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From: mcewan@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: look out for discounted stamps (bun
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Date: Sun, 16-Mar-86 15:20:00 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar 16 15:20:00 1986
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Nf-From: uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU!mcewan    Mar 16 14:20:00 1986


>> some outfit made an agreement with the US-post office to sell 22-cents
>> stamps stuck on some advertising sticker, costing about
>> 20+% less than face value (i.e. a book of 20 'stamps' costs $3.xx)
>>
> From what I understand, they sell the stamps in books of 10 for $1.70.
> They have no agreement with the P.O.  A PO spokesperson said that they
> don't care as long as the company pays full price for the stamp.
>
> Most of my outgoing mail goes for bills.  I don't really care if that
> mail looks tacky or not.  5 cents per bill adds up.  More formal mail
> will have the standard stamps.

If you don't want your mail to look tacky, why not just cut the stamp
out of the advertising stuff? You might have to do that anyway if the ad
covers part of the address on pre-printed bill envelopes. Where can these
stamps be obtained?

			Scott McEwan
			{ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!mcewan

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