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arely staircase

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7. that isn't the kind of stamp collecting i mean

Reply to Poll_Blind (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 09:05 PM

Mar 2013

I am talking about buying first class forever stamps and selling them in years to come at a price above what I bought them, as postage will have gone up, but fro less than the usps on e-bay.

the stamps will always be worth current first class postage. they are for use , not traditional stamp collecting

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has anyone here ever invested in stamps? [View all] arely staircase Mar 2013 OP

That's generally not a good idea except for your own use because stamps are hard to resell. dimbear Mar 2013 #1

i figure postage will go up ahead of inflation arely staircase Mar 2013 #2

I inherited a bunch of old unused stamps. Mariana Mar 2013 #10

Yes. I invested 46 cents in one, and it got my letter all the way across the country in 2 days. Mika Mar 2013 #3

In my layman's opinion, you should REALLY stay away from stamps as an investment. Poll_Blind Mar 2013 #4

Spot on. I prefer gold and silver bullion for the more speculative portion of my portfolio. Peter cotton Mar 2013 #5

that isn't the kind of stamp collecting i mean arely staircase Mar 2013 #7

Man, I tell ya- if that's the case I'd advise even more against it. Poll_Blind Mar 2013 #9

All first-class (non-bump up) stamps are forever now. talkingmime Mar 2013 #6

Only in the sense of "bought a book, put it in a drawer and forgot about it... JHB Mar 2013 #8

Let's see just how well this would work in the real world: Peter cotton Mar 2013 #11