USPS Issues Corinthian Capital Stamped Card - May 12

On May 12, 2008, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a 27-cent, Corinthian Capital definitive stamped card. The card, designed by Gerald Gallo of Bethesda, Maryland, goes on sale nationwide May 12, 2008.

This stamped card features an ink-and-watercolor drawing of a Corinthian capital. The drawing — which was created in 1854, by Thomas Ustick Walter, during the enlargement of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC — is from the records of The Architect of the Capitol.

The Corinthian Capital stamped card will be available in the following formats:

• Item 222400, Single-Cut Cards.


• Item 222500, Double-Cut Reply Cards.


• Item 222600, Sheet of 40 Cards.


• Item 222700, Five-Card Banded Vending.

- Quoted from (and more information can be found in) Stamp Announcement 08-14: Corinthian Capital.

hi I'm new
and I was wondering what the purpose of stamped cards were.. are they used in the same way as post cards?
or are these just for collections?
thanks

They are used mostly for fast short messages. They cost less than sending than an envelope. There is no set rule that I know of on how to use them.

I get about 6 of these a month from the eye doctor reminding me of an appointment to the PTA or booster clubs all about meeting dates.