| There are several UK Companies specialising in | | | | impression is stored in the die (the die is the |
| making quality self inking stamps in the UK. They | | | | rubber part holding the design) and there is no |
| can be used effortlessly to imprint details of | | | | separate ink pad. The pre-inked rubber stamp ink |
| dates, addresses, return addresses and logos on | | | | will last longer than the self inking ink but is more |
| to incoming or outgoing mail, invoices, cheques and | | | | costly. The quality of the pre-inked stamp |
| company stationary. Custom imprints can be | | | | impression is better than that of the self inking |
| customised to an individual's needs and may | | | | custom stamp impression and can print text |
| include the company's name and address and | | | | down to 5pt text. |
| even the company's logo to make the impression | | | | Lastly there is the old traditional stamps. These |
| of the stamps stand out. | | | | are usually cheaper than the self inking or |
| There are several different types available, self | | | | pre-inked stamps due to the ink not being in the |
| inking stamps re-ink automatically after each | | | | stamp (a separate ink pad is required) and |
| impression using a built in ink pad. Self inking | | | | therefore one inkpad can be used with several |
| rubber stamps are good for reparative stamping | | | | traditional stamps. The traditional rubber stamp is |
| and several thousand impressions before the ink | | | | usually not of as high a quality as pre inked or self |
| cartridge has to be replaced. Ink cartridges can | | | | inking custom stamps due to uniform pressure |
| usually be changed with little effort to elongate | | | | not being able to be applied when using the |
| the life of your self inking stamp. | | | | traditional stamp, and hence the imprint will not be |
| Pre-inked are different, the ink used to create the | | | | as sharp. |