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Comment by Heleen de Vaan on January 24, 2019 at 8:04am

@ Carolyn, I think what Sabrina says, also is possible in the USA. I've received various US envelopes from mail artists showing a variety of stamps, and last week even this one, from my old 90+ uncle (who unconsciously is a mail artist, too :-) ).

 

Comment by Sabrina S on January 23, 2019 at 4:12pm

Understandable, Carolyn. In Germany the worth of the stamp is written on the stamp, so we can just play puzzle with it. It's just like changing your currency to another one. I was surprised when I understood that in the US you pay for the service and when the fee is more expensive you can still use the stamps you bought before as you already payed for the service, not just changed your currency. So we had small stamps several times to "upgrade" our stamps when it got more expensive again and the old stamps weren't enough anymore.

Comment by Alan Brignull on January 23, 2019 at 4:10pm

MaoMao (@natquintosuhing) - is that something to do with taxation? Here, ordinary postage is VAT exempt but for some postal services it is payable. Luckily, we can use any sort of stamp on any mail as long as it totals the right amount.

Comment by MaoMao on January 23, 2019 at 11:22am

Interesting how it varies from country to country.  Nobody says anything here about machines, but you pay 10% on top of the prescribed postage cost if you use domestic, instead of int'l, stamps on letters going overseas. With only 2 int'l stamp designs to choose from, I am resigned to paying 110% every time.

Comment by Debra Mulnick on January 22, 2019 at 4:04am

We pay extra (21 cents) to send something non-machinable for an extra ounce of weight, or for something too thick or stiff, or oversized that cannot go through the automated process.  Beginning Jan 27th, the cost will actually go DOWN to 15 cents- in the US.  I wish I didn’t enjoy sending thick, stiff, & oversized things out so often, but I can’t help it.  Unusual things are more fun in my book.

Comment by Sabrina S on January 20, 2019 at 12:11pm

I got such problems with the German post recently, too. They want machinable mail, otherwise it might not go through... 

Comment by MaoMao on January 20, 2019 at 1:22am

Hi Debra, I really dread the day that Australia Post becomes as draconian as this about mail! For the present, I am still lucky, and nobody cares where the address is placed so long as it is large and can be read by a human being, and the stamp can be wherever you please, so long as there is proof that you have paid postage duty...

I don't get to drop my outgoing mail in a box, though, I have to go in to see the girls at my local PO and oversee the franking and explain "which ones are the real stamps and which are artistamps"... :D

Such a pity this first piece gave you some trouble. Often, it's just one postal worker in a bad mood who decides to go "by the book". I'll let you know when the cheeky letter gets to me. It looks fantastic and I am so excited.

Comment by Alan Brignull on January 15, 2019 at 3:37pm

Debra, I'd guess that because your stamps are nearer the bottom left than the top right it got turned round by the 'facer' part of the machine and went through upside down, thus putting the wavy cancellation bars all over the destination address.  Try again…

Comment by Debra Mulnick on January 15, 2019 at 2:29pm

The post office stamped “NON-MACHINABLE” in red on both sides of the address label, but probably because of the printed paper, it was not read.  Probably I should have said something since I saw this happen.  Two days later, it was delivered back to me.  My return address label was interpreted as the intended address.  I guess I will reapply a new address label and try again.  I wonder if it would have helped if I made my own NON Machinable label?  Ideas or suggestions?

Comment by barbargirl on January 13, 2019 at 3:50pm

From Babette...great collage envelope with a cool selection of images and words.

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