Knowra Postage stamp Postage stamp A small adhesive or printed label affixed to mail as evidence that postal charges have been paid. Stamps commonly display a denomination, issuing authority, and design.
Postage stamp gum : The adhesive coating that allows a postage stamp to attach to mail. Gum makes the conventional stamp physically attach to an envelope.
Rowland Hill : A British postal reformer whose proposals helped establish uniform inland postage and prepaid adhesive stamps. Hill advocated the reforms that led to Britain’s first adhesive postage stamp.
James Chalmers : A Scottish bookseller and postal reform advocate associated with proposals for prepaid adhesive postage. His role is part of the contested history of the stamp’s invention.
Postage stamp design : The visual and technical composition of a stamp, including its imagery, lettering, denomination, and security features. Design communicates authority, value, and subjects chosen for public recognition.
Postmark : A marking applied by postal authorities to identify a mailing location or date and usually cancel a stamp. A postmark prevents a stamp from being used again after mailing.
Penny Black : The first adhesive postage stamp issued for public use, released in Great Britain in 1840. It made prepaid adhesive postage a practical national system.
William Wyon : A British sculptor and medallist whose portrait of Queen Victoria inspired the Penny Black’s design. His engraved portrait became the central image of the first adhesive stamp.
Commemorative stamp : A postage stamp issued to honor a person, event, place, or anniversary, often for a limited period. Commemorative issues use postage to circulate public tributes and national narratives.
Postage meter : A device that prints evidence of prepaid postage directly onto mail. It performs the payment-marking function without attaching a stamp.
Uniform Penny Post : A British postal reform introduced in 1840 that charged a uniform penny for inland letters within specified limits. Its prepaid rate created the need for a convenient payment token.
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