If the postage goes up, the value of "Forever" stamps goes up too! Only stamps that actually say "Forever" are forever stamps and their value = the current value of a 1 oz letter stamp (right now it's 44 cents). I have those and they are worth 41 cents. March 2, 37: That flag "USA first-class" stamp is not a forever stamp. The chances of any other country accepting them? Slim and none.įorever stamps are the best! once you buy a forever stamp, it works forever, no matter what! While I wouldn't be entirely surprised to learn that some sort of reciprocal agreement had been reached with Canada and/or Mexico agreeing to recognize non-denominated postage. stamps are not honored outside the U.S.P.S. Postal Service to reach an accord with each and every foreign nation's postal system) non-denominated U.S. May 12, et al: Unless there has been a change (doubtful, since it would require the U.S. However, don't feel like it's a dumb question because not a single night goes by that I don't have stamp "returned for postage" on several letters due to the senders having made the very same mistake. May 12, (re " the big stamp with the barcode on it"): Sorry, you may not (If you count an unused book or strip, you'll find that if you include the big one your total will be off by (plus) one. You can also look up "Forever Stamp Fact Sheet." I am a postmaster in Virginia, so you can take my explanation as being true. Your explanation is incorrect and absurd. It is clearly marked with the word "forever". The price you purchase it for is not needed that is why it is not printed on it as is the case with other stamps.
The value of the forever stamp will be whatever the value of stamps are on the day of use. The forever stamps you purchased in 2010 would not need four more added to it in the year 2020 if the value of stamps reached $2. You do not add any other stamps to it when mailing a letter 1 ounce or below. If it only held the value of the year it was made it would be a first class stamp. Wow! After reading the comments on this subject I have to leave a A forever stamp holds it's value forever that is why it is called a forever stamp. I have US stamps and I'm not sure if they will work in Israel to send letters back home or if I need to find new stamps once I arrive in Israel I'm traveling to Israel and I want to bring stamps to send postcards back to the US. Do I need a once-cent stamp also to get my mail through? I have a roll of flag and liberty stamps with usa 1st class and forever on them, but they are from 2011.
What is the use of the big stamp with bar code in the 20 stamps booklet? Can you use it? I'm trying to send a letter to my boyfriend from the UK, and I have a stamp that says 2011 Forever. March 4, You'll probably never read this post, but - what? You want to use US stamps to send letters to the USA from Israel? Israel is another country, so you'll need Israeli stamps. The choices currently available are so boring now. I wanted to explain my mistake here and also share why I didn’t send another email to the notification list.Anyone know why the 'Flags of our Nation' roll of stamps are no longer available. I wrestled with whether to send a follow-up email notification and in the end decided not to for several reasons: I only found out about my mistake a few days before the increase (whereas the email was sent about 2 weeks prior – so anyone who was going to purchase stamps had likely already done so), the emails I send are primarily about the regular Forever Stamp Value (not the Two Ounce or Three Ounce rates), and I work hard to not send more than any necessary emails to the list. In hindsight, while I am not sure how my mistake occurred, I do know the published rates for those two stamps were very difficult to confirm prior to the rate increase.
When I sent out my email notification about the 2021 price increase - while I had correct rates for the Forever Stamp and Additional Ounce Forever Stamp - I listed incorrect rates for the Two Ounce ($0.80 vs. I want to address something in relation to the 2021 USPS Price Increases.