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Apart from the interest to the student of 'specimen' stamps the value of this collection lies in its world-wide scope, as it provides the general public with the stamps of almost 500 postal administrations. [2] As of 2007 the stamps in the collection were held in 228 albums and the postal stationery in 22.
The British £1 stamp for the 1929 Postal Union Congress, designed by Harold Nelson.. The Postal Union Congress is the main international meeting of the Universal Postal Union, used to discuss various issues affecting international postal services, such as legislation, the political climate, and other strategic issues.
The stamp was issued along with four other small format stamps to mark the 1929 Postal Union Congress of the Universal Postal Union and was criticised at the time for its high face value. As the other stamps in the set were low values, it has been speculated that the value of the large stamp may have been set at £1 to produce a more impressive ...
UPU Specimen Stamps. Abingdon: Oxford Book Projects, 2015 ISBN 978-1-870696-05-0 560p. Easton, John. The De La Rue History of British & Foreign Postage Stamps 1855 to 1901. London: Faber & Faber for The Royal Philatelic Society London, 1958 846p. Samuel, Marcus. Specimen Stamps of the Crown Colonies, 1857-1948. London: Royal Philatelic Society ...
75th Anniversary of Universal Postal Union: Four (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 d, 3d, 6d, 1s) 1951 3 May 1951 Festival of Britain: Two (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 d, 4d) 3 May 1951 High Value Definitives George VI (This set is not a Commemorative issue, it is the first set of 'Pictorial' High Value Definitives) Four (2s 6d, 5s, 10s, £1) 1953 3 June 1953 Coronation of Queen ...
The worldwide postal system constituting the individual national postal systems of the world's self-governing states is coordinated by the Universal Postal Union, which among other things sets international postage rates, defines standards for postage stamps and operates the system of international reply coupons.
The 1-cent drop-letter rate was also restored, and Post Office plans did not at first include a stamp for it; later, however, an essay for a 6-cent Franklin double-weight stamp was converted into a drop-letter value. Along with this 1¢ stamp, the post office initially issued only two additional denominations in the series of 1851: 3¢ and 12 ...
Either a "class" stamp can be used, or denominated stamps to the value of the postage. "Class" stamps remain valid for the stated class even after price increases. When letter size in addition to weight came into use to determine postage, additional "large letter" 1st and 2nd class stamps were added. [16]