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Indicia has a number of meanings:

In postage, indicia are markings on a mail piece showing that postage has been paid by the sender. Postage stamps, meter marks, and FIM (facing identification marks) bars are considered indicia by the Postal Service.

In comic books and other magazines, indicia also refers to a piece of text traditionally appearing on the first recto
Recto

The recto is the Relative direction page and the verso the left-hand page of a folded sheet or bound item, such as a book, broadsheet, or pamphlet....
 page after the cover, which usually contains the official name of the publication, its publication date, information regarding editorial governance of the publication, and a disclaimer regarding disposition of unsolicited submissions.






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Indicia has a number of meanings:

In postage, indicia are markings on a mail piece showing that postage has been paid by the sender. Postage stamps, meter marks, and FIM (facing identification marks) bars are considered indicia by the Postal Service.

In comic books and other magazines, indicia also refers to a piece of text traditionally appearing on the first recto
Recto

The recto is the Relative direction page and the verso the left-hand page of a folded sheet or bound item, such as a book, broadsheet, or pamphlet....
 page after the cover, which usually contains the official name of the publication, its publication date, information regarding editorial governance of the publication, and a disclaimer regarding disposition of unsolicited submissions. In recent years, placement of indicia has moved away from being exclusively on the inside first recto page. Since 2006, comic books commonly have indicia on the inside last verso page, while magazines may place their indicia almost anywhere within the publication. Pornography
Pornography

Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer. It is to a certain extent similar to erotica, which is the use of sexually arousing imagery....
 magazines published in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 are required to use an extended form of indicia that also includes information about age verification legislation.