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Post by allanorn on Oct 25, 2019 5:16:59 GMT
USPS announced a few stamp releases for next year. Linn's has a similar article with better photos of the stamps. USPS usually holds back a few, so I'll be interested to see what comes out next year. I imagine we'll see an updated flag stamp and a non-machinable butterfly stamp. I'd like to see a new 2-oz non-wedding stamp and a new global one-ounce stamp. Also: USPS has announced they are looking to increase international postage by 5 cents to $1.20 for a one-ounce letter or postcard. This would take effect the last Sunday of January. No word on how USPS is going to deal with the court's decision to strike down the 5-cent first-class increase from this year as of yet.
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Post by jamberrychoux on Oct 26, 2019 2:33:15 GMT
USPS announced a few stamp releases for next year. Linn's has a similar article with better photos of the stamps. Some great stamps there! I'll have to make sure to stock up on the ones I really like. I've learnt the hard way that once stamps sell out on the USPS store website, they are gone, and then you are forced to buy them at higher cost on ebay!
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Post by Mia on Nov 24, 2019 14:58:12 GMT
Royal Mail are being very secretive about their 2020 calendar.
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Post by vertolive on Dec 14, 2019 20:39:51 GMT
Really geeked about the Year of the Rat mask stamp and have 3 sheets pre-ordered at USPS.
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Post by allanorn on Jan 2, 2020 3:01:56 GMT
Really geeked about the Year of the Rat mask stamp and have 3 sheets pre-ordered at USPS. Stranger alert! Is everything going well?
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Post by emeraldscribbles on Jan 4, 2020 22:16:13 GMT
I'll definitely have to snag some of the outdoors ones, since I am an avid hiker/kayaker...love them!
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Post by DeLos on Jan 24, 2020 2:18:20 GMT
I know very little about stamp and stamp collecting, so forgive me if the question is a bit naive: where can I buy stamps besides USPS? Obviously, they are the issuing agency, but are usable but discontinued stamps available from other vendors who buy old stock?
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Post by Gary S on Jan 24, 2020 16:06:44 GMT
I get my older, mint stamps off Ebay. I know others that live in larger cities that buy their vintage postage through brick and mortar locations though. I try to find stamp deals where I pay only 60-70% of face value but you have to be patient to do that. There are many sellers who list buy it now auctions for lots where the price runs 75-85% of face value. Once you get a good stock of stamps it's easier to have the patience to search for better deals. Any post Civil War era stamp is still legal to use for postage. It takes a lot of space on an envelope to make first rate postage with very small denomination stamps and International rates are even more difficult so a good selection of stamps is a must.
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Post by Mia on Jan 24, 2020 21:07:23 GMT
Many of the old but still unused stamps you can buy have been from inherited stamp collections and the heirs have not been interested in continuing the hobby. This is how some of the snail mail people in the UK find older stamps (and are bought through a dealer at less than face value, or through ebay).
As for new stamps, the USPS has a shop online. You have to pay for delivery, but if you had to go miles and miles to a post office, just think of the time and money (fuel, or bus fare...) needed to get there.
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Post by tramplingrose on Jan 25, 2020 2:06:48 GMT
I know very little about stamp and stamp collecting, so forgive me if the question is a bit naive: where can I buy stamps besides USPS? Obviously, they are the issuing agency, but are usable but discontinued stamps available from other vendors who buy old stock? I got quite a few from an estate that were auctioned off on eBay. Etsy is also a good place to look.
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Post by DeLos on Jan 25, 2020 5:22:33 GMT
Thanks!
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Post by Mia on Jan 25, 2020 21:46:32 GMT
I spied on a stamp forum that there'll be a new global stamp - Chrysanthemum. I am led to believe it will come out in April.
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Post by katiel on Jan 26, 2020 12:47:53 GMT
I spied on a stamp forum that there'll be a new global stamp - Chrysanthemum. I am led to believe it will come out in April. This is true! It’s due to come out on April 24th. I have mixed feelings on this one. It’s really pretty, but the pink won’t match as many envelopes as well, I suspect. But I think this might just be me being OCD, about color coordinating. I’m already mildly irritated that the new 10 cent stamps I have to use on international letters (with 2 forevers) after the postage rate hike today are a weird, ugly, orangey red that matches nothing. I wonder if I can just fit two 5 cent grape stamps on instead...😂 I know I clearly have much bigger problems in real life, but this is a minor annoyance that is somehow irrationally irritating. 😂 Oh well, at least I only have to contemplate it when putting stamps on envelopes.
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Post by DeLos on Jan 26, 2020 13:09:57 GMT
I spied on a stamp forum that there'll be a new global stamp - Chrysanthemum. I am led to believe it will come out in April. This is true! It’s due to come out on April 24th. I have mixed feelings on this one. It’s really pretty, but the pink won’t match as many envelopes as well, I suspect. But I think this might just be me being OCD, about color coordinating. I’m already mildly irritated that the new 10 cent stamps I have to use on international letters (with 2 forevers) after the postage rate hike today are a weird, ugly, orangey red that matches nothing. I wonder if I can just fit two 5 cent grape stamps on instead...😂 I know I clearly have much bigger problems in real life, but this is a minor annoyance that is somehow irrationally irritating. 😂 Oh well, at least I only have to contemplate it when putting stamps on envelopes. Thank you for letting me know about the rate hike. Also, thanks you for making me think about color coordinating stamps, something that would have never crossed my mind. Now I have to start sorting my stamps and pairing them with envelopes... if you need me I'll be buying stamps on Ebay. A whole new thing to be concerned with!
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Post by penguy on Jan 26, 2020 18:07:59 GMT
Has the international rate gone into effect? I thought I had heard it went into effect tomorrow but when I checked the USPS website it said 'proposed'.
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