[Dx-qsl] New US Postal Rates ...

Mon Jan 28 13:00:43 EST 2013

As an FYI:
If your local USPS office has one of those auto postage machines in the lobby you can use anytime 24 hours a day, you can buy "stamps" through them at the same rate as the regular USPS.  I've gotten both USA and 1 oz. International "stamps" through those machines with no problems, you just have to have a credit card and you normally don't have to wait in line either, execpt when someone is trying to use the machine and doesn't know how.
The machine prints out what looks like a "metered" "forever" stamp rather than a regular stamp.  They used to dispense sheets of USA "forever" stamps, but now they do a "metered" appearing stamp in sheets.  As an FYI you can decide from about a half dozen symbols you want on your stamp.  At Christmas they have Christmas and Hebrew Haunakkah symbols.  The USA Eagle among others.  The machines this past weekend were still asking you what country destination was your letter going.  The machine will dispenase up to 40 USA forever stamps by just touching the right part of the screen, or you can just "another amount" and enter how many you want.  I got 100 before the price went up.
As a note of warning, be sure and hit the sign out icon at the end stating you're through or the next customer could possibly charge postage to your credit card.
Tom, WW5L
--- On Sun, 1/27/13, ALAN ZACK <k7acz at cox.net> wrote:
> From: ALAN ZACK <k7acz at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] New US Postal Rates ...
> To: "'Joe Subich, W4TV'" <w4tv at subich.com>, dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sunday, January 27, 2013, 9:04 PM
> I just ordered 2 sheets. Be advised
> if you order from the USPS website below
> there is a 1ドル.25 service/shipping charge.
> While on the USPS site I learned that the rates to Canada
> and Mexico have
> increased also to 1ドル.10, the same as all other Intl
> destinations. It used to
> be .85 to Canada and Mexico and 1.05 to all other DX.
>> 73, Alan, K7ACZ
>> -----Original Message-----
> From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 1:58 PM
> To: dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Dx-qsl] New US Postal Rates ...
>>> Remember, the new rates for International First Class goes
> into effect this
> weekend.  For those needing postage, the US Postal
> Service begins Selling a
> Global "Forever" stamp on Monday.  It can be
> pre-ordered now at
> www.usps.com: 
> <https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?categoryNav=
> false&navAction=jump&navCount=0&productId=S_578804&categoryId=subcatS_S_45cF
> irstClass> 
>>> The Global ForeverR stamps are being issued in self-adhesive
> sheets of
> 20 at the 1ドル.10 rate, or 22ドル.00 per sheet.  USPS will
> begin processing
> pre-orders on January 25.
>> I tried to pick up a sheet at my local Post Office and the
> Postmistress told
> me it was not even on their order sheet yet - she could not
> get them so
> on-line at www.usps.com may be the best route for now. 
> At least with a
> "forever" stamp there is no need to be concerned about
> needing "make up"
> postage if one does not use all the stamps before the next
> rate increase.
>> 73,
>>    ... Joe, W4TV
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