History of Stamps to Custom Design Stamps
Letters were first hand stamped or postmarked with ink. Postmarks were the invention of Henry Bishop and were at first called 'Bishop mark' after the inventor. Bishop marks were first used in 1661 at the London General Post Office. They marked the day and month the letter was mailed.
On May 6, 1840, the British Penny Black stamp (shown in the picture) was released. The First Modern Postage Stamp. The Penny Black was engraved with the profile of Queen Victoria's head, who remained on all British stamps for the next sixty years. Rowland Hill created the first stamp.
A schoolmaster from England, Rowland Hill invented the first adhesive postage stamp in 1837, an act for which he was knighted. Through his efforts the first stamp in the world was issued in England in 1840. Roland Hill also created the first uniform postage rates that were based on weight rather than size. Hill's stamps made the prepayment of mail postage possible and practical.
Today postage stamps can be found with almost any type of picture; from celebrities, animals, flowers, flags, cartoons to custom stamps that you can create. Zazzle is one place where you can create your own unique customized postage stamp.
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Below is a collection of my postage stamps.
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Big Island of Hawaii
This influence my Hawaiian Collection on Zazzle.
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Big Island of Hawaii
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Aloha and welcome to beautiful island of Hawaii. This is also called the Big Island. We hope you enjoyed your 11 hour flight. Before you leave, make sure you have all your belongings. Check under your seats and the overhead cabinets.
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Pop Art History
This influence my Hawaiian Collection on Zazzle.
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Pop Art History
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Pop art is an art that has regained popularity. The history of pop art emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in the 1960s in the United States. Now in the 2000s, pop art has regained popularity. Pop art is about techniques of commercial art it imi...
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Winter Lenses
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Snowfall Records for December 2008
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It is not just the United States, but all over the world, the weather has been a bit weird. There seems to be a cool down, despite the Global warming. In fact according to the Old Farmer's Almanac: Global cooling may be underway for winter 2008-2009...
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Winter T-shirts and More
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Mid-western weather can be long. We have nine months of winter and three months of construction. OK, maybe a slight exaggeration! I feel forced to stay in my house. Walks with my dog have gone from three a day to zero. He is getting fat and I am get...
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Snow Shoveling Humor
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December 8 6:00 PM. It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we fel...
Happy Anti-Valentines Day
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Anti-Valentine's T-shirts, Gifts & More
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I entered my designs in the Cafepress.com Anti-Valentines Design Contest. This is taken off the site. Entering your design is over, but the winner won't be determine yet. Enter the Shopkeeper Anti-Valentine's Day Design Contest Think Cupid's stoopi...
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Zazzle Shop Pros and Cons
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Jan 2, 2009, the addiction to having a Zazzle shop began. (Any reference to starting in Dec. 2008 were incorrect.) Zazzle offers a free shop to set up. Here, I will break down the pros and cons of Zazzle with some comparison to having a CafePress Bas...
Not So Famous Artist
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Artwork of the Not So Famous on Zazzle
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Zazzle is a fantastic print-on-demand shop for anyone to upload their photos and artwork to. Many people have uploaded their "not so famous" artwork on Zazzle. Seeing your child's artwork on these products gives your child a boost of self confidence...
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- Evelyn_Saenz Evelyn_Saenz Aug 18, 2009 @ 7:55 pm
- What a beautiful collection of Zazzle Postage Stamps!
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- Great ideas here! Love your stores!
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