[50mhz] Postal rates

[Peter Markavage]

I'm curious. The "forever" stamp on May 14 will have a postage value of
$.41. The "forever" stamp can't have any value printed on it, since its
value is determined by whatever the current 1 oz postage charge is. I can
buy 10,000 "forever" stamps today at the current rate of $.41 each. If, 5
years from now, the 1 oz rate jumps to $.45, I can still use my "forever"
stamps (if I still have them) that I bought for $.41 each. As far as not
using them to mail something outside the U.S., I don't understand that.
The total postal charge for a mailing (domestic and international) is
determined at the U. S. post office. Who would care, outside the U.S.
what the postage charge is for a mailing. I pay the USPS through the
postage to get my mail deliverd inside and outside the U. S. Whether the
stamp has a printed value on it makes no sense to me.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Sat, 12 May 2007 15:55:13 -0400 mweisbergs at juno.com writes:
> Just a reminder to 6m paper-chasers that beginning Monday, 14 May, 
> the
> airmail rates to VE & XE will be 69¢ and to the rest of the world 
> will be
> 90¢. IRCs will be $2, making the "mint stamp" method of QSLing even 
> more
> attractive. Tho I haven't seen them, if the "forever" stamp has no 
> value
> printed on it, it cannot be used to make up postage to mail anything 
> out
> of the US.
> 
> I also expect the postal rise to result in higher rates for the 
> ARRL
> Outgoing Bureau as well as an increase in buying postal credits from 
> your
> respective incoming bureau.
> 
> Bud K2YOF
> Moderator: Ray Brown, KB0STN
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