Hello H, interesting website, I did'nt realise so many countries issued "POPEYE" stamps. Regard, James.
I hadn't thought that there were as many either until I found this site. I have been looking into thematic collecting more as of late. There is something intriguing about putting together a collection that is entirely one of one's own design that might include other items such as pictures, comics, miniatures etc.
And cartoons are plentiful as a thematic... had thought about looking into it soon after tasha and others said something about the Disney stamps... I have a lot of MM and DD from all over the world that I thought might make a cool spread.
Popeye was so popular before and one of my favorites. But maybe it is better to see him without the pipe. Right that there are wide range of cartoon stamps from classics to new ones.
The new Irish definitive stamps are excellent design. Sixteen in all (four shown) available in all post offices, they are "SOAR" (stamps on a roll). They are in rolls of 600 and #1 in roll is also #17 #33 etc. They will be printed in any denomination needed for national or international postage. They also tell the story of the Easter Rising 1916.
Got a number of these... I remember when ZIP code became 'mandatory'... knowing what I know about the US mail system, it seemed like a good way to sort bulk mail at the time. Not so sure that the ZIP +4 is as successful... the major funneling points are still the first 5 numbers. In a lot of small towns where postmasters and community members 'know' each other, the last 4 digits mean nothing. I for example carry a dash number as "-4308" which pretty much means "SOMEWHERE OUT THERE".
Hello all, I think that the British postal code system is quite efficient. My UK code is RM6 4JA RM denotes the post town or region. (about 250,000 people) the digit(s) 1 to 60? denotes the sub-division of that region Next is the space that divides the outbound from the inbound code the next digit is a division of the post-person's route and the final two letters denote the post-persons "walk", I think a maximum of about 50 dwellings, this could even be one block of apartments or an office building. My cul-de-sac consists of four streets and five postcodes. A letter posted in the UK with just my postcode and house number (or house-name) would get to me. Regards, James.
Actually we have a zip+4+3 system now. The letters being cancelled get bar code imprinted and the subsequent sorting schemes literally pre-sort carrier trays to individual routes, even and odd sides of the street and sequential house numbers. The zip code scheme is the basis for every automation improvement that has occurred within the Postal Service.
