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No, they are not considered legal tender. If someone is willing to accept them, there is no problem with it, but they do not have to accept them.
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Are postage stamps legal tender in the uk?
No - only coins and notes of the realm are legal tender.
What is the law stating that postage stamps are not legal tender?
The Royal Mint has guidelines about what counts as legal tender, and only Bank of England/Wales banknotes count in any amount, as well as £2 & 1 coins in any amount, and lesser coinage under a certain value before it ceases to be legal tender. Stamps are not legal tender.
Can postage stamps be used as currency?
It may have value if you can find someone to buy it from you. A postage stamp has value, but not anything that you can demand. You can't hand one to a clerk in a store and they have to take it.
What are 12 Marilyn Monroe official legal tender postage stamps issued by the Government of Tanzania with a certificate of authenticity worth?
about 15 bucks
Are duck stamps legal for postage?
Depends on the definition of Duck stamps.If you are referring to the stamps typically bought to be affixed to a hunting license to allow one to hunt ducks, no, they are not legal for postage.If you are referring to the US Postage Stamps that have pictures of ducks on them, yes, they can still be used for their face value toward the cost of postage.
What has the author Yokiti Yamamoto written?
Yokiti Yamamoto has written: 'Japanese postage stamps' -- subject(s): Postage stamps 'Japanese postage stamps (for philatelists)' -- subject(s): Postage-stamps
Does Norway use postage stamps?
Yes, every country uses postage stamps.
What is the expiration date on 2008 postage stamps?
US postage stamps do not expire -- they are always worth face value as postage.
Is there a specific time a postage stamp expires and would you be able to use a 37 cent stamp made in 2002?
AnswerAll US postage stamps issued since the Civil War (i.e., 1861-65) are still valid for postage at the price indicated on the stamp. So yes, you can still use a US stamp released in 2002.Special Delivery stamps are no longer valid. They never paid postage but paid for an added service that is no longer available.Here in the UK collectors often use old (1971 onwards- decimal currency) stamps for postage- I recently received a package with 20 different values from 5p to 22 1/2p on it ! All perfectly legal. Stamps are officially legal tender in the UK- you can pay a bus or train fare with them, theoretically- though I wouldn't like to try it with most of our bus drivers....
Did they have postage stamps in 1787?
No, they did not exist then. Great Britain introduced the first postage stamps in 1840.
Is it legal to write on the front of a US postage stamp?
It is BUT the machines that read the stamps might show it as being cancelled and it could be returned to sender or be presented as postage due.
What has the author Mark Harris Winnegrad written?
Mark Harris Winnegrad has written: 'Highlights of the history of printing as depicted on postage stamps' -- subject(s): History, Postage stamps, Printing, Topics 'Printing on stamps' -- subject(s): History, Postage stamps, Printing, Printing on postage stamps, Topics
