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1. stamp is a postage certificate issued by postal authorities for posting mail.

2. Stamps are a form for the sender to pay for postal services.

The sender will put a stamp on the letter, which will be stamped by the post office to prove that the sender has paid all or part of the delivery fee before sending the mail.

For the convenience of use, stamps are usually perforated around and covered with a layer of glue on the back.

5. Stamp issuance is managed by the state, which is usually a symbol of national sovereignty and even an important source of financial resources for some countries such as Liechtenstein.

6. The earliest stamp in the world is black penny, and the earliest stamp in China is Dalong stamp.

7. There are many kinds of stamps.

8. It is precisely because stamps have been given more and more uses since their birth that they can be classified as: ordinary stamps: ordinary stamps are both the oldest and the most common types of stamps.

9. Buying ordinary stamps is a way to pay postage.

10. Ordinary stamps have complete face value, large circulation, small ticket width and relatively fixed patterns.

1 1, often printed many times, with many kinds.

12. commemorative stamps: commemorative stamps are special stamps issued for an event or occasion.

13 Peru issued the world's first commemorative stamp 187 1 and the opening of the first highway between Lima and callao, after which countries all over the world followed suit.

14. Many countries regard commemorative stamps as a kind of self-advertisement.

15 Especially in some small countries, their commemorative stamps have become one of their own economic sources (but sometimes they may also have propaganda purposes, such as the first commemorative stamp in Germany appeared in the Nazi era.

16,) commemorative stamps are mainly for collectors, because they are basically not used on envelopes.

17, so compared with long-term stamps, letters with commemorative stamps are rare.

18. Commemorative stamps are usually large in size, beautifully designed and printed, and rich in patterns. Reprinting is not allowed, and there is a specific sale period.

19. Special stamps: stamps issued to promote specific things, basically as long as they are not ordinary stamps and commemorative stamps, belong to this category, and the scope is wider than commemorative stamps.

20. Welfare stamps: also known as donation stamps, are stamps issued for welfare, health, disaster relief, charity and other undertakings.

2 1, its face value is divided into two parts, one is the postage itself, and the other is the donation amount.

22. The earliest donated stamp in the world is the 1p stamp issued by New South Wales, Australia in 1997. Its price is 12 times higher than the face value of the stamp, and the excess is used for donation.

23. Official stamps: Official stamps are stamps used by government agencies to pay for official mail.

24. Therefore, the general post office will not sell official stamps and cannot use them for ordinary mail.

25. Therefore, there is no abuse or misappropriation of the official seal.

26. The first official stamp was issued in British India on 1866.

27. The first official stamp in China was an "official document sticker" issued by Chunghwa Post in Xinjiang.

28. Germany had its own official stamps before 1920, but they were abolished after World War II.

29. The official seal is used in East Germany from 1954 to 1960.

30. In Austria, official stamps only appeared during the period of 1938 to 1945 during the German occupation.

3 1, Switzerland uses the official seal from 19 18 to 1944.

32. Liechtenstein issues the official stamp 1932.

33. In1983, the official stamps issued by the United States are marked with the words "official stamps of the United States" and "private use will be fined $300".

34. Therefore, it is also called a fine mail stamp.

35. Airmail stamps: Airmail stamps are suitable for airmail, so they are also called "airmail stamps".

36. But they can only be used by airmail, and airmail stamps cannot be used by ordinary mail.

37. Since the mid-20th century, airmail has become one of the most important modes of postal transportation, and most countries in the world will issue their own airmail stamps.

38. Face patterns are usually balloons, pigeons or airplanes.

39. Germany and Switzerland launched the first airmail stamps in 19 12.

40. Austria issued the first airmail stamp on March 30, 2008, 1965438 during World War I.

4 1. After World War II, most European countries abolished airmail stamps.

42. Now ordinary stamps can be used for airmail.

43. Stamps with insufficient funds: In many countries, stamps with insufficient funds are used to calculate postal arrears.

44. Before the mail is sent, the staff will put a stamp on the letter with insufficient postage, and then settle the account when the mail arrives.

45, owe money stamps can't be used as proof of postage paid, the post office also don't sell.

46. The earliest stamps in the world appeared in 1859, in France.

47. Austria issued the first postage bill in 1894.

48. When the euro was introduced in 2002, it was abolished.

49. Germany has never issued debt bonds.

50. Only Baden and Bavaria, which enjoyed postal sovereignty at that time, issued stamps with insufficient funds ranging from 1862 to 1870.

During the period from May1.1878 to 1938, the funds for issuing stamps in Switzerland were insufficient.

52. Liechtenstein used the stamps owed by Austria until 1920 when it separated from Austria.

53. After that, Austrian currency arrears stamps were issued and then converted into Swiss currency at 1940.

54. The earliest free stamps in China were issued in April of 1, 65438, 0904, and 1956, when the old coins stopped issuing, they were not issued.

55. Electronic stamps: Stamps of different denominations are printed by vending machines according to the postage, which is also called automatic stamps.

56. This kind of stamp has no perforation and no adhesive. Some stamps have two semicircular grooves on the upper and lower sides.

57. 198 1 year, Germany issued the first set of electronic stamps, and the face value can be selected according to needs (1 finney to 999 finney).