Toy stamps

Toy stamps are miniature stamp imitations sold in kits or playsets for children to play at running a post office. Those include stamps, miniature envelopes and postal cards plus rubberstamp cancelling devices and can include more. The packages have been produced in several countries since about the early 20th Century.

Toy stamps are often about 2/3 the size of typical small definitives. They can be in fantasy designs or imitate contemporary stamps. The latter allow the stamps and "covers" to be roughly dated.

The kits/playsets seem to have largely faded away. Currently, there are also printable stamplike stickers available for children.  File:US toy stamp.jpg|US toy stamp based on the Prexie design. File:Germany toy stamp .jpg|German toy stamp imitating the Germania design. File:Germany Hindeburg toy stamp.jpg|German pair imitating the Hindenburg stamps. File:Unknown toy post.jpg|Unknown origin. 

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