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A Brief Look at the Origin of the Postage Stamp In 1837 Sir Rowland Hill, after having completed exhaustive studies of the postal service then in effect, made public his revolutionary idea, the stamp. This was, reduced to its simplest expression, merely the fact that it cost no more to deliver a letter a hundred miles than it did to deliver one a few city blocks. The Fascinating World of Doll Collecting Many of the dolls now in museums are still known by the names given to them long ago. From rag dolls made from scraps to the finest of bisque, dolls have always held a certain fascination. A Brief Look At The History Of The Post From earliest times the peoples of the world have sought means of communicating with each other. These efforts may be traced to the very mists of antiquity, and before any means of written thoughts had come into use we may be sure that runners carried spoken messages between tribes. Top Tips for the Stamp Collector Stamps. You put them on a letter you want to mail, or a bill you need to pay. Once in a while, if it is a birthday or Valentine`s Day card, you will request a special picture on the stamp, a cake or a heart, perhaps. However, to some, stamps are more than just mere postage.