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submitted by the
St. James Post Office
Public acceptance of the Forever
Stamp (Liberty Bell), first issued
in 2007, has been so
successful that the U.S. Postal
Service has decided that all future
one-ounce, commemorative firstclass
postage stamps will be “forever”
stamps.
St. James Postmaster Victoria
Wilson said, “The Postal Service is
meeting the needs of customers
who appreciate the convenience
of knowing when they buy
stamps, they’ll be good forever.”
The Forever Stamp first went on
sale in April 2007. Since then, 28
billion Forever Stamps have been
sold. Starting on January 22, all
new first-class mail commemorative
stamps will be “forever”
stamps. As the name suggests,
“forever” stamps can be used to
mail a one-ounce, first-class letter
regardless of when the stamps are
purchased or used and no matter
how prices may change in the future.
“Forever” stamps are always
sold at the same price as a regular
first-class mail stamp. Currently,
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P O S T A L C O R N E R
Forever Stamps to Be Around Forever
“forever” stamps are sold at 44¢.
The Postal Service developed the
“forever” stamp as a customer
convenience, to help consumers
ease the transition during price
changes. Commemorative stamps
issued in the future will all be
“forever” stamps.
“Forever” stamps are available
for purchase at Post Offices nationwide,
online at
www.usps.com, and by phone at
800-STAMP-24.
Stamp collectors will be
pleased since a greater variety of
stamps will be used on mail. The
philatelic community can use the
expansion of the “forever” stamp
program as a springboard to excite
others and get them interested
in the world’s most popular stamp
program.
For more information about
purchasing stamps, stamps by
mail, postal regulations, a free
subscription to USA Philatelic
magazine, Post Office events, the
location of the nearest postal store
or contract unit, or for answers to
your specific Postal Service questions,
contact USPS at 1-800-275-
8777, or visit www.usps.com.
These are some of the new “Forever”
stamps issued: Ronald Reagan,
Patriotic Quill & Inkwell,
Kansas and the Year of the Rabbit
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