Self-adhesive stamp
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A self-adhesive stamp is a postage stamp with a pressure-sensitive adhesive that does not require moistening in order to adhere to paper. They are usually issued on a removable backing paper.
Artistamps have also been issued in a self-adhesive format.[citation needed]
First adhesive stamps
They were first issued by governments in
In the UK
The Royal Mail first issued self-adhesive stamps on 19 October 1993, with the introduction of booklets of 20 first class Machin stamps printed by Walsall Security Printers by offset lithography;[3] later a second class stamp was introduced. In the years following, other issues were produced in the self-adhesive format.[4]
Die-cutting tools for the UK self-adhesive stamps were manufactured by Arden Dies of Stockport, Cheshire, using tools designed by Robert Clapham.[citation needed]
In the US
The
More recent USPS self-adhesive stamps are not readily removable from the envelope or cover backing by traditional water soaking. Some collectors of used stamps have discovered that although not readily removable by water, the self-adhesives can be removed with Bestine (a
See also
Media related to Self-adhesive stamps at Wikimedia Commons
References
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- ^ Butler, Peter. "It's Like Magic: Removing Self-Adhesive Stamps from Paper" (PDF). American Philatelic Society. Retrieved 15 June 2020.