Last time we discussed the topic of Poster stamps and their strong graphic appeal. A close relative to the graphics of the poster stamp is the label - the gorgeous label from the Hawaiian Islands or the little hotel in Italy, the label from an especially attractive product from the pantry. Some would say that anything stamp-like not designed to be postage or revenue is a label, not a stamp. We are of the firm conviction that the world of stamps includes much that isn't postage or revenue.
Poster stamps are indeed stamps.
A label is generally not a stamp, but an information bearing piece of paper attached to an item, such as a trunk, product, parcel or even a letter. Our definition of label also notes that it is usually imperforate or die-cut. It is primarily informative, indicating such things as contents, source, destination or instructions. Of the many types of labels, perhaps the most attractive and most collected are the baggage labels. The well-traveled steamer trunk sporting a dazzling collage of baggage labels that collectors would and do pay a small fortune for, is the centerpiece of many a decorator's dreams.