Stamp data values used by United States for `function'

This page lists the different values recorded for each field of a stamp type. You can click on column headings to sort by value or frequency of use.

issuer | function | year | month | day | issue | denom | currency | denom2 | ndenom | ndenom2 | base year | base month | base day | color | design type | design | variant | watermark | perf | overprint | ovpt color | on-desc-id | on-issuer | on-id | wmkorient | inscription | imprint | paper | paper color | print | plate | tagging | gum | emboss | shape | width | height | quantity | census | unissued | cat val | issue sortpos | sortpos | All issuers

14 distinct values used for function among 6805 stamp types.

Value Uses
postage 6267
airmail 144
official 120
postage due 104
newspaper 76
revenue 43
special delivery 23
parcel post 12
parcel post postage due 5
special handling 4
semipostal 3
airmail special delivery 2
certified mail 1
registration 1