[50mhz] Postal rates

[Ray Brown]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>


> 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.

  Actually, I think this is in line with what the USPS did back in the
1980's when they started raising the first class rates almost yearly.
Recall the "letter" stamps? I still have some somewhere, I have some
"B" and "C" stamps here, I think.

  The problem with them was that, because they did not state the price
on the stamp, they were good only in the USA, and not to be used for
any international mailing.

  I haven't found out for sure if these new stamps can be used for
international mailings yet or not. Anyone here know for certain?

                _Ray_        KBØSTN