mini, teeny-tiny letters...
Here’s a little something I think all the RLD readers might be interested in. When I stopped by the P.O. today to mail out packages to JP in CA and Shelita W., I also purchased some postcard stamps (domestic rate). “Did you know the rate’s going up?” my always informative person-behind-the-counter asked. “The rate will be twenty nine cents as of April 17th.”
City Post Office 1923, Washington D.C. (imagine if you worked here!)
Well, no – I actually hadn’t been aware of that. Me being me, my first thought was: will there be a new postcard stamp to replace the polar bear? Because I like the polar bear (very “Golden Compass”…) but I also like the new. I feel that postcard stamps don’t really get a fair shake, in the world of new additions to the philatelic stamp line-up.
hmmm...a little Laura Ashley, if you ask me...
I was assured that there will be a new postcard stamp on April 17th – and sure enough! A little research via Google the Great led me to the USPS website, where the stamps are available for pre-order. (I also found a little blurb on the designer/artist of the stamps.) If you’ll be ordering product via the USPS website, you may as well pick up a canceled sheet of the AE stamps as well – a great gift for your favorite postal geek (and you know who you are!)
In all things postal,
I remain –
–JH
PS: those tiny little letters in the photo at the very top of the page? They’re from a company called “Our Mini Things” and you definitely need to check out the “North Pole Village” section of their store right now. You’ll know why when you see the awesome…
Everyday should be a Red Letter Day... 