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29-402: The ink stamps applied with a rubber stamp are similar in nature to passport stamps stamped in a traveler's national passport and serve as a record of each park visit. Eastern National has described the stamps as cancellations , but this is incorrect as a cancellation is a mark that cancels the validity of a postage stamp, while these mark a record of visitation like a passport stamp and denote

58-419: A typewriter is largely obsolete, having been superseded for most purposes by preparing a document with a word processor and then printing it. Thermographic printing is a process that involves several stages but can be implemented in a low-cost manufacturing process. The process involves printing the desired designs or text with an ink that remains wet, rather than drying on contact with the paper. The paper

87-520: A monopoly over the publishing industry in England and was responsible for copyright regulations. Printing is the process of applying a colouring agent to a surface to create a body of text or illustrations. This is often achieved through printing technology, but can be done by hand using more traditional methods. The earliest form of printing is wood blocking. Letterpress is a process of printing several identical copies that presses words and designs onto

116-538: A place and date like a postmark and do not cancel anything. Collectors of the stamps have formed a non-profit social club, the National Park Travelers Club , a group which holds annual conventions. Passport books, sold at Eastern National park stores and online, provide a place for park visitors to collect National Park passport stamps. Over 1.3 million Passport books have been sold. The 3.25" × 5.5" passport book provides five pages for each of

145-461: A self-contained die that flips to make an imprint, and pre-inked stamps where the die material is impregnated with ink. Commercially available rubber stamps are marketed in three categories: stationery stamps for use in the office, stamps used for decorating objects, or those used as children's toys . Rubber stamps for business commonly show an address, corporate logo and business registration number. Some stamps also have movable parts that allow

174-514: A set of coordinated images using a clear polymer material on an acetate carrier sheet for storage and packaging. The stamps are peeled from the carrier sheet and applied to a clear acrylic handle. This allows the stamper to view the image through the handle and effect precise placement of the image where desired. Photopolymer stamps are generally produced in the United States for sale domestically and internationally. Silicone stamps have many of

203-417: A sheet of rubber . Rubber stamping , also called stamping , is a craft in which some type of ink made of dye or pigment is applied to a rubber stamp, and used to make decorative images on some media, such as paper or fabric. A rubber stamp uses a raised-relief image molded into a sheet of rubber, often mounted onto a more stable object such as a wood, brick, or an acrylic block. For compactness,

232-417: A variety of types, including address stamps, standard word stamps like "received" or "payment due," and dater stamps. These stamps collectively account for nearly 30% of annual sales in the industry. Rubber stamps are used beyond the business and office world. Applications range from education to marking animals to the food and drinks industry. A few are listed below: Document marking can be done from within

261-461: Is a harder material than rubber and requires additional pressure to carve. Woodcut is used by experienced artists, requiring both talent and patience. Rubber carving materials are often similar to that of linoleum and woodcut, such as sharp cutting heads, V and U tools Temporary stamps with simple designs can be carved from a potato or other semi-rigid food item. Furthermore, photopolymer stamps are gaining popularity. They are most often produced in

290-412: Is pressed onto any type of medium such that the colored image is transferred to the medium. The medium is generally some type of fabric or paper. Other media used are wood, metal, glass, plastic, and rock. High-volume batik uses liquid wax instead of ink, with a metal stamp. There are three main types of rubber stamp inking technology: traditional stamps with a separate ink pad, self-inking stamps with

319-450: Is then dusted with a powdered polymer that adheres to the ink. The paper is vacuumed or agitated, mechanically or by hand, to remove excess powder, and then heated to near combustion. The wet ink and polymer bond and dry, resulting in a raised print surface similar to the result of an engraving process. Embossing is a printing technique used to create raised surfaces in the converted paper stock. The process relies upon mated dies that press

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348-558: The manuscript culture . Stationers' shops were places where books were bound, copied, and published. These shops often loaned books to nearby university students for a fee. The books were loaned out in sections, allowing students to study or copy them, and the only way to get the next part of the book was to return the previous section. In some cases, stationers' shops became the preferred choice for scholars to find books, instead of university libraries due to stationers' shops' wider collection of books. The Stationers' Company formerly held

377-527: The Passport Explorer allows the user to easily add extra pages for additional stamps and featured stamps. The National Park Service is administratively divided into regions . Each region provides oversight and guidance to the park units within its geographic area. While the NPS currently divides the various parks, monuments, and other units among seven regions, the passport booklet organizes parks into

406-492: The creation of a series of images. The TAM Rubber Stamp Archive has a collection of prints of rubber stamps mail-artists have used since 1983. Stamping is also often used in handmade cardmaking , scrapbooking , and letterboxing . Stamping has become a very popular home-based craft, and there are a number of forums, some with many thousands of members. Craft stampers tend to be associated with other paper crafts, such as card making and scrapbooking. Periodical publications for

435-410: The design cut can be easily visible to the person. This technology has a long history and requires a significant amount of skill, experience, and expertise. The finished plate is usually covered in ink, and then the ink is removed from all of the un-etched portions of the plate. The plate is then pressed into paper under substantial pressure. The result is a design that is slightly raised on the surface of

464-492: The nine regions in effect when the program was established. In addition to the stamps, each year the Passport to Your National Parks program releases a set of ten full-color collector sticker stamps featuring a photo and description of one park per region. Passport holders can affix these adhesive stamps to their Passport book in a designated space below which they can stamp the corresponding ink stamp. The Park units featured on

493-403: The nine regions where the passport user can place ink stamps and can affix one featured stamp per page. A featured stamp collector's passport would therefore be filled after five years of use as long as the featured stamps were added to the book each year. In 2006, for the program's 20th anniversary, the Passport Explorer was released, featuring a binder and larger pages. Due to its binder format,

522-496: The page. The print may be inked or blind, but is typically done in a single color. Motifs or designs may be added as many letterpress machines use movable plates that must be hand-set. Letterpress printing remained the primary method of printing until the 19th century. When a single document needs to be produced, it may be handwritten or printed, typically by a computer printer. Several copies of one original paper can be produced by some printers using multipart stationery . Typing with

551-1040: The paper and covered in ink. Due to the cost of the process and expertise required, many consumers opt for thermographic printing, a process that results in a similarly raised print surface, but through different means at less cost. Many shops that sell stationery also sell other school supplies for students in primary and secondary education, including pocket calculators , display boards , compasses and protractors , set squares, lunch boxes, and related items. This section contains an incomplete list of famous brands, manufacturers and retailers of stationery worldwide. In US and Canada , Office Depot and Staples are two major retailers of stationery. Notable stationery brands in Europe include LAMY , MOLESKINE , Staedtler , and Faber-Castell . In Japan, major manufacturers of stationery include Kokuyo, Maruman, Lihit Lab, King Jim, MUJI and Tombow. MUJI also has about 800 retail stores worldwide. In mainland China, 晨光文具 (Chén guāng wén jù)

580-401: The paper into a shape that can be observed on both the front and back surfaces. Two things are required during the process of embossing: a die and a stock. The result is a three-dimensional (3D) effect that emphasizes a particular area of the design. Engraving is a process that requires a design to be cut into a plate made of relatively hard material. The metal plate is first polished so that

609-478: The passbook due to the combined thickness of the cardboard. Each stamp would be mounted onto its respective page with a lightweight, black, adhesive-backed plastic sleeve. Since 1987, the annual stamp series have been printed on a single sheet of adhesive-backed glossy paper, of a quality similar to that of conventional postage stamps. Rubber stamp A rubber stamp is an image or pattern that has been carved, molded, laser engraved , or vulcanized onto

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638-454: The same properties of the photopolymer stamps. The creation of clear stamps facilitates the storage of a sizeable image collection, as they can all be used with a single set of handles of various sizes. They are also often very economical, being produced in sets of several images which work together to form a cohesive look. Various methods can alter the appearance of carved stamps. Paints, pigments, and dye inks create different effects, extending

667-444: The stamp sets change each year. The stamp sets, dating back to their inception in 1986, are still readily available at most park gift shops for under $ 10, or on the internet through Eastern National. Originally, the featured stamps were only available in the region they represented, save for Colonial National Historical Park , where Eastern National was headquartered. In 1986 the stamps were printed on thin cardboard, which distorted

696-508: The stamping community have included RubberStampMadness , Creative Stamping , Rubber Stamper , and The Stampers' Sampler Magazine . The latter two periodicals appear to have stopped publishing. Stationery Stationery refers to writing materials, including cut paper, envelopes, writing implements , continuous form paper , and other office supplies . Stationery includes materials to be written on by hand (e.g., letter paper) or by equipment such as computer printers . Originally,

725-424: The term 'stationery' referred to all products sold by a stationer, whose name indicated that his book shop was on a fixed spot. This was usually somewhere near a university, and permanent, while medieval trading was mainly carried on by itinerant peddlers (including chapmen , who sold books) and others (such as farmers and craftsmen) at markets and fairs. It was a unique term used between the 13th and 15th centuries in

754-548: The use of rubber stamping from paper to fabrics, wood, metal, glass, and so on. Ink pads can be purchased that allow for embossing , and there are markers that can be used to ink stamp pads with colors for a multi-color look. The use of rubber stamps can be combined with other materials. The image may be embellished by the addition of chalks, inks, paints, fibers, and a variety of other ephemera and embellishments. Hand-carved rubber stamps find frequent use in mail art or artist trading cards , as they are typically small and allow

783-589: The user to adjust the date or the wording of the stamp. They are used to date incoming mail, as well as to denote special handling for documents. In some countries it is common practice for formal documents such as contracts to be rubber-stamped over the signature as additional evidence of authenticity. The objective is to authenticate the contracts, prevent forging, and increases efficiency as company executives do not have to separately sign individual company documents. Business stamps are commonly obtained from stationery stores or directly from manufacturers. They encompass

812-426: The user's word processor. This can be done manually by creating the "stamps" to appear on the documents in automated document marking software for Microsoft Word . This allows each page to be stamped as it is printed with the user-selected images created electronically. Materials besides rubber can produce a stamp. Woodcut and linocut, the carving of linoleum , are art forms based on the same principles. Linoleum

841-445: The vulcanized rubber image with an adhesive foam backing may be attached to a cling vinyl sheet which allows it to be used with an acrylic handle for support. These cling rubber stamps can be stored in a smaller amount of space, and typically cost less than the wood-mounted versions. They can also be positioned with a greater amount of accuracy due to the stamper's ability to see through the handle being used. The ink-coated rubber stamp

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