postal stamps
Envelope corner adhesives
Postal stamps are small adhesive labels purchased from a postal service and affixed to mail to indicate prepaid postage.
The amount printed on the stamp corresponds to the cost of delivery.
Collectors prize rare or commemorative stamps: She inherited her grandfather's collection of postal stamps from the Victorian era.
Usually just stamps.
- commemorativeHonoring past events
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- special editionEnhanced variant with extras
- mint conditionPerfect, unused state
- philatelistOne who collects stamps
envelope · catalog number · face value · postmark · national identity · revenue · artistic design · historical figure · iconography · airmail · mail carrier · perforation · selvage · dead letter office · cancellation · letter · franking · first-class
- postal servicesmail, stamps, delivery, packages, envelopes
- Letter Artscalligraphy, penmanship, letterforms, handwriting, illuminated letters
communication technology era
postal stampsemail
Digital written communication
electronic mail · instant messaging · text messages · digital communication · fax