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W_HAMILTON

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30. That's why they are called "forever."

Reply to CatWoman (Reply #11)

Wed Oct 12, 2022, 05:29 PM

Oct 2022

Regardless of the price you purchased them for, as long as they are "forever" stamps, they will always be considered to equal the value of whatever a normal stamp costs at the time.

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U.S. Postal Service wants to hike stamp prices to 63 cents [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2022 OP

Good things I hardly ever mail anything anymore.... DemocraticPatriot Oct 2022 #1

I quit mailing my bill payments earlier this year. El Supremo Oct 2022 #2

Hence the issue. n/t Igel Oct 2022 #4

The issue started because of e-mail... El Supremo Oct 2022 #5

however, some utilities use vendors who charge fees CatWoman Oct 2022 #9

Should be more. James48 Oct 2022 #3

Waal, my 1-2 snails per year should cover the deficit. UTUSN Oct 2022 #6

If the price of ONE stamp is $5, it will still be cheaper than mailing it by any other means. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #7

question: if they hike the price CatWoman Oct 2022 #8

Yes, they are always good for one ounce first class no matter what dalton99a Oct 2022 #10

.... CatWoman Oct 2022 #11

That's why they are called "forever." W_HAMILTON Oct 2022 #30

Yes. Genki Hikari Oct 2022 #15

one would assume that CatWoman Oct 2022 #22

Zzzzzz, last time I sent anything with stamps was over 10 years ago....just lick two to be sure Shanti Shanti Shanti Oct 2022 #12

Stamps haven't required licking Genki Hikari Oct 2022 #19

But legally you CAN still lick them if you want to, right? Bucky Oct 2022 #25

They'll stick to your tongue TxGuitar Oct 2022 #29

Can we still put a hit of blotter LSD under one Mr.Bill Oct 2022 #33

Forever stamps are a great investment. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2022 #13

You are correct DFW Oct 2022 #18

Not a surprise Genki Hikari Oct 2022 #14

It's still the best bargain anywhere. A letter goes where the Internet doesn't. nt Samrob Oct 2022 #16

My mailbox has become like my old landline 20 years ago... GoodRaisin Oct 2022 #17

I'm unspammed with mail Genki Hikari Oct 2022 #20

I check my mail every 4 or 5 days at most, newdayneeded Oct 2022 #23

I usually wait for a visitor to come by and they grab the mail for me. GoodRaisin Oct 2022 #34

2 local post offices are closed, February package arrived today bucolic_frolic Oct 2022 #21

63 cents to send a piece of paper to literally ANY spot in America within a week? Bucky Oct 2022 #24

Curious, what's it cost in Canada, England, Ireland, Africa and other countries to mail a first, a kennedy Oct 2022 #26

Google tells us... Bucky Oct 2022 #27

Thanks ..... a kennedy Oct 2022 #32

Still a bargain. GoCubsGo Oct 2022 #28

Now I don't have to ask an old person: Wingus Dingus Oct 2022 #31