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“Just Stampin’ Around” | History | Stamps

Did people always use stamps? No.

Before stamps people who received letters had to pay for their delivery. People wanted to prepay postage to speed up their mail. Stamps were invented to stick on letters, to show that postage was paid. Check out EsperStamps for more information.

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