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A service of "special delivery" (express) is designed to ensure the speeding up of the handling of the delivery of the letter to the recipient, involves a special organization of the postal workers, and requires the payment of a designated fee by the sender of the letter. The two envelopes kept in the Alexander Collection shed light on the working procedures of the Israel Post and the working procedures of the British Post in regards to the delivery of express letters.
On May 23, 1873, the Curaçao Colony Post Office issued its first stamps.
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.
Making a correction to the plate used to print the stamps. In most cases, it is not possible to make the correction so that it matches the original perfectly, and the change made can be detected in the stamp printed from the plate after retouching.
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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