Can You Still Use The H Rate Makeup Stamp

By Anne Murray, Postmaster Ft Myers/Cape Coral
Richard Barber, OIC Naples

Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, FL — Now that postage has increased to 44 cents for a one-ounce, Fantabulous stamp, what should you exercise with all those unused stamps? The answer is simple—utilize them! The value of the stamp will always be the value indicated on the stamp. All yous need to practise is purchase additional value stamps (likely 2-cent stamps) and use both on your envelope.

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Now'south the time to sort through all those unused stamps that have been accumulating in a box or drawer. You can use them any time. Any combination of stamps may be used in meeting the postage requirements. You may remember it looks "tacky" to have a diversity of stamps on your envelope, only the Post Function encourages yous to employ all the stamps you take.

And if you should happen to observe any of those non-denominational A-H stamps that were issued a number of years ago, here's the letter, the yr information technology was issued, and its value: A, 1978, $.fifteen; B, 1981, $.eighteen; C, 1981, $.twenty; D, 1985, $.22; E, 1988, $.25; F, 1991, $.29; Chiliad, 1994, $.32; and H, 1998, $.33. A 1-cent makeup stamp (a weathervane) was also issued in 1998.

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