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Counterfeit Stamps
Are you looking online for a good deal on postage stamps? Is a substantial discount of up to fifty percent off an order of United States Forever® Stamps too good to pass up? If so, keep scrolling, they’re probably counterfeit. To ensure your trusted communication arrives at its destination without delay, the Postal Inspection Service wants you to be aware of–and avoid–phony postage.
The number of counterfeit stamps being sold from online platforms has escalated. Scammers peddle fake stamps on
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03/06/22
USPS to slow down some mail delivery starting Friday
(CNN) Americans across the country could start seeing slowdowns in mail delivery across the country as early as Friday, when the US Postal Service implements its new service standards.The changes, which include longer first-class mail delivery times and cuts to post office hours, are part of embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's 10-year plan for the agency that he unveiled earlier this year.According to USPS spokeswoman Kim Frum, the service changes won't affect about 60% of first-class mai
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10/06/21
Chrysanthemum
- April 24 | Burlingame, CA | PSA pane of 10
Scott Catalog #: 5460
Chrysanthemum is the design for the new Global Forever international rate stamp that can be used to mail a 1-ounce letter to any country where First-Class Mail International service is available. At January 1, 2020 that rate currently remained at $1.15. The stamp is round and features a photograph of a pink chrysanthemum on a white background. Taken from above, the photograph highlights the intricate features of the bloom
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07/12/21
Chrysanthemum Pictorial Postmark
07/12/21
Chrysanthemum Digital Color Postmark
07/12/21