How to Use Outdated Stamps

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Tip 1 - How to Use Old Postage Stamps | eHow

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ilze Semeika | permalink

If you found some old postage stamps in a drawer while spring cleaning, do not throw them away. Postal stamps do not expire, so you can still use them to send mail. The value is printed on the stamp. When using old stamps, you might find it difficult to total exact postage rates; the post office will not reject the mail if you use additional...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_6570134_use-old-postage-stamps.html ^[1]

Tip 2 - Can I still use old value postage stamps?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by sterbaby 1 | permalink

Can I use my first and second-class stamps, which I had bought at the old price a few months ago? If so, how long have I got to use them?
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For further reading: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/experts/article-1721593/Can-I-still-use-old-value-postage-stamps.html ^[2]

Tip 3 - Old stamps a bad investment, but still good to send a letter

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by stein 238 | permalink

Bargain hunters will love this story. Stamp collectors? Not so much. For several years, local coin-and-stamp dealers have been selling discounted postage stamps — older stamps that have retained their face value for letter-mailing purposes but didn’t increase in value as collectors hoped.
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For further reading: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/03/18/old-stamps-a-bad-investment-but-still-good-to-send-a-letter.html ^[3]