. From 16 February 1906, Lagos

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Burma identified by the postmarks used which, after 1856, were specially prepared for Burma post offices. The first stamps of Burma were stamps of British India overprinted "BURMA" from 1 April 1937. The first stamps inscribed Burma in the design, rather than simple overprints, were definitive stamps depicting King George VI issued between 1938 and 1940. On 6 May 1940 a commemorative stamp was issued to celebrate the centenary of the first postage stamp by overprinting one of the 1938 stamp with the inscriptions "Commemoration Postage Stamp 6th May 1840". During World War II, Burma was occupied by the Japanese between

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of the Netherlands Netherlands were occupied by Germany. Stamp issues continued and a number of semi-postal stamps were issued. The Netherlands were liberated on . The previous stamps continued in use until a new series was introduced on . This series contained stamps originally issued by the Netherlands Government in Exile in Britain in 1944 for use on ships of the Netherlands Navy serving with the Allies. Regular stamp issues have continued since then including several long-running definitive stamp series, numerous commemorative stamps and the regular issue of semi-postal stamps for charitable causes which has become a notable feature of Netherlands philately. In

neg: War tax stamp War tax stamp A war tax stamp is a type of postage stamp added to an envelope in addition to regular postage. It is similar to a postal tax stamp, but the revenue is used to defray the costs of a war; as with other postal taxes, its use is obligatory for some period of time. The first war tax stamps were produced in 1874 in Spain, during the Third Carlist War. A decree of October 2, 1873 imposed a war tax on letters and stamped documents. The stamps were issued on January 1, 1874 in two denominations, 5 centimos

neg: Revenue stamp have sometimes combined the functions of postage and revenue stamps. In the former British Empire, such stamps were often inscribed ""Postage and Revenue"" to reflect their dual function. Other countries have simply allowed revenue stamps to be used for postage or vice versa. A revenue stamp authorized subsequently for postal use is known as a postal fiscal. Bhutan, for instance, authorized the use of revenue stamps for postal purposes from 1955 until the first proper postage stamps of the country were issued in 1962. In the Stanley Gibbons catalog, this type of stamp has an F prefix. While revenue stamps

neg: Holiday stamp succeeding years, the U.S. Postal Service issued additional stamps until all twelve animals associated with the Chinese lunar calendar were represented. The calligraphic characters on these stamps may be translated into English as "Happy New Year". Hong Kong was one of the first countries to issue a commemorative stamp for the lunar new year since the 1960s (1967), but other countries have followed: Most of these stamps consist of first day covers, commemorative sheets and multiple country brochures. Holiday stamp Holiday stamps are a type of postage stamp issued to commemorate a particular religious festival or holiday. Many nations in

neg: Holiday stamp countries with an Eid stamp. The U.S. Postal Service issued a 32 cent stamp on October 22, 1996 as a joint issue with Israel. Hanukkah commemorates the revolt led by Judah Maccabee against the government of Antiochus IV in 165 BC. This initial printing produced 103.5 million stamps and in it was re-issued in 1999 in a 33 cent value. The Israeli stamp employs the same multi-colored menorah design, by American Hannah Smotrich, a graduate of the Yale School of Art. Israel also issued a first day cover as well as a souvenir sheet, which shows both stamps (pictured on

neg: Bureau of Engraving and Printing the first year of stamp production, the BEP had printed and delivered more than 2.1 billion stamps. The United States Postal Service switched purely to private postage stamp printers in 2005, ending 111 years of production by the Bureau. Starting in 2011 the United States Postal Service in-housed all postage stamp printing services. Plate capacity on power presses increased from four to eight notes per sheet in 1918 in order to meet greatly expanded production requirements related to World War I. With the redesign of currency in 1929, the first major change since paper currency was first issued in 1861,

neg: Malta Postal Museum and artifacts related to the postal history of Malta from the 16th century to the present day, along with every Maltese postage stamp issued from 1860 (the Halfpenny Yellow) to 2010. The collection is displayed so as to indicate the role played by the postal service at various points throughout Malta's history. The museum includes a gift shop, a section dedicated to children, and two galleries for temporary exhibitions. The first exhibition included artworks by Emvin Cremona, Malta's most prominent stamp designer. The museum is open to the public from Mondays to Saturdays. Malta Postal Museum The Malta Postal Museum

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Qatar was changed from Indian Rupees to Dirhams and Riyals. Qatar became independent on 3 September 1971 and this was marked with a set of four stamps issued on 17 January 1972. Regular commemorative and definitive stamps have been issued since then, mostly on subjects relevant to Qatar. A postage stamp booklet was issued in 1977. Postage stamps and postal history of Qatar This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Qatar. Qatar had special treaty relations with Great Britain from 1916 until 3 September 1971, when it became an independent state. From 18 May 1950 British

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Czechoslovakia stamps and official stamps. After World War II, Czechoslovakia was re-established and regular issues of Czechoslovakia resumed. The last stamp of Czechoslovakia was issued on 18 December 1992 and marked "Stamp Day". Although the Czech Republic and Slovakia officially separated on 1 January 1993, the stamps of Czechoslovakia continued to be valid for the payment of postage in both countries until the end of July 1993. Postage stamps and postal history of Czechoslovakia This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia was a country in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it

neg: Private stamp issues of Uruguay 1857, Mr. Lapido resigned from the post of Director and was replaced by Prudencio Echevarriarza, who continued the reforms of his predecessor, and presented a proposal to the government for the application of postal stamps for correspondence between every point in the country. This was approved by the government and was laid down in its decree of 11 June 1859.' The first stamps with government approval were hence issued on 1 July 1859. Private stamp issues of Uruguay Private stamps have been issued in Uruguay by (private) companies instead of the national postal administrations. These stamps were only intended for

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of East Africa and Uganda Protectorates are known to have been issued; eight during the reign of Edward VII and four during the reign of George V. One unusual item of postal stationery item, issued in 1903, was a telegram sheet with a one rupee stamp imprint. The design of the stamp was hexagonal with the head of Edward VII in a circle in the centre. Postage stamps and postal history of East Africa and Uganda Protectorates East Africa and Uganda Protectorates was the name used by the combined postal service of the British protectorates, British East Africa and Uganda, between 1 April 1903 and 22

neg: CIA invert Stamp catalogs list its price as only $15,000, one-tenth of the Inverted Jenny that is valued at $150,000 despite the fact that about the same number of each stamp exist. A block of four stamps sold in 2004 for $60,000 and a second block was sold in 2015 for $71,875. Reproductions have been sold on eBay. CIA invert The CIA invert is a one-dollar value postage stamp error issued by the United States Postal Service. It is one stamp from the Americana series that were produced between 1975 and 1981. The $1 colonial rushlight holder stamp was first issued on

neg: Christmas stamp Brazil issued four semi-postal stamps with designs featuring the three kings and a star, an angel and child, the Southern Cross and a child, and a mother and child. In 1941 Hungary also issued a semi-postal whose additional fees were to pay for "soldiers' Christmas". The first stamps to depict the Nativity were the Hungary issue of 1943. These were all one-time issues, more like commemorative stamps than regular issues. The next Christmas stamps did not appear until 1951, when Cuba issued designs with poinsettias and bells, followed by Haiti (1954), Luxembourg and Spain (1955), then Australia, Korea, and Liechtenstein

neg: Postage stamps and postal history of Bhutan found in the Scott, Stanley Gibbons and Michel stamp catalogues. The P&T Department of the Royal Government of Bhutan has issued a few publications with information on the history of the postal services. Early May 1969 on the occasion of the inauguration of the first Thimphu GPO building on 11 May 1969, the Department issued a booklet "Postal Services in Bhutan", providing an overview of the gradual expansion of the postal services in Bhutan since 1962. In 1970 a nice 90-page booklet "Bhutan Through Postage Stamps" was produced, with detailed information about all stamps issued between 1962 and end 1969.