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The pattern of the Orenburg shawl on the postage stamp. Russian Post, 2013.. The Orenburg shawl is a Russian knitted lace textile using goat down and stands as one of the classic symbols of Russian handicraft, along with Tula samovars, the Matrioshka doll, Khokhloma painting, Gzhel ceramics, the Palekh miniature, Vologda lace, Dymkovo toys, Rostov finift (enamel), and Ural malachite.
With modern laser-engraving technology, personalized rubber stamps can be made in minutes. Rubber stamps for business commonly show an address, corporate logo and business registration number. [5] [6] Some stamps also have movable parts that allow the user to adjust the date or the wording of the stamp. They are used to date incoming mail, as ...
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.
Sales of postage stamps are an important source of income for some countries whose stamp issues may exceed their postal needs, but have designs that appeal to many stamp collectors. Queen Victoria 's profile was a staple on 19th century stamps of the British Empire , shown here on a half-penny stamp of the Falkland Islands, 1891.
It was initially announced that stamps without barcodes would not be valid from 1 February 2023. However, Royal Mail decided to add an additional six month grace period. [18] Special stamps with pictures and Christmas stamps without a barcode will remain valid. [19] UK stamps bearing the head of Charles III became available on 4 April 2023 ...
Specimen stamps have no postal validity so postal administrations are free to distribute them as widely as they like and this can include to stamp dealers, philatelic magazines, government bodies, embassies and as promotional items for philatelists. As many specimen stamps are worth more than the originals, they have often been forged.
The 4d bright vermilion of 1969 replaced the dark-coloured 4d of the original 1967 issue.. The Machin series / ˈ m eɪ tʃ ɪ n / of postage stamps was the main definitive stamp series in the United Kingdom for most of the reign of Elizabeth II, from 1967 until her death in 2022.
Issue number Issue date Issue title Details of stamps in issue Designer(s) 2020 [1]; 581 2020-01-21 Video games: 8 stamps: 2nd class ×2: Elite (1984) BBC Micro and Acorn Electron, Worms (1995) Commodore Amiga; 1st class ×2: Lemmings (1991) Commodore Amiga, Sensible Soccer (1992) Commodore Amiga; £1.55 ×2: Micro Machines (1991) Sega Mega Drive, Wipeout (1995) Sony PlayStation; £1.60 ×2 ...