[Dx-qsl] New Global post stamp

[Tom Anderson]

If your local USPS office has one of those auto postage machines in the lobby you can use anytime 24 hours a day, you can buy "stamps" through them at the same rate as the regular USPS.  I've gotten both USA and 1 oz. International "stamps" through those machines with no problems, you just have to have a credit card and you normally don't have to wait in line either, execpt when someone is trying to use the machine and doesn't know how.

The machine prints out what looks like a "metered" "forever" stamp rather than a regular stamp.  They used to dispense sheets of USA "forever" stamps, but now they do a "metered" appearing stamp in sheets.  As an FYI you can decide from about a half dozen symbols you want on your stamp.  At Christmas they have Christmas and Hebrew  Haunakkah symbols.  The USA Eagle among others.  The machines this past weekend were still asking you what country destination was your letter going.  The machine will dispenase up to 40 USA forever stamps by just touching the right part of the screen, or you can just "another amount" and enter how many you want.  I got 100 before the price went up.

Also, the machine printed "stamp" isn't round and probably won'
t attract as much attention as the new round stamp.

As a note of warning, be sure and hit the sign out icon at the end stating you're through or the next customer could possibly charge postage to your credit card.

Tom, WW5L


--- On Wed, 1/30/13, Dave Novoa W4DN <dnovoa at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> From: Dave Novoa W4DN <dnovoa at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: [Dx-qsl] New Global post stamp
> To: "DX-QSL Reflector" <DX-QSL at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 4:55 PM
> Fellows, have you seen the new ROUND,
> forever Global stamp?  It costs $1.10, and it's good
> for mailing anywhere in the world (including Canada and
> Mexico).  It is the first round  stamp that I have
> seen  issued by the U.S. P.S.
> 73,
> Dave W4DN 
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