Stamps, as we know them today, have been around since the first paper stamp with an adhesive back was created in the United Kingdom in 1840. Before that, stamps were printed on a piece of mail via a hand-stamp made out of wood or cork after being pressed into ink. The stamps on display at the Lyons Public Library are part of the private collection of Lori DiSanto and Michael Newberg. As can be …
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