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lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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i'm trying to come up with fun ways to put postage on letters.

here's one: buy this and use it to mail one letter via first class!
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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polar bear and bighorn sheep makes 45 cents.
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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tropical fruit and bighorn sheep makes 44 cents.
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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polar bear and american clock and silver coffeepot and navajo necklace and tiffany lamp makes 44 cents.

:D
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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i like these stamps, so i'll give them a mention:

king and queen of hearts makes 44 cents.
Étrangère's avatar
15 years ago
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> polar bear and american clock and silver coffeepot and navajo necklace and tiffany lamp makes 44 cents

best combination
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15 years ago
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We sell these at work:

- Tiffany Lamp worth 1 cent
- Navajo Necklace worth 2 cents
- Star FP worth 3 cents
- Chippendale Chair worth 4 cents
- American Toleware worth 5 cents
- American Clock worth 10 cents
- Bighorn Sheep worth 17 cents
- Tropical Fruit worth 27 cents
- Forever Bells worth whatever the current postage rate is
- Alaska worth 42 cents
- Latin Jazz worth 42 cents (my second-favorite!)
- Purple Heart worth 42 cents (though ours are self-adhesive...)
- Love All Heart worth 42 cents (my favorite!)
- Sunflower worth 42 cents
- James A Michener worth 59 cents
- Dragonfly worth 62 cents
- 13 Mile Woods Hew Hampshire worth 72 cents
- Great Smoky Mountains worth 75 cents
- St John US Virgin Islands worth 94 cents
- Wisdom worth $1

I love stamps. Ordering new ones is one of my few fun managerial tasks.
asemisldkfj's avatar
15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
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hahah this kind of rules.
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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star fp sucks. silver coffeepot is much better. :)
bluet's avatar
15 years ago
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bluet
The cheapest stamps you can get in Norway are about $ 1.
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15 years ago
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Étrangère
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for normal letters within the country?
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15 years ago
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probably. iirc, isn't 0,85 euros normal?

hm.. i'm probably just remembering stamps on letters from my french relatives.
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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coincidentally, none of my foreign stamps reflect that amount.

http://clanbbw.com/publicimg/data/images/stamps.jpg
bluet's avatar
15 years ago
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bluet
> for normal letters within the country?

Yup. I paid twice that when I sent you the postcard, I think.
asemisldkfj's avatar
15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
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you can mail postcards internationally from the US with just one (regularly-priced) stamp!
Étrangère's avatar
15 years ago
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Étrangère
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> I paid twice that when I sent you the postcard, I think.

Your stamps says "NORGE 11.00"
...and is a fish!

I was sad you didn't include a return address
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15 years ago
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> I was sad you didn't include a return address

No room (I think). :\

Here it is, though:

Martin Stensgård
Garverivegen 53
2740 Roa
Norway

You've got about a month before I move.
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15 years ago
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Étrangère
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Don't worry, I'm quick!
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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> you can mail postcards internationally from the US with just one (regularly-priced) stamp!

maybe. the official rate is $0.98 for first-class international mail not over one ounce to countries other than canada and mexico.

the easiest way to do that is with a $1.00 wisdom stamp.
asemisldkfj's avatar
15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
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aw, I guess they changed it. still not bad.
Étrangère's avatar
15 years ago
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Étrangère
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That hasn't been the case as long as I've worked at my current job (2 years)
asemisldkfj's avatar
15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
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I mailed some postcards internationally about three or four years ago and it was!
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15 years ago
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Étrangère
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I wonder how many pesos it took to mail home my postcards from the dominican

Dan - do you still have yours?
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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google finance doesn't even list the DOP. :/
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15 years ago
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general delivery knowledge

international info