to collect the postage

См. также в других словарях:

• Postage stamps and postal history of Mexico — One and two reales stamps, 1856, with Morelia overprints and Pátzcuaro cancellation Mexico s postal system has its roots in the Aztec system of messengers which the Spanish adopted after the Conquest. During the 18th century, Spain established a… …   Wikipedia

• Postage due — is the term used for mail sent with insufficient postage. While the problem of what to do about letters not paying the full correct fee had existed since the creation of regular postal systems, it was greatly heightened by the advent of postage… …   Wikipedia

• The House (The Keys to the Kingdom) — The House is a domain that serves as the center of the universe in the Keys to the Kingdom series by Australian author Garth Nix. Anything in creation not in the House, such as earth (the solar system and indeed this universe), is part of the… …   Wikipedia

• The Queen's Jewels — (or the King s Jewels, when the monarch is male) refer to a historic collection of jewels owned personally by the monarch of the United Kingdom; currently Queen Elizabeth II. The jewels are separate from, but not entirely unlinked to, the British …   Wikipedia

• Postage stamps and postal history of Turkey — Turkey became a republic in 1923, and in the following years, its postal service became more modernized and efficient and its postage stamps expertly designed and manufactured.The Ottoman Empire s early or classic stamp issues between 1863 and… …   Wikipedia

• Postage meter — A postage meter is a mechanical device used to create and apply physical evidence of postage (or franking) to mailed matter. Postage meters are regulated by a country s postal authority; for example, in the United States, the United States Postal …   Wikipedia

• Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain — This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain. The postal history of Great Britain is notable in at least two respects; first, for the introduction of postage stamps in 1840, and secondly for the establishment of an… …   Wikipedia

• Postage stamps and postal history of New South Wales — This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of New South Wales, a former British colony now part of Australia.New South Wales was the first part of Australia to be settled by Europeans, and the first to operate a postal service,… …   Wikipedia

• Postage stamps and postal history of Austria — This article deals with the stamps and postal history of Austria. (pre stamp postal history here) Monarchy, 1850 1918 The postage stamp issues of Austria began on 1 June 1850 with a series of imperforate typographed stamps featuring the coat of… …   Wikipedia

• The Adventures of Tintin — For the 2011 film, see The Adventures of Tintin (film). For other uses, see The Adventures of Tintin (disambiguation). The Adventures of Tintin The main characters and others from The Castafiore Emerald, one of the later books in the series. In… …   Wikipedia

• Postage stamp reuse — In the earlier days of the postage stamp, postal officials worried much about the problem of postage stamp reuse, and invented a number of schemes to mark or deface the stamps.The crux of the problem was the stamp paid the fee for a single usage… …   Wikipedia