Bicycles on postal items includes bicycles on postal stationery and other postal items depicting bicycles such as postcards, first day covers and items delivered by bicycle mail. The collection of bicycles on postal items is commonly associated with collecting bicycles on stamps, or collecting the stamps and postal stationery of a specific country. [1]
The definition of exactly what constitutes bicycles on postal items is open to debate. [2] As the subject is extensive, each collector individually determines their own rules for what should be included in their collection. [3]
Bicycles on postal items fall into one of the following categories:
The following types of material are excluded (although they may also be collected by enthusiasts):
In all these cases the design includes one or more of the following elements:
Subjects depicted on bicycle postal items include:
Bicycles on postal items includes bicycles on postal stationery and other postal items depicting bicycles such as postcards, first day covers and items delivered by bicycle mail. The collection of bicycles on postal items is commonly associated with collecting bicycles on stamps, or collecting the stamps and postal stationery of a specific country. [1]
The definition of exactly what constitutes bicycles on postal items is open to debate. [2] As the subject is extensive, each collector individually determines their own rules for what should be included in their collection. [3]
Bicycles on postal items fall into one of the following categories:
The following types of material are excluded (although they may also be collected by enthusiasts):
In all these cases the design includes one or more of the following elements:
Subjects depicted on bicycle postal items include: