Postage Stamp Day

Celebrate the stamptacular day that brings together philatelists and enthusiasts alike to celebrate the tiny adhesive wonders that make mail go postal.
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  1. address
    the place where a person or organization can be found
    It had the name “Lighthouse” on the front and the house address and phone number.
    – We Were Here
  2. bulk
    the property of something that is great in magnitude
    For a time, she was a “bulk mail” technician, tasked with keeping mail sorting machines going.
    – The Washington Times
  3. carrier
    a person or firm transporting people or goods or messages
    “Mrs. Lavey’s husband took the examination for letter carrier three years ago. He’s still working on a truck.”
    – A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
  4. courier
    a person who carries a message
    Ade Coker was at breakfast with his family when a courier delivered a package to him.
    – Purple Hibiscus
  5. delivery
    the act of bringing or distributing something
    My first delivery this morning is Miss Akkerman, who lives with her grandparents in one of the old buildings down by the museums.
    – Girl in the Blue Coat
  6. envelope
    a flat container for a letter or thin package
    But letters from school—the kind that are written on real paper and sent in a real envelope, with a stamp and everything—those are even worse.
    – Absolutely Almost
  7. intaglio
    a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate
    Most of the stamps were cut intaglio, so that their impressions are in cameo form.
    – Various
  8. insurance
    promise of reimbursement in the case of loss
    Registered mail may be used in conjunction with postal insurance to protect the registered article against loss or damage up to $25,000.
    – Postal Rate and Fee Changes, 1994
  9. lithography
    a method of printing from a metal or stone surface
    “He’s the guy who perfected the art of color lithography, so posters could be made in large format, cheaply and quickly.”
    – The Washington Post
  10. mail
    any letters or packages delivered by the postal service
    People sent sympathy cards, so the mail made me cry.
    – Each Little Bird that Sings
  11. parcel
    a wrapped package
    “No, I cannot stay; I have only brought you a little parcel my sisters left for you. I think it contains a colour-box, pencils, and paper.”
    – Jane Eyre
  12. perforation
    a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
    “They look for perforations, loose-leaf pages, false entries and blank spaces,” says Thapa, who runs the adventure travel company Nepal Hiking Team.
    – The Washington Post
  13. philately
    the collection and study of postage stamps
    Jake’s mom shouted when he answered “A stamp” for the question “In philately, what is an Inverted Jenny?”
    – The Smartest Kid in the Universe
  14. postage
    the charge for mailing something
    Lyddie fetched the coins for the postage from their almost empty cash box. Lyddie
  15. stationery
    paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters
    With my journal open beside me, I rewrote my letter on the stationery in my neatest print. From the Desk of Zoe Washington
  16. watermark
    distinguishing design impressed on paper during manufacture
    She held a few pages up against the window to see if the light would betray hidden watermarks or other mysterious evidence. Fablehaven
Created on Tue May 09 19:48:26 EDT 2023 (updated Fri Jun 23 16:18:56 EDT 2023)

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