page_title: Indicia (philately)
hierarchical_section_title: Indicia (philately)
caption_attribution_description: English: 1894 indicium of 4 centavos denomination, printed for Cuba in Spain from a postal card. This portrait of Alfonso XIII as a baby is known in Spanish somewhat irreverently as "el pelón" (baldie) due to the receding hair line.
context_page_description: In philately, indicia are markings on a mail piece showing that postage has been prepaid by the sender. Indicia is the plural of the Latin word indicium, meaning distinguishing marks, signs or identifying marks. The term imprinted stamp is used more or less interchangeably, but some indicia are not imprinted stamps. One example is the handstamp, which can be seen in a photo on this page.
context_section_description: In philately, indicia are markings on a mail piece (as opposed to an adhesive stamp) showing that postage has been prepaid by the sender. Indicia is the plural of the Latin word indicium, meaning distinguishing marks, signs or identifying marks. The term imprinted stamp is used more or less interchangeably, but some indicia are not imprinted stamps. One example is the handstamp, which can be seen in a photo on this page.
caption: An indicium from an 1894 Cuban postal card depicting Alfonso XIII at age 5
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