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A soldier postcard sent by an IDF soldier in the early 1950s is kept in the Alexander collection, and it shows the markings that characterized the soldiers’ mail at that time. In addition, for an unknown reason, a "service stamp" type postage stamp was affixed to the postcard, which according to the procedures was not necessary .
On August 23, 1920, stamps with the inscription "Rarotonga" were issued for the first time for use in the Cook Islands.
The designer, required to provide as comprehensive a description as possible of the historical figure he is dealing with within the limited space of the stamp, faces an almost impossible task. The need to focus the message requires the designer to carefully examine the life and activities of the person he is depicting and representing on the stamp.
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The control letters were incorporated into British stamps as a means of making it more difficult for stamp forgers to reuse used stamps. The aim was to prevent a situation where a forger would cut two used stamps and create one complete stamp from the unstamped parts. The letters were stamped into the corners of the die by hand, stamp by stamp, using metal pegs shaped like the letters.
An envelope sent on the island of Trinidad documents an attempt by the local charity to collect donations for the Red Cross during World War I. The course of events turned this activity into a philatelic curiosity.
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