Stamp data values used for `function'

This page lists the different values recorded for each field of a stamp type. You can click on column headings to sort by value or frequency of use.

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50 distinct values used for function among 754562 stamp types.

Value Uses
postage 694077
airmail 28342
semipostal 13134
postage due 7960
official 6598
parcel post 1005
postal tax 765
airmail semipostal 447
newspaper 435
special delivery 297
airmail official 217
military 173
registration 128
revenue 94
official communal 93
official airmail 87
official state 87
war tax 79
telegraph 78
occupation 56
private 50
insured letter 44
interior 35
airmail special delivery 30
late fee 30
postal tax due 27
acknowledgment of receipt 26
special handling 26
pneumatic post 22
official local 21
newspaper tax 18
marine insurance 14
fiscal 11
military newspaper 8
airmail sempostal 5
authorized delivery 5
parcel post postage due 5
personal delivery 5
parcel post authorized delivery 4
rural delivery 4
airmail postal tax 3
airmail semipostal official 3
military semipostal 3
rural postage due 3
military parcel post 2
special delivery official 2
0 1
certified mail 1
delivery tax 1
training 1