$18.95 Express Mail Cover

Here is one I got today, mailed from 87023 at 10:02 AM 3-30-12 delivery attempt to 85009 was made 3-31-12 9:50 AM as noted above label, with a note on the right of the label "closed".Delivered today 4-2-12 at 11:45 AM, the sender paid $18.95 for the flat rate express rate, 3 days for delivery, inside the flat rate envelope was a business envelope that could have accomplished the same for .45 cents, had it been mailed off first class. And as you can see, no cancellation of the stamps and a miracle of sorts the stamps did not get pen stroked or the marker. So I have $18.95 in postage I can use or just leave the cover as is as the cover is postally used.

I cross that bridge several times a day. Funny thing is I don't have the stamp. I don't collect new stamps. I cut off my collection at 2009. I'm not buying any more supplements for the new stuff because I'm not a fan of the new stamps. That is a great stamp though.

I think this is a handsome looking stamp. Very nice looking mailer you got there!

Had the sender left well enough alone and only used the Bixby Bridge Stamp, it probably would have been cancelled and you'd end up with a nice commercial solo use with the Bixby which would fetch more than the face value of the Stamp in a resale.