Value of Postage Stamps
Various postage stamps are printed in different countries on paper which differs enormously in type and quality. It’s hard to keep an eye on numerous series and collections. As a rule, postage stamps are devoted to momentous events like Olympic Games, New Year, Christmas, etc.
We seldom think over values of postage stamps. Taking into consideration some information on prices and origin of one or another stamp, we reckon it makes us feel full confidence that we’re well-informed.
Being a profound collector, one should remember that stamps work their way up from small pieces of paper to the most popular way of paying for retail mail. For example, classical stamps were printed on hand-made paper which was of the best quality. They can be both thin and thick of a high quality. They never turned yellow. These postage stamps were very expensive and produced mostly from rags.
People found a cheaper source to print stamps. They also kept in mind a type of paper
that could be snow-white, grayish, colored. Depending on geographical environment and location white paper exhibits a tendency to turn yellow, a slightly bluish tinge or a brownish shade.
By the way, some countries tried to print stamps on aluminum foil (Hungary), silk (Poland), gold foil (Tonga), sugar bags (British Guiana), and even on plastic. The State of Latvia printed postage stamps on the reverse side of maps left behind by the German General Staff in Riga Probably, these countries have enough the abovementioned resources and materials, or it’s a shortage of paper and wood.
To sum up, remember that postal services do all their best to cater for people’s needs and necessities.
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