Time for a practical post! For many of you (as it is for me) sending snail mail of this type is something that you may not have done in a while and, well, there is a whole world to this you may not have explored. This is just a quick post to lay out some things about the USPS you may not know. I apologise for those outside the US as I am not up to date on current rules for your own postal service. Feel free to comment below with your own tips of the trade! What is a postcard?Believe it or not, the USPS has rules on what qualifies as a postcard. This ranges from weight to size, although size is the main concern for postcards. Below are the rules from the USPS on postcards.
Postage RatesThe USPS lays out these rules for postage of postcards:
And Now... the Fun StuffWhen I first started sending postcards, I went to my post office and asked for postcard postage. I was given the forever "Love" stamps and the forever "succulent" stamps for local and international respectively. Then, I started to receive cards from other places. They were often decorated with a few stamps showing different things from the country they came from. My most recent card from Germany had 2 Peanuts stamps, 2 flower stamps, and a variety of others that were decorated. So, today, I started to explore the USPS website. We can do the same thing here in the US! You can order stamps from their website in a variety of amounts and with a variety of decorations. Often you'll see themes. Today I ordered some of the fruits stamps in denominations of $0.01, $0.02, $0.03, $0.05, and $0.10. I also ordered some special stamps showing a necklace from the Navajo nation and a lamp from Tiffany's. I am going to explore more for my international cards next month. I would strongly encourage you to check out these stamps every few months, especially for your international cards! They are a unique way to decorate cards with things that serve a purpose too. Now, one last piece of information before you go stamp shopping: What is the difference between a regular stamp and a forever stamp?
Happy Postage Hunting!
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