postage stamp

small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage
Place philatelic_term Q37930
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postage stamp

Summary

postage stamp is a philatelic term[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of philatelic_term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,913 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • postage stamp's instance of is recorded as philatelic term[3].
  • postage stamp is made of paper[4].
  • postage stamp is a type of manifestation[5].
  • postage stamp is a type of collectable[6].
  • postage stamp is a type of indicia[7].
  • postage stamp is a type of work[8].
  • postage stamp is a type of adhesive stamp[9].
  • postage stamp is a type of print[10].
  • postage stamp is a type of historical source[11].
  • postage stamp is a type of stationery[12].
  • postage stamp is a type of genre[13].
  • postage stamp is part of stamp edition[14].
  • postage stamp is part of stamp series[15].
  • postage stamp is part of stamp year set[16].
  • postage stamp is used for franking[17].
  • postage stamp's Commons category is recorded as Postage stamps[18].
  • postage stamp comprises rarity[19].
  • postage stamp's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Postage stamps[20].
  • postage stamp's Commons gallery is recorded as Postage stamps[21].
  • postage stamp's facet of is recorded as postal cover[22].
  • postage stamp's facet of is recorded as first day cover[23].
  • postage stamp's facet of is recorded as first day sheet[24].
  • postage stamp's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25].
  • postage stamp's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox postage stamp[26].
  • postage stamp's has characteristic is recorded as postage stamp separation[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include stamp edition[14], a philatelic term[28]; stamp series[15], a philatelic term[29]; and stamp year set[16], a philatelic term[30].

Physical Characteristics

postage stamp's UNSPSC code is recorded as 44121513[31].

Designation and Status

postage stamp's instance of is recorded as philatelic term[3].

Why It Matters

postage stamp ranks in the top 4% of philatelic_term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,913 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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