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2. Postage stamps and postal history of the Canal Zone

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   This agreement was brought about as a result of an investigation into the protests made by Panama officials and business. These issues were in use from July 18 to December 11, 1904. Only a small percentage were actually sold, with the greater bulk of them destroyed on January 2–3, 1906, supervised by the Director of Posts, Tom M. Cooke. [11]

3. Imprinted stamp - Wikipedia

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   In philately, an imprinted stamp is a stamp printed onto a piece of postal stationery such as a stamped envelope, postal card, letter sheet, letter card, aerogram or wrapper. [1] The printing may be flat upon the surface of the paper, or embossed with a raised relief. [2] An imprinted stamp is also known as unadhesive stamp [3] or indicium. [1]

4. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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   The increasing use of email and other technologies during the 1990s led to a decline in the amount of first-class mail, while bulk mail increased. A large variety of commemorative stamps continue to appear, but more of them just go to collectors, while the stamps of the average person's daily mail are non-denominated types issued specifically ...

5. Stamped envelope - Wikipedia

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   A 2 centavos stamped envelope with embossed Columbus indicium and 3c adhesive postage stamp from Cuba to Norway ca. 1904. A stamped envelope or postal stationery envelope (PSE) is an envelope with a printed or embossed indicium indicating the prepayment of postage. It is a form of postal stationery.

6. Hot stamping - Wikipedia

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   In the 19th century, hot stamping became a popular method of applying gold tooling or embossing in book printing on leather and paper. [5] The first patent for hot stamping was recorded in Germany by Ernst Oeser in 1892. [2] From the 1950s onward, the method became a popular means of marking plastic . [4]

7. Postage stamp - Wikipedia

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   Stamps are most commonly made from paper designed specifically for them, and are printed in sheets, rolls, or small booklets. Less commonly, postage stamps are made of materials other than paper, such as embossed foil (sometimes of gold). Switzerland made a stamp that contained a bit of lace and one of wood. The United States produced one of ...