postage stamp
small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage
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Summary
postage stamp is a philatelic term[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of philatelic term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,122 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Made from material: paper[3]
- Subclass of: manifestation[4], collectable[5], indicia[6], work[7], adhesive stamp[8], print[9], historical source[10], stationery[11], genre[12], stamp (exchange medium)[13]
- Part of: stamp edition[14], stamp series[15], stamp year set[16]
- Has use: franking[17]
- Commons category: Postage stamps[18]
- Has part(s): rarity[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Postage stamps[20]
- Commons gallery: Postage stamps[21]
- Facet of: postal cover[22], first day cover[23], first day sheet[24]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox postage stamp[26]
- Has characteristic: postage stamp separation[27], First day of issue[28], First day (of validity)[29], last day of validity[30], local first day of issue[31], price estimation[32], stamp condition[33], type of postage stamp[34]
- Properties for this type: P18[35], P1449[36], P495[37], P580[38], P582[39], P1092[40], P287[41], P11590[42], P1114[43], P872[44], P462[45], P180[46], P3934[47], P1684[48]
- Has list: postage stamp classification[49]
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Physical Characteristics
postage stamp's UNSPSC code is recorded as 44121513[50].
Why It Matters
postage stamp has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 91 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]