stampless
Lacking postal seal
Stampless describes mail or envelopes sent without a postage stamp, either from the era before adhesive stamps existed or when postage was paid by other means.
Philatelists collect stampless covers from the early postal period.
The term also applies to modern mail lacking required postage: The stampless letter was returned to sender.
Without postal prepayment
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- letterWritten symbol or message
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- mailboxContainer for delivered mail
addressee · sender · delivery · postman · mail-carrier · mailbag · parcel · package
Payment for service
- surchargeExtra fee added
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- fineAcceptable in quality
- chargeCost or accusation
unpaid · deficient · assessment · cost
Horse-drawn postal vehicle
- courierDelivery person or service
- epistolaryPertaining to letter-writing
- posthornCourier's signaling instrument
- hand-deliveredBrought by a person directly
unfranked
Without postal prepayment
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- letterWritten symbol or message
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
mailbox · addressee · sender · delivery · postman · mail-carrier · mailbag · parcel · package · dispatch
fee
Payment for service
charge · unpaid · deficient · assessment · cost
mailcoach
Horse-drawn postal vehicle
- courierDelivery person or service
- epistolaryPertaining to letter-writing
- posthornCourier's signaling instrument
hand-delivered · messenger · quill · inkwell · parchment
Digital written communication
- textingSending typed mobile messages
- messagingSending written digital communications
- chatInformal verbal exchange
WhatsApp · WeChat · Telegram · Signal · Viber · Skype · Zoom · videoconferencing · paperless · electronic