It has been almost fashionable to complain anytime there is an increase in the US postage rate. But are the charges that we pay for postage really all that unreasonable?
The first US postage stamps were issued in 1847, and people have been collecting US postage stamps ever since.
When one takes a closer look at the services offered, the current UK postage rate really does not seem like such a bad deal. Here are a few examples of how people get quite a bit in exchange for the UK postal rate they pay.
Philately is the name for the hobby of postage stamps collecting. Collecting postage stamps as a hobby has been around as long as stamps themselves.
One thing that affects the value of postage stamps, old or not, is how rate they are. Another issue that affects the value of old postage stamps, especially old stamps, is their condition.
If you live in the United States, as I do, you probably have a vast collection of US postage stamps, but have you considered branching out to collect Canadian postage stamps as well?
Hobbies and fads may come and go, but collecting postage stamps has remained one of the world's most popular past-times over many generations.
Every time there is an increase in USA postage stamps, a trip to the post office to buy penny or two cent stamps is required.
Starting in 2001, the USPS began to provide certified mail postage users the option to use an ERR (Electronic Return Receipt) instead of the standardized Green Card Return Receipt method.
There are many great types of personalized address labels that you can use to dress up your correspondence.
