Say It Your Way With A Custom Rubber Stamp
[caption id="attachment_4622" align="alignleft" width="160"] The first stamp - the "Penny Black" [credit: about.com][/caption]Did you know that the invention of the stamp dates back to 1840 when Britain issued its first stamp, the “Penny Black”? Actually, in the early days of postal service, neither stamps nor envelopes existed. Envelopes were considered an extra sheet of paper which cost more to send. If you wanted to send a letter, you would simply fold it up and seal it shut, and the person who received the letter had to pay for its delivery. Since rates were usually very high, most people refused to accept letters. Actually, many people ended up developing secret codes they could use to cheat the postal service. For example, they’d place secret marks on the outside of their letter…