Tips for Personalizing Your Mailings with Photo Postage Stamps

Photo postage stamps have taken advantage of the digital revolution by allowing users to create stamps that feature any photograph they desire.  The United States Postal Service has licensed a number of companies to produce postage stamps for them and some (the most well known of which is stamps.com) will allow users to upload photographs to their service which can then be used as on the image portion of the postage stamp.  In order to take full advantage of photo postage stamps, it is necessary to choose the proper photograph.

A good photograph for use in photo postage stamps is one that is fairly simple and devoid of fine detail.  The reason for this requirement is to make sure that the photograph you choose will still look good when shrunk down to postage stamp size.  Close up photographs of people, pets, well known structures or landmarks make great photo postage stamps, whereas crowded group photos and/or excessively busy photos with an enormous amount of detail are not the best candidates.

To print photo stamps, you must use a company that is licensed by the United States Postal Service to distribute custom photo stamps. One such company is PhotoStamps.com

If you are using your photo postage stamps for only personal use (in other words, you are not using the stamps for a business purpose) be sure to include a photo that matches the occasion.  One popular use of photo postage stamps is to send holiday greeting cards.  Including a photo of something seasonal is a great way to add your own personal touch to your holiday correspondence.  If sending birth announcements, it is a good idea to include a picture of the newborn to be used on the photo postage stamps.

It is possible to either print your own photo postage stamps (using software supplied by the vendor) or to have the stamps sent to your house.  If you choose to print your own, make sure that your printer can handle the fine detail.  Also make sure that the complete stamp prints--the postal service will not deliver your letter if your custom stamps do not contain the electronic identification tag that must be present on all printed postage stamps.

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