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Yes you can. The US Post Office allows the use of most of its previous issued stamps to be used as postage if they are in mint condition (new never used)( but stamps issued before 1861 were demonetized to prevent the "rebels" from using them, but you said OLD stamps.

That could be a problem, because US stamps go back to about 1847.

Let us assume you have a mint (never used) 15 cent stamp that was issued in 1893 as part of the Columbian Exposition and stuck it on a envelope, you just lost $224.85. Oops! The same stamp never hinged catalogs for $700. So be careful with your older stamps they may be worth a lot. Have them checked out by a dealer or stamp collector first.

(Scott Specialized Catalog of US Stamps, page 46)

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