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Mathematical riddle
The postage stamp problem is a mathematical riddle that asks what is the smallest postage value which cannot be placed on an envelope, if the latter can
Postage_stamp_problem
Piece of paper which shows payment for postage
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
Postage_stamp
adhesive postage stamps, first issued by the U.S. government post office July 1, 1847, in the denominations of five and ten cents, with the use of stamps made
Postage stamps and postal history of the United States
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_United_States
Mail sent with insufficient postage
Postage due is the term used for mail sent with insufficient postage. A postage due stamp is a stamp added to an underpaid piece of mail to indicate the
Postage_due
Postage stamp paper is the foundation or substrate of the postage stamp to which the ink for the stamp's design is applied to one side and the adhesive
Postage_stamp_paper
American postage stamp with design error
known as an Upside Down Jenny, Jenny Invert) is a 24 cent United States postage stamp first issued on May 10, 1918, in which the image of the Curtiss JN-4
Inverted_Jenny
American inventor
entrepreneur and inventor who created the encased postage stamp. Gault used these encased postage stamps as a means to solve a coin shortage during the Civil
John_Gault
Graphic design of postage stamps
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
Postage_stamp_design
Stamp that may be used to pay for post or revenue
A postage and revenue stamp, sometimes also called a dual-purpose stamp or a compound stamp, is a stamp which is equally valid for use for postage or revenue
Postage_and_revenue_stamp
Type of adhesive for stamps
led to his invention of stamp gum in 1837. The world's first adhesive postage stamp was called the Penny Black. Many early stamps were not gummed, however
Postage_stamp_gum
The postage stamps and postal system of the Confederate States of America carried the mail of the Confederacy for a brief period in U.S. history. Early
Postage stamps and postal history of the Confederate States
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Confederate_States
Type of postage stamp
Non-denominated postage is a postage stamp intended to meet a certain postage rate, but printed without the denomination, the price for that rate. They
Non-denominated_postage
UK postage stamp series
The Wildings were a series of definitive postage and revenue stamps featuring the Dorothy Wilding photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II that were
Wilding_series
Natural number
partitions of 22. 388 = 22 × 97. It is the solution to the postage stamp problem with 6 stamps and 6 denominations. There are 388 uniform rooted trees with
300_(number)
Face value of a stamp
be because the stamp is deliberately non-denominated to pay the cost of a particular service, or because the stamp is not a postage stamp. It might be a
Denomination_(postage_stamp)
Collecting of postage stamps and related objects
Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects. It is an area of philately, which is the study (or combined study and collection)
Stamp_collecting
In philately a reprint is a new printing of a postage stamp from the original plates. A reprint is to be distinguished from a new print which is not printed
Postage_stamp_reprint
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Switzerland. The first stamps used in Switzerland were issued by the cantons of Zürich (1843)
Postage stamps and postal history of Switzerland
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Switzerland
1902, also known as the Second Bureau Issue, is a set of definitive postage stamps in fourteen denominations ranging between one cent and five dollars
Series of 1902 (United States postage stamps)
Series_of_1902_(United_States_postage_stamps)
Mathematical problem
(nor the smaller values, 1-8, 10-14, 16, 17, 19-23). Postage stamp problem Change-making problem Sylver coinage Numerical semigroup The original source
Coin_problem
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and the modern Russian Federation. Records mention a
Postage stamps and postal history of Russia
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Russia
The history of the postage stamps and postal history of China is complicated by the gradual decay of Imperial China and the years of civil war and Japanese
Postage stamps and postal history of China
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_China
List of postage stamps issued by the United Kingdom
This is a list of British postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail postal service of the United Kingdom, normally referred to in philatelic circles as Great
List of British postage stamps
List_of_British_postage_stamps
Soviet postage stamps were elucidated in the annual publication Soviet Collector and the monthly magazine Filateliya SSSR. The first postage stamps of the
Postage stamps of the Soviet Union
Postage_stamps_of_the_Soviet_Union
Natural number
number. 1841 = 7 × 263. It is the solution to the postage stamp problem with 3 denominations and 29 stamps. 1847 is a super-prime. 1859 = 11 × 132. It is
1000_(number)
modernized and efficient and its postage stamps expertly designed and manufactured. The Ottoman Empire's early or "classic" stamp issues between 1863 and 1888
Postage stamps and postal history of Turkey
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Turkey
Rare Chinese postage stamp
Country is Red is a Chinese postage stamp, issued on 24 November 1968, which contained a problem with the design. The stamp features a map of China with
The_Whole_Country_Is_Red
Set of United States postage stamps
16 postage stamps issued by the United States to commemorate the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago during 1893. The finely-engraved stamps were
Columbian_Issue
philatelists to refer to the postage stamps issued by France for use in the parts of the French colonial empire that did not have stamps of their own. These were
Postage stamps of the French colonies
Postage_stamps_of_the_French_colonies
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Afghanistan. The first stamps appeared in 1871. They were round in shape, imperforate, and
Postage stamps and postal history of Afghanistan
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Afghanistan
Stamp series
The Machin series /ˈmeɪtʃɪn/ of postage stamps was the main definitive stamp series in the United Kingdom for most of the reign of Elizabeth II, from 1967
Machin_series
The first postage stamps of Bhutan were issued in 1962, the same year that the first motorable road was opened. Before that there was a mail delivery system
Postage stamps and postal history of Bhutan
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Bhutan
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Tasmania (originally known as Van Diemen's Land), a former British colony that is now part
Postage stamps and postal history of Tasmania
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Tasmania
Mail service operating within a limited geographical area
onwards, when postage stamps were first introduced, special stamps were often issued; for instance the cantons of Switzerland issued stamps for use within
Local_post
Definitive stamps of Russia are the regular postage stamp issues produced in the Russian Empire and RSFSR between 1857 and 1923, and in the Russian Federation
Definitive_stamps_of_Russia
the basic postage stamp from 45c to 50c. The increase, which will take effect from January 2003, will see the price of the basic postage stamp rise for
List of postage rates in Australia
List_of_postage_rates_in_Australia
equivalent of a postage stamp, online onto a label or envelope of certain specified types, or plain paper, without having to buy a normal stamp. The user can
Royal_Mail_Online_Postage
The history of postage stamps and postal history of Malaysia, a state in Southeast Asia that occupies the south of the Malay Peninsula and Sarawak and
Postage stamps and postal history of Malaysia
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Malaysia
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Cuba. Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean Sea. The nation of Cuba consists of the main
Postage stamps and postal history of Cuba
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Cuba
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Egypt. Handstamps were first introduced during the Napoleonic period, 1798–1800. Single line
Postage stamps and postal history of Egypt
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Egypt
American postage stamp series
The Washington–Franklin Issues are a series of definitive U.S. Postage stamps depicting George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, issued by the U.S. Post
Washington–Franklin_Issues
Legislation placing a tax on documents
In 1963 production of postage stamps passed to the General Post Office.[citation needed] The Finance Act 1986 introduced Stamp Duty Reserve Tax. From
Stamp_act
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Transnistria, an unrecognized breakaway territory of Moldova and the de facto independent
Postage stamps and postal history of Transnistria
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Transnistria
adhesive postage stamps, with "district overprints", a unique feature among postal systems worldwide, employed to protect from theft of postage stamps. In
Postage stamps and postal history of Mexico
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Mexico
System for transporting documents and other small packages
prepaid. Proof of payment is usually in the form of an adhesive postage stamp, but a postage meter is also used for bulk mailing. Postal authorities often
official were all constructed by Perkins Bacon, the printers of the first postage stamps issued in Great Britain. The construction of these plates was long and
Penny_Black_printing_plates
Layer of text or graphics added to a banknote or postage stamp
an additional layer of text or graphics added to the face of a postage or revenue stamp, postal stationery, banknote or ticket after it has been printed
Overprint
to the field of psychology who have been commemorated on worldwide postage stamps. It is adapted from two philatelic listings published by psychologists
List of psychologists on postage stamps
List_of_psychologists_on_postage_stamps
Stamps depicting Chinese statesman Sun Yat-sen
Catalogue of the Stamps of China, edition revised and sipplemented by Lee H. Hill, Jr., Tampa, Hill-Donnelly, 1998 Scott 2003 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue
Sun_Yat-sen_stamps
Fraudulently manufactured imitation postage stamps
In general, philatelic fakes and forgeries are labels that look like postage stamps but have been produced to deceive or defraud. Learning to identify these
Philatelic fakes and forgeries
Philatelic_fakes_and_forgeries
Indian politician (1894-1954)
quick decisions and firm action". India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp On 1 April 1969 to acknowledge his services to India. In November 2011
Rafi_Ahmed_Kidwai
Mistakes that can occur during production of postage stamps
postage stamps. Postal authorities generally take some care to ensure that mistakes do not get out of the printing plant; to be valid, the EFO stamps
Errors,_freaks,_and_oddities
Soviet republic from 1922 to 1936
and Azerbaijan each issued their own postage stamps. The Transcaucasian Federation began issuing its own stamps on September 15, 1923, and superseded
Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
Transcaucasian_Socialist_Federative_Soviet_Republic
Pakistani poet (1931–2002)
anniversary on 8 November 2013, Pakistan Post Office issued a commemorative postage stamp in its 'Men of Letters' series to honor Elia for his literary services
Jaun_Elia
printing of a postage stamp not from the original printing plate, when the stamp is no longer sold at the post office counter for postage purposes. Where
New_print
1922 music hall song recorded by Charles Penrose
Retrieved 15 February 2015. "Stamp: The Laughing Policeman (United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland) (Greetings Stamps 1990 - Smiles) Mi:GB 1256
The_Laughing_Policeman_(song)
This is an overview of the postage stamps and postal history of the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, one of the Comoros Archipelago islands located on the
Postage stamps and postal history of Mayotte
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Mayotte
adhesive postage stamps as alternative ways of getting the sender to pay for postage, at a time when prepayment was optional. Previously, postage had depended
Uniform_Penny_Post
mail along with postage stamp, the New Zealand seals combined both postage and charity in a single label. Authority to issue charity stamps was created by
Health_stamp
Indian singer and actor (1924–1998)
Azam in 1987, along with Hemlata. India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp to honor him in 2016. Talat Mahmood acted in over a dozen films with
Talat_Mahmood
19th-20th century US government tax
permits. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States George Townsend Turner, prominent revenue stamp collector Stamp Act 1765 Revenue stamps of Hawaii
Revenue stamps of the United States
Revenue_stamps_of_the_United_States
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Cape of Good Hope. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach the Cape of Good Hope
Postage stamps and postal history of the Cape of Good Hope
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Cape_of_Good_Hope
German island in the North Sea) was a British possession, about 20 postage stamps were issued between 1867 and 1890. There were up to eight printings
Postage stamps and postal history of Heligoland
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Heligoland
independent republic on 6 August 1825. It has produced its own postage stamps since 1867. Stamps from Bolivia are marked as Correos de Bolivia. Tensions between
Postage stamps and postal history of Bolivia
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Bolivia
Block of stamps showing plate identifying marks
notices a problem with the printing of a certain stamp, the plate number can be used to locate the proper plate or cylinder so the problem can be investigated
Plate_block
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Uruguay. Uruguay is in the southeastern part of South America and has a population of over
Postage stamps and postal history of Uruguay
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Uruguay
commemorative stamps 1980–1989 United Kingdom commemorative stamps 1990–1999 United Kingdom commemorative stamps 2000–2009 United Kingdom commemorative stamps 2010–2019
United Kingdom commemorative stamps 2020–2029
United_Kingdom_commemorative_stamps_2020–2029
British stamp dealer and philatelic publisher
retailing of collectable postage stamps and similar products. The group is incorporated in London. The company is a major stamp dealer and philatelic publisher
Stanley_Gibbons
Statutory Body of India
postage-stamp collections. Function include design, printing and distribution of special or commemorative postage stamps, definitive postage stamps and
India_Post
Postage stamps issued for regions of the UK
Country definitives, previously known as regionals, are the postage stamps issued for each of the home nations of the United Kingdom and (until 1969) the
Country_definitives
1860 postage stamp of the Kingdom of Greece
the organization of the postal service and the introduction of the postage stamp. Enacted by the Royal Decree of May 8, 1858, it was published on December
Hermes_(Greek_stamp)
Labels (not stamps) placed on mail during Christmas
Christmas seals are adhesive labels that are similar in appearance to postage stamps that are sold then affixed to mail during the Christmas season to raise
Christmas_seal
Printer of books, banknotes, and postage stamps
of books, bank notes and postage stamps, most notable for printing the Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamps, in 1840. Jacob Perkins invented
Perkins_Bacon
Islands has issued its own stamps since 1866. The first Post Office was opened in Tortola in 1787. At the time postage stamps were not yet invented, and
Postage stamps and postal history of the British Virgin Islands
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands
American stamp dealer and editor
& Stamps Magazine, published by John Dunn, and edited by John Leszak ) Mekeel collected postage stamps of Mexico and wrote The Mexican Postal Stamp Catalog
Charles_Haviland_Mekeel
Swedish inventor
was a Swedish inventor, most noted for his work on the first Swedish postage stamps. Born in Karlskrona, Blekinge County, Sweden, he was the son of colonel
Pehr_Ambjörn_Sparre
Indian physician, philosopher, spiritual leader (1888–1969)
on 27 January 1969. The Government of India released a commemorative postage stamp, in 1987. "Patna High Court". indiankanoon.org. "Anukul Thakur: Life
Anukulchandra_Chakravarty
Aromatised wine-based apéritif
On a French postage stamp of 1932 is a small advertisement for Byrrh on the selvage of the stamp sheet. The stamp is a 50 centimes stamp designed for
Byrrh
British Commonwealth definitive stamp series
Rhodesia in 1913–1924 (Scott 119–138). Of the three countries that issued postage stamps portraying King George in his Admiral uniform, The Admirals, Canada
Admirals_(philately)
American artist (1891–1970)
1970) was best known as the freelance artist who designed some 77 postage stamps for the U.S. Post Office while working at the Bureau of Engraving and
Charles_R._Chickering
to conform to a number of agreements covering the issuance of stamps, the rates of postage, and the exchange of mail. For philatelic purposes such states
Postage stamps and postal history of the postal convention states of India
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_postal_convention_states_of_India
Indian Muslim activist (1878–1931)
a birth centenary commemorative postage stamp in 1978. Pakistan Postal Services issued a commemorative postage stamp for Muhammad Ali Jawhar in its 'Pioneers
Mohammad_Ali_Jauhar
Postal service in New Zealand
retailers of postage stamps.[citation needed] There was a reduction in the "real" price of postage, with a nominal drop of the standard letter postage rate from
NZ_Post
Computer-simulated universes
simulation was recognized by Deutsche Post through a special series of stamps. Computational fluid dynamics Large-scale structure of the universe List
Illustris_project
Proposed Czechoslovak colony in Africa
There are cases when overprints of Č.S.P. appeared on German colonial stamps from Togo. The origin of this modification is unknown, it could have been
Czechoslovak_Togo
Punjabi Muslim preacher and mystic (c. 1188 – 1266)
anniversary of Baba Farid, the Pakistan Post Office issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honor. Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Punjab, India
Baba_Farid
Indian singer and composer (1906–1975)
birth anniversary, the Indian Postal Service released a commemorative postage stamp, in Agartala, where an exhibition on his life and work was also inaugurated;
S._D._Burman
Devisor of the British postal system (1795–1879)
concepts of the modern postal service, including the invention of the postage stamp. Hill made the case that if letters were cheaper to send, people, including
Rowland_Hill
Kingdom in northwestern Yemen (1918–1970)
States A postage stamp related to the North Yemen Civil War A postage stamp related to Hasan bin Yahya Kingdom of Yemen postage stamp A stamp regarding
Kingdom_of_Yemen
System for dealing with email spam
sourceforge.net. Retrieved 13 October 2014. "Penny Post: What do you mean by Postage Stamp?". Pennypost.sourceforge.net. 16 June 2008. Archived from the original
Hashcash
Motor vehicle
Saab 96 features on several postage stamps. A Monte-Carlo Rally Saab 96, driven by Erik Carlsson, appears on a Swedish stamp. Saab 60 Saab 98 Sedgwick,
Saab_96
Postal service for Guernsey, Channel Islands
letter receiving house or post office, which was often a coaching inn, a postage stamp purchased and the letter handed to the receiver or postmaster, to connect
Guernsey_Post
American businessman (1871–1933)
identified a problem that was costing his firm time and money — affixing postage stamps to hundreds of envelopes took time and also led to stamp theft. An
Arthur_Pitney
Australian philatelic dealer, publisher and writer
promotion based on stamp collecting". Initially planned to last three months and distribute two million mystery packets of real postage stamps from around the
Bill_Hornadge
American technology company
1902, Arthur Pitney patented his first "double-locking" hand-cranked postage-stamping machine, and with patent attorney Eugene A. Rummler, founded the Pitney
Pitney_Bowes
coverage of Adventists and Adventism in film, television, literature, postage stamps and have been discussed in the media for their longevity. Adventists
Seventh-day Adventism in popular culture
Seventh-day_Adventism_in_popular_culture
February 2011. Gondwana Collection Namibia & NamPost. Stamps & Stories: 50 Stories on Namibia's Postage Stamps. Windhoek: Gondwana Travel Centre, 2012 2 vols
Postage stamps and postal history of Namibia
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Namibia
Postage stamps were issued in the South African-administered colony of South West Africa from 1914 to 1989. The South African Army overran German South
Postage stamps and postal history of South West Africa
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_South_West_Africa
Indian economist and institution builder (1901–1971)
Government of India recognised his services by issuing a commemorative postage stamp in his honour in 2008. Gadgil was born on 10 April 1901 in Nasik in
Dhananjay_Ramchandra_Gadgil
Technology for creating optical illusions
1967 Bhutan introduced lenticular 3D postage stamps as one of the many unusual stamp designs of the Bhutan Stamp Agency initiated by American businessman
Lenticular_printing
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Hostage
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : nickname from a reduced form of Middle English apostel ‘apostle’ (Old English apostol, via Latin from Greek apostolos ‘messenger’, ‘delegate’, from apostellein ‘to dispatch’). As a nickname, this may have been used for someone who had played the part of one of the twelve apostles in a play or pageant. However, the word was also used as a personal name. Compare Postlethwait.
Girl/Female
German Teutonic Scottish
Hostage.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a narrow lane or passage, Middle English passage.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from Middle Low German stump ‘tree stump’ (borrowed into Middle English), hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a conspicuous tree stump, or a nickname for a short, stout man.German (mainly northern and central) : variant of Stumm.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cambridgeshire)
English (Cambridgeshire) : unexplained; apparently from Norman French cotage, perhaps denoting the status of a cotter (see Cotter 2).
Surname or Lastname
German
German : metonymic occupational name for someone who worked at a crushing mill, from Middle Low German stamp ‘pestle’, ‘crusher’.English : variant of Stamps.
Boy/Male
English Norse
Swamp; bog.
Boy/Male
American, German, Hindu, Indian
Swamp; Slender
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gorsuch.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
Swamp Farm
Girl/Female
Teutonic
Hostage.
Boy/Male
Irish
Hostage.
Girl/Female
German
Hostage
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English stappe ‘step’, probably denoting someone who lived by a ford with stepping stones.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Hostage
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Prestwich, reflecting the old local pronunciation of the place name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English notehache ‘nuthatch’ (a bird name, apparently from Old English hnutu ‘nut’ + haccian ‘to break, crack’).
Boy/Male
English Shakespearean
Swamp town.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Étampes in Seine-et-Oise; the place name is of Celtic origin.
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