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	*Proof Sheet – A sheet created by a print firm to present stamp artwork for a client's approval.		*Proof Sheet – A sheet created by a print firm to present stamp artwork for a client's approval.
	*Selvedge – The bordering paper surrounding the stamps on a whole sheet. Often decorative and retained attached subject to personal preference.		*Selvedge – The bordering paper surrounding the stamps on a whole sheet. Often decorative and retained attached subject to personal preference.
	*Sport – A stamp with a deliberate or accidental mistake, usually appearing once on whole sheet of each Discworld Stamps and not ~~available~~ to purchase singly. Some sports, the $1 Tower of Art, or Blue Triangle for example, are only available in LBEs and are therefore considerably rare.		*Sport – A stamp with a deliberate or accidental mistake, usually appearing once on whole sheet of each Discworld Stamps and not available to purchase singly. Some sports, the $1 Tower of Art, or Blue Triangle for example, are only available in LBEs and are therefore considerably rare.

	==Magical Realms Pack==		==Magical Realms Pack==

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	==Magical Realms Pack==		==Magical Realms Pack==
			[[File:Magic Stamps.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Magical Realms Pack]]
	On [[Roundworld]] Discworld stamps are referred to as 'Cinderellas,' stamps that are not valid for actual use by mail services. However in 2011 the Royal Mail created a pack of specially decorated stamps for legitimate use in the UK. The illustrations on the stamps included two Discworld characters:		On [[Roundworld]] Discworld stamps are referred to as 'Cinderellas,' stamps that are not valid for actual use by mail services. However in 2011 the Royal Mail created a pack of specially decorated stamps for legitimate use in the UK. The illustrations on the stamps included two Discworld characters:
	*[[Rincewind]]		*[[Rincewind]]
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	*The White Witch		*The White Witch

	==External ~~links~~==		==External Links==
	[http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk]		[http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk]

Moishe Rosenbaum: /* Stamps in the Discworld books */ moved some of the 'trivia' to here.

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Stamps in the Discworld books: moved some of the 'trivia' to here.

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	==Stamps in the Discworld books==		==Stamps in the Discworld books==
	Since the re-opening of the [[Ankh-Morpork Post Office\|Post Office]], stamps have become something like the second official [[Currency\|currency]] in [[Ankh-Morpork]] besides the Ankh-Morpork dollar (which is still solid coin made of a mixture of miscellaneous metals, probably). The advantage of stamps is that they weigh a lot less, take less space, and are a lot prettier. The [[Patrician's Palace]] estimates that a one-penny stamp, on average, changes hands twelve times, acting as a penny, before it gets affixed to a letter to redeem its value with the Post Office. The collecting of stamps has swept over the city like a fever and replaced the rather popular collecting of pins, especially in the case of [[Stanley Howler]], the Head of Stamps at the [[Post Office]]. Stamps have become something like a status symbol. Every city (e.g. [[Sto Lat]] and others on the [[Sto Plains]]), kingdom (e.g. [[Lancre]] in the [[Ramtops]]), or [[Guilds of Ankh-Morpork\|guild]] wants its own stamp design, even though most of the cities and kingdoms do not have their own post offices.		Since the re-opening of the [[Ankh-Morpork Post Office\|Post Office]], stamps have become something like the second official [[Currency\|currency]] in [[Ankh-Morpork]] besides the Ankh-Morpork dollar (which is still solid coin made of a mixture of miscellaneous metals, probably). The advantage of stamps is that they weigh a lot less, take less space, and are a lot prettier. The [[Patrician's Palace]] estimates that a one-penny stamp, on average, changes hands twelve times, acting as a penny, before it gets affixed to a letter to redeem its value with the Post Office. In fact, Lord Vetinari himself refers to stamps as "promissory notes."

			The collecting of stamps has swept over the city like a fever and replaced the rather popular collecting of pins, especially in the case of [[Stanley Howler]], the Head of Stamps at the [[Post Office]]. Stamps have become something like a status symbol. Every city (e.g. [[Sto Lat]] and others on the [[Sto Plains]]), kingdom (e.g. [[Lancre]] in the [[Ramtops]]), or [[Guilds of Ankh-Morpork\|guild]] wants its own stamp design, even though most of the cities and kingdoms do not have their own post offices.

	==Stamps as collectors items==		==Stamps as collectors items==

Moishe Rosenbaum: /* Trivia */ rm section... both of these pieces of info are directly or indirectly contained in the body of the text.

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Trivia: rm section... both of these pieces of info are directly or indirectly contained in the body of the text.

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	~~==Trivia==~~
	* Stamps are referred to as "Promissory Notes" by the Lord [[Patrician]], [[Havelock Vetinari]] ({{GP}}, chapter 7).
	* Until the release of [[Paper Money]], Stamps were, (and still are), also used as a kind of currency. Stamps were in fact [[Moist von Lipwig]]'s inspiration for the Paper Money.

	==External links==		==External links==

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 ==Stamps in the Discworld books==
-Since the re-opening of the [[Ankh-Morpork Post Office|Post Office]], stamps have become something like the second official [[Currency|currency]] in [[Ankh-Morpork]] besides the Ankh-Morpork dollar (which is still solid coin made of a mixture of miscellaneous metals, probably). The advantage of stamps is that they weigh a lot less, take less space, and are a lot prettier. The [[Patrician's Palace]] estimates that a one-penny stamp, on average, changes hands twelve times, acting as a penny, before it gets affixed to a letter to redeem its value with the Post Office. The collecting of stamps has swept over the city like a fever and replaced the rather popular collecting of pins. Stamps have become something like a status symbol. Every city (e.g. [[Sto Lat]] and others on the [[Sto Plains]]), kingdom (e.g. [[Lancre]] in the [[Ramtops]]), or [[Guilds of Ankh-Morpork|guild]] wants its own stamp design, even though most of the cities and kingdoms do not have their own post offices.
+Since the re-opening of the [[Ankh-Morpork Post Office|Post Office]], stamps have become something like the second official [[Currency|currency]] in [[Ankh-Morpork]] besides the Ankh-Morpork dollar (which is still solid coin made of a mixture of miscellaneous metals, probably). The advantage of stamps is that they weigh a lot less, take less space, and are a lot prettier. The [[Patrician's Palace]] estimates that a one-penny stamp, on average, changes hands twelve times, acting as a penny, before it gets affixed to a letter to redeem its value with the Post Office. The collecting of stamps has swept over the city like a fever and replaced the rather popular collecting of pins, especially in the case of [[Stanley Howler]], the Head of Stamps at the [[Post Office]]. Stamps have become something like a status symbol. Every city (e.g. [[Sto Lat]] and others on the [[Sto Plains]]), kingdom (e.g. [[Lancre]] in the [[Ramtops]]), or [[Guilds of Ankh-Morpork|guild]] wants its own stamp design, even though most of the cities and kingdoms do not have their own post offices.
 ==Stamps as collectors items==
-The Discworld stamps are available as collectors items since 2004. The stamps are based on the descriptions in the Discworld books (especially ''[[Book:Going Postal|Going Postal]]''). All stamp designs get their OK from Terry Pratchett himself. The collectors' community is already quite large and active as the designers make sure they add a lot of special little printing errors that make certain stamps even more interesting. Some stamps are perforated by hand using an old perforator found at the Bath Postal Museum .
+The [[Discworld]] stamps are available as collectors items since 2004, made by the [[Discworld Emporium]]. The stamps are based on the descriptions in the Discworld books (especially {{GP}}). All stamp designs get their OK from [[Terry Pratchett]] himself. The collectors' community is already quite large and active as the designers make sure they add a lot of special little printing errors that make certain stamps even more interesting, known as 'sports.' Some stamps are perforated by hand using an old perforator found at the Bath Postal Museum. Some Discworld Stamps have a limited lifespan.
 ==Trivia==
-* Stamps are refered to as "Promissory Notes" by the Lord [[Patrician]], [[Havelock Vetinari]] ({{GP}}, chapter 7).
+* Stamps are referred to as "Promissory Notes" by the Lord [[Patrician]], [[Havelock Vetinari]] ({{GP}}, chapter 7).
 * Until the release of [[Paper Money]], Stamps were, (and still are), also used as a kind of currency.  Stamps were in fact [[Moist von Lipwig]]'s inspiration for the Paper Money.

Jagra: link

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	[http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk]		[http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk]

	[[Category:Things]]		[http://www.discworldstampcatalogue.co.uk/index.php Discworld Stamp Catalogue]

			[[Category:Things\|Stamps]]
	[[de:Briefmarken]]		[[de:Briefmarken]]

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	==Stamps in the Discworld books==		==Stamps in the Discworld books==
	Since the re-opening of the [[Ankh-Morpork Post Office\|Post Office]], stamps have become something like the second official [[Currency\|currency]] in [[Ankh-Morpork]] besides the Ankh-Morpork dollar (which is still solid coin made of a mixture of miscellaneous metals, probably). The advantage of stamps is that they weigh a lot less, take less space, and are a lot prettier. The [[Patrician's Palace]] estimates that a one-penny stamp, on average, changes hands twelve times, acting as a penny, before it gets affixed to a letter to redeem its value with the Post Office. The collecting of stamps swept over the city like a fever and replaced the rather popular collecting of pins. Stamps have become something like a status symbol. Every city (ex. [[Sto Lat]] and others on the [[Sto Plains]]), kingdom (ex. [[Lancre]] in the [[Ramtops]]), or [[Guilds of Ankh-Morpork\|guild]] wants its own stamp design, even though most of the cities and kingdoms do not have their own post offices.		Since the re-opening of the [[Ankh-Morpork Post Office\|Post Office]], stamps have become something like the second official [[Currency\|currency]] in [[Ankh-Morpork]] besides the Ankh-Morpork dollar (which is still solid coin made of a mixture of miscellaneous metals, probably). The advantage of stamps is that they weigh a lot less, take less space, and are a lot prettier. The [[Patrician's Palace]] estimates that a one-penny stamp, on average, changes hands twelve times, acting as a penny, before it gets affixed to a letter to redeem its value with the Post Office. The collecting of stamps has swept over the city like a fever and replaced the rather popular collecting of pins. Stamps have become something like a status symbol. Every city (e.g. [[Sto Lat]] and others on the [[Sto Plains]]), kingdom (e.g. [[Lancre]] in the [[Ramtops]]), or [[Guilds of Ankh-Morpork\|guild]] wants its own stamp design, even though most of the cities and kingdoms do not have their own post offices.

	==Stamps as collectors items==		==Stamps as collectors items==
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	[http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk]		[http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk]

	[[Category:~~Devices~~]]		[[Category:Things]]
	[[de:Briefmarken]]		[[de:Briefmarken]]

Mare-Silverus at 04:51, 14 August 2014

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* Stamps are refered to as "Promissory Notes" by the Lord [[Patrician]], [[Havelock Vetinari]] ({{GP}}, chapter 7).		* Stamps are refered to as "Promissory Notes" by the Lord [[Patrician]], [[Havelock Vetinari]] ({{GP}}, chapter 7).
			* Until the release of [[Paper Money]], Stamps were, (and still are), also used as a kind of currency. Stamps were in fact [[Moist von Lipwig]]'s inspiration for the Paper Money.

	==External links==		==External links==
	[http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk]		[http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk]


	[[Category:Devices]]		[[Category:Devices]]
	[[de:Briefmarken]]		[[de:Briefmarken]]

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	==Stamps as collectors items==		==Stamps as collectors items==
	The Discworld stamps are available as collectors items since 2004. The stamps are based on the descriptions in the Discworld books (especially ''[[Book:Going Postal\|Going Postal]]''). All stamp designs get their OK from Terry Pratchett himself. The collectors' community is already quite large and active as the designers make sure they add a lot of special little printing errors that make certain stamps even more interesting. Some stamps are perforated by hand using an old perforator found at the Bath Postal Museum .		The Discworld stamps are available as collectors items since 2004. The stamps are based on the descriptions in the Discworld books (especially ''[[Book:Going Postal\|Going Postal]]''). All stamp designs get their OK from Terry Pratchett himself. The collectors' community is already quite large and active as the designers make sure they add a lot of special little printing errors that make certain stamps even more interesting. Some stamps are perforated by hand using an old perforator found at the Bath Postal Museum .

			==Trivia==
			* Stamps are refered to as "Promissory Notes" by the Lord [[Patrician]], [[Havelock Vetinari]] ({{GP}}, chapter 7).

	==External links==		==External links==

	[http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk]		[http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk]

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	[[Category:Devices]]		[[Category:Devices]]
	[[de:Briefmarken]]		[[de:Briefmarken]]