postage stamps

     

A postage stamp is an ahesive paper evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services. Usually a small paper rectangle or square that is attached to an envelope, the postage stamp signifies that the person sending the letter or package may have either fully, or perhaps partly, pre-paid for delivery. Postage stamps are the most popular way of paying for retail mail; alternatives include prepaid-postage envelopes and postage meters.

Trivia about postage stamps

  • Any issued in the U.S. since 1860 are valid to use on letters
  • In July 1994 St. Vincent & the Grenadines issued a set of these honoring The Next Generation's last episode
  • An anonymous wag defined a king as "a highly paid model for" these "sticky things"
  • On March 3, 1847 Congress authorized the 1st ones of these, & with adhesive backs to boot
  • 80% of San Marino's gross national product comes from tourism & the sale of these