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Postage stamp

Postage stamp, the expression means any stamp provided by the Central Government for denoting postage or other fees or sums payable in respect of postal articles under this Act, and includes adhesive postage stamps and stamps printed, embossed, impressed or otherwise indicated on any envelope, wrapper, postcard or other article. [Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (6 of 1898), s. 2 (g)]...

Penny Postage Act

Penny Postage Act (English) (3 & 4 Vict. c. 96), repealed by Post Office Act, 1908 (8 Edw. 7, c. 48)....

Postage

Postage, the duty or charge imposed on letters or parcels conveyed by post. See POST OFFICE.The expression means the duty chargeable for the transmission by post of postal articles. [Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (6 of 1898), s. 2 (f)]...

Parcel post

That branch of the post office having to do with the collection transmission and delivery of parcels4 The British Inland Parcel Post was established in 1883 The rates in 1913 dating from 1897 were 3d for parcels not exceeding one pound and 1d for each additional pound up to the limit of 10 pounds A general parcel post was established in the United States by Act of August 24 1912 which took effect Jan 1 1913 At that time parcels could not exceed 11 pounds in weight nor 72 inches in length and girth combined Provision is made from insuring parcels and also for sending parcels COD The rates of postage vary with the distance See Zone below...