Postage Stamps
2023 Love Stamps
These adorable stamps go on sale January 19, 2023 at the current rate of .60 per stamp ($12 sheet). Three days later a regular first class stamp will cost .63 cents. Postcards will increase an additional four cents going from .44 to .48 also on January 22, 2023. While US Love stamps traditionally are released…
Read MoreNew Postcrossing Stamp
I sure hope the US one day soon adds a colorful, creative, whimsical Postcrossing stamp to their new stamp releases! On my wish list is to receive this stamp on an envelope from Germany. Isn’t it a delight? I saw this featured on the Postcrossing blog. The stamp is scheduled to be released October 6,…
Read MorePostcrossing Stamps
I’m on a mission to add some Postcrossing stamps to my small but charming stamp collection. I belong to Postcrossing, the best way to send and receive postcards from around the world. I joined Postcrossing in 2005 and since then have received and sent almost 450 postcards. I learned about Postcrossing postage stamps on their…
Read MoreHalloween Stamps
Halloween is a great time to send mail – cute cards and fun stamps! I recently received these five stamps from Errol Murphy in Texas who sells older/unused stamps at face value. He doesn’t always have certain ones on hand, but he tries to honor requests for specific stamps. These Classic Movie Monster stamps were…
Read MoreFun Stamps
New stamps are regularly released at the United States Postal Service. This whimsically fun Message Monsters stamp assortment will be available on September 24, 2021. On Sunday, August 29, 2021, the cost of a first class stamp in the US will go from .55 to .58. Of course, the Forever stamps are automatically honored at…
Read MoreStar Wars Droid Stamps 2021
May the 4th be with you! Get this sheet of stamps at the United States Post Office. They will be available on May 4, 2021. You can pre-order online now or wait to visit your post office in person. I love to order online as soon as I see new stamps. It costs $1.30 in…
Read MoreEspresso Stamps Go on Sale April 9, 2021
I love these new stamps! The Espresso Stamps go on sale on April 9, 2021, and can be pre-ordered from USPS. New stamps are always released with a first-day-of-issue ceremony that includes speakers and other fanfare depending on the theme and location. Seattle, Wash., is the location of this stamp’s new release ceremony. In these…
Read MoreBarn Stamps USPS
The price of a regular size (4×6) postcard in the US went from .35 cents to .36 cents. Of course, the previous postcard stamps are still good since they are forever stamps (one of the benefits of having stamps be forever stamps. This is the trade-off we get by not having the face value of…
Read MoreStamp Collecting
I’ve started a new hobby: Stamp Collecting. I love seeing fun, different stamps on all of the mail I receive and I make an effort to use stamps that I think the recipient might enjoy. I’ve saved stamps for a long time, mostly by color, some by theme, to use them in my zines, artist…
Read MoreNew Bugs Bunny Postage Stamps
The new Bugs Bunny forever stamp will be released on July 27, 2020. There are 10 colorful, creative stamps included in this set of 20 stamps (two of each). Currently the USPS is releasing a photo a day of each image until the stamps go on sale on July 27. First Day of Issue Ceremony…
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