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On May 2, 1984, the Marshall Islands Post Office issued its first stamps.
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When an error is made in the design of a stamp, and incorrect information items are incorporated into it, the philatelic service is required to correct the error and not issue a stamp containing errors. Sometimes it is necessary to destroy the stamps that have already been printed and reprint corrected stamps, and sometimes it is possible to correct the stamps that have been printed and save on production costs.
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A flexible metal strip installed inside the printing machine, adjacent to the cylinder with the die, and its function is to scrape the surface of the die and remove excess ink that was applied to it before it is attached to the printing paper.

An envelope sent on the island of Trinidad documents an attempt by the local charity to collect donations for the Red Cross during World War I. The course of events turned this activity into a philatelic curiosity.