A commemorative stamp is a postage stamp issued to commemorate a place, event or person.
Most postal services world-wide issue several commemoratives each year. Ceremonies are often held on their first day of issue, usually at locations connected with or relevant to the stamps’ subjects.
[…] States to commemorate the World Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893. They were the first commemorative stamps issued by the United States, and they depict various events during the life of Christopher […]