A cinderella stamp is a label similar to a postage stamp which may or may not be issued by a post office. Cinderella stamp collecting is similar to stamp collecting. The first cinderella stamps were revenue stamps issued by national, state or local governments. A significant number of cinderella stamps issued in the 1910s and 1920s were advertising poster stamps. One of the most notable creators of cinderella stamps was A. C. Roessler, a stamp dealer, who created many visually attractive cinderellas during the 1930s. This 1974 stamp from Japan depicts a Class 8620 steam locomotive. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects, such as envelopes (cover)s. ... A revenue stamp, or fiscal stamp is a type of adhesive label used to collect taxes or fees on various items. ... // Events and trends The 1910s represent the culmination of European militarism which had its beginings during the second half of the 19th Century. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America and in Australia as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... // Events and trends The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ...
Stamp collectors often encounter unfamiliar items that bear some resemblance to postage stamps, but the things they find may not be listed in any traditional stamp-hobby catalog.
The stamps were sold by the EKKO Co. of Chicago, Ill. One of the four letters of the company's name appear in each corner of the illustrated stamp.
As a cinderella item, the EKKO verified reception stamp holds a particular attraction for stamp collectors, because the line-engraved design of the label was printed by American Bank Note Co. using the intaglio process.
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