The fundamental purpose of a stamp is to indicate the prepayment of postage. Since different kinds and sizes of mail normally pay different amounts of postage, the stamps need to carry a value. In a very few cases, the denomination has been omitted; for instance, during the tumults of 1949 China, undenominated stamps were issued, so as to allow the price of a stamp to fluctuate on a daily basis depending on the value of the gold yuan.
The usual form of the denomination is a number, optionally preceded or followed by a currency symbol.
A prominent denomination on a 1949 stamp of China.(photo)
A prominent denomination on a 1949 stamp of China.(photo)
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