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Tuck-ins for InCo 2019: 3 x 5" maps of the US showing my city (mainly for overseas addressees), bookmarks from the reading drive at the county library, Rodeo tickets, my own "calling card", Latin vocabulary flashcards, postcards, and Word of the Day drawings.
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FredRydr
Cash is always well received.
However, coins weigh heavy. :pound:
On a serious note, it no longer surprises me when I get a Postcrossing assignment for someone in Russia or Eastern Europe who requests that the postcard be placed in an envelope...with coins! The postage expense would be more than the value of the coins. I prefer to go along with the requests for a tea bag (though I don't know what their customs people make of it).
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FredRydr
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Chrissy
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FredRydr
Cash is always well received.
However, coins weigh heavy. :pound:
On a serious note, it no longer surprises me when I get a
Postcrossing assignment for someone in Russia or Eastern Europe who requests that the postcard be placed in an envelope...with coins! The postage expense would be more than the value of the coins. I prefer to go along with the requests for a tea bag (though I don't know what their customs people make of it).
I caved in once and sent a 5p coin. I can't recall to which country, perhaps former USSR.
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FredRydr
Cash is always well received.
Would talking about Johnny Cash count?
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Morgaine
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FredRydr
Cash is always well received.
Would talking about Johnny Cash count?
I still have some Johnny Cash forever stamps for such occasions!
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This Red Envelope with làih sih money "tuck-in" arrived today from a fellow Geek!
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I know that Geek, and I received a similar red envelope yesterday too. Thank you. :thank_you2: :)
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Morgaine
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FredRydr
Cash is always well received.
Would talking about Johnny Cash count?
I still have some Johnny Cash forever stamps for such occasions!
Can they still be purchased as current stamps?
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You could take it to the Post Office and ask them to hand stamp the letter. However, there is a surcharge for that that USED to be nominal but has probably gone up.
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MadameX
You could take it to the Post Office and ask them to hand stamp the letter. However, there is a surcharge for that that USED to be nominal but has probably gone up.
What country is that?
I regularly have US post offices frank envelopes by hand to ensure there are legible inked dates on the envelopes to establish dates of mailing of legal and tax documents, and I have never been charged an extra fee.
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FredRydr
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MadameX
You could take it to the Post Office and ask them to hand stamp the letter. However, there is a surcharge for that that USED to be nominal but has probably gone up.
What country is that?
I regularly have US post offices frank envelopes by hand to ensure there are legible inked dates on the envelopes to establish dates of mailing of legal and tax documents, and I have
never been charged an extra fee.
I must admit I wasn't sure what country it was either. However, I'm sure I can't take any Johnny Cash Forever stamps to my Post Office and ask that they be hand stamped. :pound:
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Can they still be purchased as current stamps?
Right here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Johnny-Cash...lzM:rk:10:pf:0 :cool:
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I keep forgetting to put in newspaper clippings - I have quite a stash I've snipped out intending to enclose...
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The local USPS stations USED to stamp local mail but now they have to charge for everything that's listed in their rules. In country towns, I think the employees were being nice or were substitutes who didn't know the policy.