It takes Earth approximately 365 days and 6 hours to orbit the Sun. It takes Earth approximately 24 hours — 1 day — to rotate on its axis. So, our year is not an exact number of days.

Because of that, most years, we round the days in a year down to 365. However, that leftover piece of a day doesn’t disappear. To make sure we count that extra part of a day, we add one day to the calendar approximately every four years.

Leap years are important so that our calendar year matches the solar year — the amount of time it takes for Earth to make a trip around the Sun. Subtracting 5 hours, 46 minutes and 48 seconds off of a year maybe doesn’t seem like a big deal. But, if you keep subtracting almost 6 hours every year for many years, things can really get messed up.

For example, say that July is a warm, summer month where you live. If we never had leap years, all those missing hours would add up into days, weeks and even months. Eventually, in a few hundred years, July would actually take place in the cold winter months!

So Leap Year adds an extra day once every four years and that’s all it takes to keep things straight and running smoothly and preventing Fourth of July celebrations that include making snowmen. Of course in July snowmen are often made on golf courses but that’s a different story, which involves scoring a lousy 8 on any given hole.

In any event, and In honor of this happy and essential adjustment, we are guaranteeing that on the extra day this year, we will be making rubber stamps and shipping them out to you!

We offer a wide selection of permanent quick dry rubber stamps from leading brands in the industry to give you the quality you deserve with every option. All of our permanent quick dry rubber stamps work on most non-porous surfaces including metal, glass, CD’s, plastic, leather, some fabrics, glossy paper and more. These stamps last approximately 5,000 impressions and can be refilled with the appropriate ink.

Choose from options designed to handle heavy duty application purpose with the sturdy frames, pocket-sized items perfect for stamping on the go, desk stamps and more to find the ideal choice. We also offer markers perfect for writing different information as opposed to a customized stamp.

With these permanent quick dry rubber stamps, you get the quality of construction from the brands we offer combined with our state of the art laser engraving techniques. Every stamp will give you vivid impressions for a clearly defined image and clean image appearance. They are easy to re-ink for a stamp built to last for many years. With our free customization services, you can create a custom rubber stamp with the power of permanent ink to fit your needs perfectly!

Use your extra day wisely this Leap Year and order a custom quick dry ink stamp from Rubber Stamp Champ!

Look, up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, No…it’s Superstamp…Ideal’s top quality visitor to the rubber stamp planet with powers far beyond those of ordinary self-inkers!

If your productivity is getting beat up by the paperwork thugs, Ideal will come to the rescue with eleven great self-inking sizes including four very popular round versions.

Ideal stamps are not faster than a speeding bullet or more powerful than a locomotive, but they can leap tall stacks of documents!

They also produce thousands of crisp impressions without needing re-inking, they come in many free ink color choices and can reproduce a wide range of custom text and art messages that you can upload on your own, or if needed, receive help from our design staff.

Finding the right tools for the job has never been easier with our selection of Ideal self-inking stamps. When looking to communicate pertinent information over and over, you need a tool that lets you do so without added hand strain. With stamps, you can communicate all sorts of information with a simple push and release movement. Best of all, a self-inking stamp is one of the easiest and cleanest to refill for added convenience. As one of the leaders in the world of stamps, Ideal is one of the benchmarks for quality and performance so rest assured you are getting a great tool for your home or office.

And one final word on our Superstamp heroes…they are not disabled by Kryptonite!

One of our 15,000 Five Star reviews indicates that ordering rubber stamps on our site is quite easy, a piece of cake according to the reviewer.

You might think ‘well of course’ ordering a rubber stamp certainly isn’t brain surgery. Then again, it does have it’s complexities and we have worked diligently to make sure you can place an order and get the exact stamps you want, more easily than you can on many other stamp ordering websites.

A stamp can be ordered with art work or text only, it can come in a wide variety of sizes, font choices and ink color choices. You could choose a pre-inked stamp, a self-inking stamp or for sizes from tiny to huge, a wood mounted hand stamp.

The self-inkers transfer ink from an inner pad and pre-inked stamps have an ink cell and impression pad built into one. Self-inking stamps are the most economically priced and make a great impression 10,000 times before needing re-inking or a replacement pad. Pre-inked stamps create perfect impressions 50,000 times before needing to be re-inked.

If you are engaged in a project that requires you to stamp on a surface other than paper, such as plastic, metal, fabric, leather or skin, we offer many choices.

You may want a stamp for your notary business that requires it to be set up by the specific regulations in your state, or have an industrial use for your stamp such as small metal inspection stamp or very large frame custom alpha-numeric band stamp. We also offer stock date stamps and double-daters that you can configure with a customized die-plate message.

The point is, there are so many options and choices that ordering the stamp you need is not automatically a piece of cake, so we have worked hard to make it one in many ways.

We have our home pages clearly laid out in a helpful way to do just that. For example, our Surface Selector Tool allows you to click on a range of surfaces and by so doing receive suggestions about which stamping products would be best used on that surface.

If you shop by brand, you can easily do that as well on our home page, or also by stamp type.

Additionally, if you use our drop down menus in the top bar, you will see all the choices we offer within certain categories, and if you like to shop by our most popular items you can, and for your saving convenience our rotating panels are always presenting you with a new way top get a great discount!

Our Design Wizard is also a great place to start. And so the moral of the story is this..rubber stamp ordering can be confusing, or a piece of cake, depending on which website you go to…and like our reviewer suggested, ours is pretty tasty!

When you get behind the wheel of our website, you’ll notice that we present you with a lot of options, and where other stamp companies might charge extra for these options, we do not. We have a wide variety of ink color choices you can select without additional charge, and there is never an extra charge for your font choices or to upload art you may want to have on your stamp. Our low prices are high performance because they are all inclusive!

We also offer high performance in a number of other areas that you will certainly appreciate. Our delivery times for example have been compared to the wink of an eye! Place your order one day, we make and ship it that same day, and before you know it, wherever you are in the United States, your stamps are in your hands perfectly made to your custom order and ready to start stamping. So many of our 15,000+ Five-Star reviews express amazement at how fast the order was received!

And speaking of fast, we also proudly offer our own brand of quick-dry pre-inked stamps and inks, called, appropriately, ChampFast! ChampFast quick dry stamps come in 22 convenient sizes and shapes and contain solvent-based ink providing quick dry times on many surfaces. These top-quality stampers have an ink cell and impression pad built into one. All ChampFast quick dry stamps are easy to re-ink. They are available in black, blue and red industrial fast dry permanent ink and the ink pads are self-contained within the housing of the stamps for a mess-free stamp. They work extremely well on a wide variety of porous and non-porous surfaces including glass, metal, plastics, coated paper, wood, fabric and more.

Our high performance story goes on and on. We offer thousands of items for you to choose from, many times more than other stamp makers. We answer the phone if you call and your call is answered by knowledgeable, friendly people who are happy to help you get exactly what you need. Our graphics and laser production departments are virtually flawless in their performance and no matter what you need from professional stamping supplies, to embossers, UV inks and so much more, our formula is one we’re sure you’ll like!

Visit us today for some fresh rubber…stamps!

Some people feel a single focus is best, and appreciate Mark Twain’s words of wisdom, “Put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket!” Others believe that you aren’t very smart if you can’t do more than one thing simultaneously, and former president Lyndon Johnson made that point of view clear when he said about congressman Gerald Ford, “He’s so dumb he can’t walk and chew gum at the same time.”

And while everyone pretty much agrees that you can’t have your cake and eat it too, we are nevertheless falling on the side of multi-taking with our unique stamp pen.

Stamps are a great way to save time and energy while improving communication. While stamps are a reliable tool perfect for a range of purposes, stamp pens are even more practical. This versatile tool is great for doctors, nurses, notaries and more.

Our high quality made stamp pens double as a self-inking stamp, so you can mark a variety of surfaces for various purposes. Best of all, easily customize stamp pens online and they’ll ship in 2 business days with free shipping. Our selection of stamp pens feature products designed with state of the art construction and thoughtful elements.

They are easy to use and lightweight making them ideal for carrying throughout the day. With every option featuring comfortable grip curves for an easy hold and pocket clips for easy storage, these pens are perfect for on the go stamping. Let our customization department create a special message for your needs with our custom laser engraving process.

We carefully create every custom job to feature defined edges for smooth, crisp applications free of smudges with every use. We can customize up to two lines of text for an option that is ideal for a range of intended applications. The body and lid are designed to be durable and long-lasting with strong metal materials expertly manufactured to meet the highest standards.

So while it may not be useful, or practical, to try to do ten things at once, there is a way to do two things with one instrument, and you can find that tool on our website under stamp pens. Have a nice day!

With date stamps both stock and custom being a popular choice on our website, we can look back on January of 1924 and see what was occurring on that date 100 years ago. Notably, there was at that time, only one college bowl game and that was the Rose Bowl…contrasted with today’s world in which there are an astonishing 43 college bowl games and include such out of the way and arcane venues as The Gasparilla Bowl, The Pinstripe Bowl and the Famous Toastery Bowl.

There is, as yet, no Rubber Stamp Champ Bowl, but if there was we figure one of the teams always in it would be the Florida Daters, then again daters for customers in every state would also be welcomed, and in fact, rather than touchdown saving tackles, our bowl would feature money saving rubber stamp prices on daters and thousands of other stock and custom items!

To help you get started dating in the best way in the new year, we recommend The Trodat® Professional Line or Trodat® Printy line of daters as the best choices for self-inking stamps, whether you are working at a counter or in an office setting.

Perfect for high-volume repetitive stamping, these Trodat custom daters offer a comfortable grip to avoid hand strain on long days. The standard for the Trodat® Professional Line is uncompromising quality: robust steel core, top quality plastic, and ergonomic design. Reliable, easy-to-use and reinkable. The Trodat® Printy, the most widely purchased stamp in the world, comes with reliable quality and a distinguished modern design.

Best of all, these stamps can be easily customized by our skilled team. Some models allow for up to 2 lines of custom text above the date making them great for a range of purposes. When looking for the undeniable value found in Trodat custom daters, we offer a range of sizes to choose from. With various image areas sizes to choose from, find the option that is right for your surface stamping needs.

We offer a variety of color choices for inking your Trodat custom daters. Choose from black, blue, brown, red, pink, green, and various other colors for ink that is guaranteed to stand out. These stamps offer a clean, crisp impression with every use. Stamps are re-inkable for a long-lasting value you will use for years to come.

When the game is on the line, always go with Rubber Stamp Champ and our great selection of daters!

Ever wondered what the biggest concert in history was? Here’s a look at some of the record-breaking crowds that artists have played for.

The Rolling Stones’ 2006 performance on Copacabana beach in Rio certainly lived up to the name of the tour, ‘A Bigger Bang’. An audience of 1.5 million watched the rockers perform hits including Satisfaction and It’s Only Rock n Roll from a stage the height of a seven story building.

Germany’s Love Parade festival was famous for attracting huge crowds, and in 2008 it was bigger than ever, with around 1.6 million partygoers joining the festivities in Dortmund. The world’s top DJs helped transform the city into the biggest free party Germany had ever seen.

Music legend Rod Stewart holds the current world record for the biggest gig of all time — in 1994, he also performed on Copacabana Beach to to a staggering 3.5 million people celebrating New Year’s Eve. Although 99% of the crowd probably couldn’t see a thing, being part of the world’s biggest concert at New Year must have made for a pretty amazing atmosphere and a night the gig-goers will never forget.

Concerts, performances and live entertainment shows are often some of the most memorable moments of a person’s life, notwithstanding the old 70s adage, “If you remember it, you weren’t there.”

So how does the Rubber Stamp Champ figure in to the wild world of events? We play a gatekeeper role with a host of products that can help with security, the door, ticketing, admission and so on, with entry-re-entry hand stamping supplies that include Memories Tattoo ink pads, skin safe ink kits, ultra violet inks, black light supplies, small around hand stamps and other elements that can be used very effectively for crowd control at nightclubs, water parks, indoor and out door concerts, and any and all paid events to provide an easy way for event managers to determine who has paid, who has provided a ticket, or a cover charge, and who has not.

When it comes to planning an event or running a business, stamps are a helpful addition to your arsenal for many reasons. When running an attendance-based business, hand stamps let you show important information such as guests under the drinking age or proof of admittance in place of tickets. Whether at a nightclub, theme park or other themed event, invisible ink products can add an extra element of fun to the party. With this type of ink, also called UV ink, it will only show under a black light.

We offer a range of options when in search of a reliable hand stamp kit for a range of purposes. All of these products can be customized with text or artwork at no extra charge. Our inventory features an array of sizes made from lightweight materials. These small sized stamps are ideal for easy transport from one location to another and some models will easily fit in a pocket. Choose from both self-inking models and non-self-inking options, depending on your preference. Self-inking stamps come inked with a water-based ink and are safe for skin.

In any event, Rubber Stamp Champ has a large selection of stamps, pads, inks, supplies and more to help you make sure you have a good time showing others a good time!

Not all rubber stamp websites are created equal. Many of them, in fact, have very limited selections and may offer only several hundred choices and one or two brands. At Rubber Stamp Champ however, the scenario, and thereby the shopping experience, is dramatically more comprehensive.

At Rubber Stamp Champ, we are committed to being your source for all your stamps and stamping accessories. From ink pads to cleaners, we have everything you need to keep using your favorite rubber stamp products. We offer a wide inventory of the top brands in the world in addition to affordable prices to meet a range of budgets.

We seek to always make designing, proofing and ordering custom rubber stamps as simple and easy as possible, and that’s why we have a 4.8 seller rating and over 15,000 Five-Star reviews.

We offer over 3000 rubber stamp and related products, all the great brand names, often at half off retail, and an ability to make and turn around your stamp order on a same day basis, so that no matter where you are in the United States, if you order with overnight shipping your custom rubber stamps will arrive in perfect condition the very next day.

In serving over 1 million customers in the last 24 years, Rubber Stamp Champ has continually added new products to meet customer demand, and thereby our site has become the most comprehensive and easy-to-use custom rubber stamp ordering website online.

We also take pride in offering the fastest service and best prices on rubber stamps in America.

Now individuals, businesses, government, schools, military installations and many other buyers of custom rubber stamps can visit Rubber Stamp Champ to design, proof, edit and order custom rubber stamps and many other products for less.

Rubber Stamp Champ provides a huge selection of rubber stamps in an easy-to-order format including rubber stamps and seals for notaries, rubber stamps and seals for engineers and architects, corporate rubber stamps, stock message rubber stamps, monogram name rubber stamps, monogram embossers, wedding rubber stamps, fast-dry ink rubber stamps, clothing markers, desk signs and much more.

Visit our site today and shop our top sellers, or get help designing your stamp, or selecting your surface to see which products would best suit your needs. You can shop for rubber stamp products in a wide variety of places, but there is only one Rubber Stamp Champ, the best, and really the only way, to have a complete rubber stamp shopping experience!

In the decades following the Civil War, the United States emerged as an industrial giant. Old industries expanded and many new ones, including petroleum refining, steel manufacturing, and electrical power, emerged. Railroads expanded significantly, bringing even remote parts of the country into a national market economy.

Industrial growth transformed American society. It produced a new class of wealthy industrialists and a prosperous middle class. It also produced a vastly expanded blue collar working class. The labor force that made industrialization possible was made up of millions of newly arrived immigrants and even larger numbers of migrants from rural areas. American society became more diverse than ever before.

In today’s world the American economy is beginning to show signs of recovering from the disaster the US Government, along with hundreds of other free world governments, created when they shut down their free enterprise systems as a response to Covid-19. Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 5.2 percent in the third quarter of 2023. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 2.1 percent. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and inventory investment.

These increases will naturally increase the demand for useful, durable, solidly constructed Trodat Heavy Duty self inking stamps.

In addition to the high level of performance, with these Trodat heavy duty self-inking stamps, you get an easy to use tool. Made with durable frames and hard plastic bodies, every stamp included in this inventory features the best of sturdy construction for a long-lasting product to meet your needs. Each option offers a comfort grip handle to avoid hand strain even with repeated stamping.

All of these Trodat heavy duty self-inking stamps are made with heavy use in mind. They are perfect for repeatedly stamping in high volumes without damaging the stamp or your hand. We can easily customize these dependable self-inking stamps with up to 14 lines of custom text or artwork. Best of all, we don’t charge extra for customization. With these high-quality stamps and our laser engraving, you get an incredible value on a long-lasting stamping solution. Choose from rectangle and oval shapes depending on your style preference. We offer 11 different ink colors to meet your needs.

Trodat 5208 Heavy Duty Self-Inking Stamp, 2″ x 2-3/4″

Personalize this heavy duty self-inking 2″ x 2-3/4″ stamp with up to 12 lines of text, logo or artwork in your choice of 11 vibrant ink colors. Ideal for heavy usage and high volume stamping. Perfect for address stamps, large form stamps, general message stamps and more. Lasts for up to 10,000 impressions and can easily be re-inked with water-based ink! Not recommended for glossy surfaces as it may smear.

We hope whatever economic free enterprise endeavors you are engaged in are beginning to return to the thriving dynamic even heavy handed intervention could not destroy., And if you need a durable stamp to help you make your mark on this brave new world, just visit our website and you’ll see a huge variety of options.

Up on the house top reindeer paws, down through the chimney comes Santa Claus, he lands in the fireplace, right on his furry face, ho ho ho he’s all full of snow, ho ho ho, he’s all full of snow, oh up on the housetop crash boom bang, down through the chimney comes the whole gang!

A re-write of the old song, by a friend of ours, a tad irreverent possibly, but then so is he, and anyway, it’s all in good fun!

Speaking of good fun, there exists the age old practice of pre Christmas gift giving that results in items being put in stockings hung on fireplace mantels, often referred to as a slightly separate holiday called St Nick’s, and resulting in a combination of words unique to the practice called stocking stuffers.

The worst thing a stocking can be stuffed with, allegedly, is a lump of coal, which would be put into the dangling footwear of an individual who, during the year, had been naughty rather than nice. Because you know, Santa has this list and he’s checking it twice to determine who might deserve a briquette and who might deserve, instead, something really cool like a custom monogram rubber stamp.

Rubber stamps, incidentally, can make gifts of a perfect size for putting into a sock, they are in fact about the same dimensions as your average lump of anthracite, but for the nice people on your list can be ordered online from us in an enormous variety of choices that include customized self inking stamps, customized pre inked stamps, hand made wood mounted stamps, and even pre inked stamps designed to be used for stamping on all types of materials other than paper, like glass, wood and leather.

In any case, if you are responsible for being the Santa Claus in your family, or if you happen to wind up in an office game called Secret Santa, and you are looking for an idea, we happily suggest our website as a place to start where you can find all kinds of ways to make someone’s holiday merry with a cool, useful, inexpensive and fun custom rubber stamp gift. Google Rubber Stamp Champ…or ask Rudolph to fire up his nose and light your way!