Postage stamp stamps did not need to show the issuing country, so no country name was included on them. The UK remains the only country to omit its name on postage stamps, using the reigning monarch’s head as country identification. Following the introduction of the postage stamp in the UK, prepaid postage considerably increased the number of letters mailed. Before 1839, the number of letters sent in the UK was typically 76 million. By 1850 this increased five-fold to 350 million, continuing to grow rapidly until the end of the 20th century when newer methods of indicating the payment of postage reduced
Postage stamps and postal history of Thailand only series to refer to each of the old currency units; subsequent issues had their values denominated in "att". The one-"fueang" stamp never entered circulation as they were not delivered in time for the postal service's opening. 500,000 stamps were printed for each face value. Postage stamps and postal history of Thailand This is a survey of the postal history and postage stamps of Thailand. Before Siam issued its first stamp, there was a limited mail service, mainly for the royal family. Domestic mail travelled by messengers while international mail travelled by steamboat to post offices in nearby countries, such