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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.
The Rubber Stamp Film is a 1983 [1] 7 minute 16mm short animated film by Joanna Priestley, [2] using rubber stamped images and drawings on paper. The film was directed, produced, and animated by Priestley with sound designed and produced by R. Dennis Wiancko.
An eki stamp (駅スタンプ, eki sutanpu, "station stamp") is a free, collectible, rubber ink stamp found at many train stations in Japan. [1] Their designs typically feature imagery emblematic of the station's associated city or surrounding area, such as landmarks , mascots , or locally produced goods.
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.
Once a stamp subject is selected, Canada Post's Stamp Products group conducts research. Designs are commissioned from two firms, both chosen for their expertise. The designs are presented anonymously to the committee. [38] The committee's process and selection policy have changed little in the thirty years since it was introduced.
A pane from a postage stamp booklet showing two different stamps from the Wilding series.. The Wildings were a series of definitive postage and revenue stamps featuring the Dorothy Wilding photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II that were in use from December 1952 (they were the first UK stamps issued during her reign) until decimalisation in 1971.