初三英语作文：Stamps
<p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="postcard">postcard</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="card">card</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span>? <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>? <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="mot">mot</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="postcards">postcards</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="received">received</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="didn">didn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span>. <span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="advertisements">advertisements</span>. <span word="Third">Third</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="postage">postage</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="postmen">postmen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="postage">postage</span>.</p><p> <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Rolland">Rolland</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="schoolmaster">schoolmaster</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1850<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelopes">envelopes</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="seals">seals</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tile">tile</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="finally">finally</span>.</p>
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