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Question #1 About how many stamps do you use per month to mail bills, letters, Ect? I know with email and electonic bill paying stamps are used less. Question #2 When you mail letters or pay bills, etc., do you use a combination of older stamps, or do you just throw a forever stamp on the envelope? I welcome your answers. Thanks!  |
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I use probably 5 minimum stamps per month just to pay bills plus others for birthday cards, etc.
I always use a combination of old stamps. |
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#1 - Only 3-5 on personal letters/cards per month
#2 - Both, whatever I have handy
I do use old (<1930) Christmas Seals on all the Holiday cards we send.
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We use perhaps 3-4 stamps per month. They are forever stamps; the only local outlet for stamps is the Customer Service counter of our nearby Supermarket, and they only sell booklets. Nothing else.
The closest USPS outlet is a 20 minute drive that entails a long wait, they are always doing passport applications. |
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1- Perhaps one or two per month.
2- I'm down to using the FOREVER stamps. Several years ago I used all my old postage to support the mailing of several issues of a society journal to the membership to save them the expense. |
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| Edited by mml1942 - 03/21/2019 11:19 am |
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1 - about 5 or so letters/payments mailed each month
2 - If mailing to an entity or business, I normally use common FOREVER stamps/postal stationary. If mailing to an individual, such as paying for a stamp purchase, I will use older stamps |
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1. Less than 1 a month.
2. I use stamps from last 10 years since most are scraps from sheets I used |
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Less than 1 per month for cards and taxes. I use forever stamps. I try to use a "love" stamp when submitting my taxes.  I'm sure the sarcasm is missed in the mail room. Dan  |
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Experienced stamps need a home too. I'd rather have an example that is imperfect than no example.
I collect for enjoyment, not investment.
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1) 6-7 a month
2) Half and half. I started collecting due to old postage being used, I try to keep it up.
Another good question might be:
Whose outgoing mail always smells like Pure Citrus from removing and illegally reusing uncanceled stamps? |
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#1 6-8 times per month. #2 mostly Forever stamps. Couple years ago, I ran out of 42 cent and 44 cent stamps that I had bought, so I could use up old 3 cent and 4 cent stamps that I inherited from my late father. USPS was no longer selling them. He passed away at the end of 1992, which will tell you how much he left. |
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| Edited by Climber Steve - 03/21/2019 1:25 pm |
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We use old stamps on all our correspondence but never on ebay shipments. My wife has all the postage I give her sorted by denominations and probably uses over 100/months. |
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1) I use stamps on perhaps 3-4 pieces per month.
2) Of those, if I'm not pressed for time, I'll select some post 1950 stamps - and then only those that are hinged or similarly botched up. |
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