Stamps : Type and Size

Type

Initially, stamps published on rectangle, which Picture of King as a simple pattern. In progress, some country has published own stamps in another type. At first, Square Stamps type has been published by Bavaria Post on 1849. Then Triangle Stamps type have been used by Cape of Good Hope on 1853. Whereas, on 1898 Greek Government used Octagon Stamp Type for Mailing Cost Payment.

Size

At first, Stamps is made on very simple size, not too big and small enough. The first stamp size about 25 X 18 mm. Then some of governments has modified stamp, both of bigger and smaller size. The smallest stamps is published in Germany on 1856, well known as Mecklenberg Scwein Stamps. It size 9 X 9 mm. In the mean time, United States has published biggest stamps on 1865, that size 53 X 97 mm.