No. Congressmen have the ability to use what is called a 'Free Frank' for official business. It really means that they sign the envelope, now days it is a pre-printed signature where the stamp goes.
The last time I knew anything about it, absolutely NOTHING is allowed on or in a mailbox without postage or official exemption from postage (non-profit organization, congressman, etc.)/
I do. and if you work and pay taxes, so do you.
The function of postage is to pay for the service of having mail and packages delivered.
to pay extra postage
Yes, they do.
a stamp
yes. The miltary will pay anyone over 18 to kill for them...
Yes, you would have to pay postage for stuffing envelopes, because it would cause the envelopes to weighh more than they should and shipping and handling goes by weight.
Yes, as long as postage is on there. Only when it is too little does it get returned.
Zachary Taylor was the one. Mail was often sent with the receiver expected to pay the postage. Taylor got a lot a mail that he did not want to pay the postage to see and he was not at the convention that nominated him.
In the early days, the receiver of a letter had to pay the delivery charge. That was changed with the postage stamp, which indicated that the postage had already been paid.
Postage and packing (p & p) means the money that you pay so that a company will send you through the post something you have bought.