Australia is one country that makes personalised stamps. Produced as pairs, one with the correct postage joined to one with your picture on it.
Ordinary stamps were 3 cents each in 1916 .
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Hundreds of stamps are issued each year around the world. Each country will issue different stamps throughout the year.
Yes, postage stamps require that you pay for them. That is how the postal service gets its revenue so that it can do business. Postage goes up when the cost to deliver exceeds the cost taken in.
As long as you have the correct postage you can use 'regular stamps' to post to anywhere in the world. If I want to send a letter and it costs $2:40 then I know I need 4 stamps @60c value each , which is the domestic rate in NZ. Otherwise I go to the Post Office and buy a $2:40 stamp.
The mail is a Federal responsibility and the US Government doesn't allow the states to get involved. There are many postage stamps that have been issued to commemorate each of the states. But states aren't allowed to issued their own stamps.
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If Charlie uses $1.29 in postage to send a package to his sister and only uses 16 cent stamps and 7 cent stamps, he will use 5 16 cent stamps and 7 7 cent stamps.
The value is different for each country and type of postage; ask in your country at a post office.
Yes, but that would be foolish. Buy some one-cent stamps to make up the 42 cent postage and save those 41 cent stamps.
No, Forever stamps cannot be used for Media Mail. Media Mail rates are specific and must be paid with the appropriate postage for that service.