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1Postage stamps and postal history of Bangkok — The earliest recorded mail from Bangkok dates back only to 1836 when American missionary Dan Beach Bradley sent a letter to his father in a stampless cover. The British Consular Post Office in Bangkok was established by Great Britain in 1858 as a …
2cancel — [kan′səl] vt. canceled or cancelled, canceling or cancelling [ME cancellen < Anglo Fr canceler < LL cancellare, to strike out, cancel < L, to make resemble a lattice < cancelli, pl. of cancellus, lattice, grating, dim. of cancer,… …
3cancel — To render a postage stamp (except a precanceled stamp) unusable, usually at the point of original entry into the mailstream. This is done by using a facer canceler or a handstamp (for bulkie, fragile, or odd shaped mail). (Also see mail… …
4Postage stamps and postal history of the Confederate States — Confederacy Treasury Dept cover Various departments of the Confederate government used envelopes which were printed with the names of their department. Examples where the words Official Business occurs are common. The postage stamps and postal… …
5Postage stamps and postal history of Mexico — One and two reales stamps, 1856, with Morelia overprints and Pátzcuaro cancellation Mexico s postal system has its roots in the Aztec system of messengers which the Spanish adopted after the Conquest. During the 18th century, Spain established a… …
6Postage stamps and postal history of Israel — The postage stamps and postal history of Israel is a survey of the postage stamps issued by the state of Israel, and its postal history, since independence was proclaimed on May 14 1948. The first postage stamps were issued two days later on May… …
7stamp — I n. postage stamp 1) to put, stick a stamp on (an envelope) 2) to lick, moisten a stamp 3) to issue a stamp (the post office has issued a new commemorative stamp) 4) to cancel a stamp 5) an airmail; commemorative; postage; revenue; tax stamp 6)… …
8Postage stamps and postal history of the United States — This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the United States of America (USA).Early postal historyIn the American colonies, informal independently run postal routes began in Boston as early as 1639, with Boston to New York City… …
9Stamp numbering system — Philatelists traditional method of identifying postage stamps uniquely has long been to number each country s stamps consecutively; Norway #1 is the 4 skilling blue stamp issued in 1855, and so forth. However, this seemingly straightforward… …
10Postage stamps and postal history of New South Wales — This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of New South Wales, a former British colony now part of Australia.New South Wales was the first part of Australia to be settled by Europeans, and the first to operate a postal service,… …
