A stamp is a distinctive mark or impression made upon an object, for instance those made on a piece of paper and used to indicate the prepayment of a fee or tax. Types of stamps include:

• Postage stamps, used on mail.
• Revenue stamps, often used on documents; they are superficially similar to postage stamps, but are used to pay tax rather than postage.
• Philately is the study of postage and revenue stamps
• Stamp collecting is the extremely popular hobby of collecting postage stamps.
• Rubber stamps, devices used to apply inked markings to objects
• Seal (device), used by notary publics or other authorities for identification purposes
• A coupon, voucher, or electronic record of the right to a benefit, for example, Ration stamps and food stamps

People called Stamp:

• Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, British banker
• Laurence Dudley Stamp, British geographer
• Terence Stamp, English actor

Stamp can also refer to:

• BASIC Stamp, a microcontroller
• Stomp (strike), a downwards kick using the heel that is sometimes called a stamp
• Stamping (metalworking), a process where metal is formed by being pressed with an embossed pattern
• Leather stamping, a leatherworking process
• Progressive stamping, a manufacturing process

See also:

• Stamps, Arkansas
• Stamps Family
• Stamps Quartet
• Stamps, a nickname for the Calgary Stampeders, a CFL team

See also:

• Recreation: Collecting: Stamps (599)
• Shopping: Antiques and Collectibles: Stamps (232)
• Shopping: Antiques and Collectibles: Supplies: Stamp Collecting (20)

• Philangles
  philangles.co.uk
  Sells mint and used worldwide issues, covers, and lots.
• Philatelic Friends
  philatelicfriends.co.za
  Specializes in South African and Rhodesian issues, postal history, and related material.
• Stamps by Themes
  stampsbythemes.com
  Specializes in French, Hungarian, and North Korean imperforates and other worldwide thematic issues.