I read that USPS First Class mail rate is going back to 49¢ in January....from its current 47¢. http://www.piworld.com/article/posta...rvices-prices/ Of course if you use Forever Stamps it doesn't matter but I don't.
I read that USPS First Class mail rate is going back to 49¢ in January....from its current 47¢. http://www.piworld.com/article/posta...rvices-prices/ Of course if you use Forever Stamps it doesn't matter but I don't.
Chrissy (February 19th, 2017), FredRydr (December 30th, 2016), Hawk (January 2nd, 2017), Jon Szanto (December 30th, 2016), KKay (January 2nd, 2017), penultress (December 29th, 2016), Redbike7 (December 28th, 2016), southpaw52 (December 28th, 2016), VertOlive (December 29th, 2016), writingrav (December 30th, 2016)
That increase takes effect January 22nd. The USPS's own website parses the specifics across many webpages, but here is a third-party's concise breakdown: http://www.pitneybowes.com/us/postal...ange-info.html
Nice pile, jbb! I like using the old fractional stamps; it makes a nice surprise for the addressees.
Fred
Last edited by FredRydr; December 30th, 2016 at 07:05 AM.
Chrissy (December 30th, 2016)
Fred, I sent you a letter on Dec. 21st, inspired by YOUR holiday postcard. It may or may not make it through the mail. Let me know if you receive it.
As for the pile of stamps, ebay has lots of under-face-value, unused stamps to be found. It's so much fun to use them!!!
It arrived several days ago. My pen and brain are cogitating the reply.
Fred
jbb (December 30th, 2016)
Here's how I deal with all the vintage stamps I acquire at (or close to) face value, waiting for their long-delayed trips through the mail.
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Old three-cent commemoratives are my favorite, and I have far too many of those. Sometimes I find them in sheets. By the way, I am not a stamp collector. I've always wondered if the USPS carries a gigantic reserve on its books for services obligated to perform in the event these unused stamps start flowing through the mails.
Fred
Chrissy (February 19th, 2017), FredRydr (January 2nd, 2017), grainweevil (January 2nd, 2017), writingrav (January 2nd, 2017)
Those are wonderful.
When I receive cards from Fred I always find that the ones below the top row don't get franked, so maybe those should be the rarer ones for collectors?
Last edited by Chrissy; February 19th, 2017 at 01:56 AM.
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