| 词条 | Meter stamp |
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A meter stamp, or meter mark, is the impression made by a postage meter machine that indicates that postage has been paid on a letter or parcel.[1] Meter stamps are widely used by businesses and organisations as they are more efficient than using postage stamps. Meter stamps are not adhesive postage stamps in the normal sense, although they may be printed on adhesive labels before being applied to mail. Meter stamps are normally in red, although a variety of colours are found. Components of a meter stampThe usual components of a meter stamp are:
UPU approvalThe international use of meter marks was approved by the Universal Postal Union in 1920,[2] effective 1 January 1922.[3] ForgeriesMeter stamps can be forged like any other stamp. In the 1990s, fraudsters in Nigeria began to forge meter stamps using a rubber stamp in connection with 419 scams as applying a rubber stamp to letters was much cheaper than even the forged stamps they had previously used.[4] Revenue stampsMeter stamps can be used to pay taxes and the resulting meter marks are a form of revenue stamp. See also{{portal|Philately}}
References1. ^{{Cite book |last=Mackay |first=James |authorlink=James A. Mackay |title=Stamp collecting: philatelic terms illustrated, Edition 4 |publisher=Stanley Gibbons Ltd. |year=2003 |location=London |pages=86 |url= |isbn=0-85259-557-3 }} 2. ^Sutton, R.J. & K.W. Anthony. The Stamp Collector's Encyclopaedia. 6th edition. London: Stanley Paul, 1966, p.190. 3. ^Carlton, R. Scott. The International Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Philately. Iola WI: Krause Publications, 1997, p.158. {{ISBN|0-87341-448-9}} 4. ^"Forged Meter Marks on Mail from Nigeria". Rob May, Cameo, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 122-123. External links{{commons category|Meter stamps}}{{wikibooks|International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog}}
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