That's settled, we're even. > Why doesn't the United Kingdom have the name of the country on its stamps? > Because the United Kingdom had the privilege of bei

That's settled, we're even. > Why doesn't the United Kingdom have the name of the country on its stamps? > Because the United Kingdom had the privilege of being the first country in the world to introduce postage stamps, meaning that they did not need to be identified as coming from that country, especially when used domestically.