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  2. Postage stamp design - Wikipedia

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    Shape and size A 2023 stamp of Kyrgyzstan. At 184 mm, it is claimed to be the world longest stamp. The usual shape of a postage stamp is a rectangle, this being an efficient way to pack stamps on a sheet. A rectangle wider than tall is called a "horizontal design", while taller than wide is a "vertical design".

  3. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    Benjamin Franklin — George Washington The First U.S. Postage Stamps, issued 1847. The first stamp issues were authorized by an act of Congress and approved on March 3, 1847.[ 20] The earliest known use of the Franklin 5¢ is July 7, 1847, while the earliest known use of the Washington 10¢ is July 2, 1847.

  4. Postage stamp - Wikipedia

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    3. Denomination. 4. Country name. 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 cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail). Then the stamp is affixed to the face or address-side of any item of mail —an envelope or other ...

  5. List of United States airmail stamps - Wikipedia

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    Rather, the Postal Service stated that this "stamp offers a single price for any First-Class Mail International 1-ounce letter to any country in the world." [ 6 ] Thus a regular series Scott number, 4740, was designated.

  6. Washington–Franklin Issues - Wikipedia

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    Washington–Franklins. Wreath of Olive branches designs, issued 1908–1922. 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 Office between 1908 and 1922. The distinctive feature of this issue is that it employs only two engraved heads ...

  7. Postage stamp paper - Wikipedia

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    A sheet of National Telephone Company postage stamps. 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 is applied to the other. The paper is not only the foundation of the stamp but it has also been incorporated into the stamp's design, has ...

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