![]() These sellers will sometimes even sell curated sets – ready for you to apply to your pretty envelopes! Just make sure it adds up to the right amount of postage. Etsy is a great place to find vintage postage – some of my favorite storefronts for this are LittlePostageHouse, byEricaLeigh, VintagePostageShop and others. Sometimes they won’t have enough of one particular stamp – in that case, you might have to go to a few different post offices to get your needed number of stamps!įor vintage postage, you should plan even further in advance. Ask a postal worker what stamps they have for weddings, and usually they are more than happy to show you their current selection. Most of the stamps you find on the USPS website, are available in your local post office. I usually receive my order within a week, but sometimes it does take longer to make its way through the postal system! Order your postage alongside your invitations so you will get both around the same time. It is also just another area where you can let your creativity go wild – by adding calligraphy, flourishes, or a wax seal to close the flap!Īs with all things wedding: don’t wait til the last minute! When you order from, keep in mind this isn’t Amazon! USPS stamp orders usually arrive within 1-2 weeks. ![]() A colored envelope with pretty stamps will let your guests know there is some truly important stuff in this envelope. Your invitation design does not end at the invitation itself. Vintage postage can also be used to keep the color theme of postage consistent with the rest of the invitation. Their wedding invitations featured (amongst others) Apollo 8 stamps, constellations and solar imagings. Take for instance my couple, Audrey and Greg, who share a passion for everything space-related. Vintage postage (meaning any stamps that are not standard issue on ) can be a great way to add personality to your piece of mail. As long as the stamps add up to the correct postage amount, they can be used to mail your letter! You can even combine Forever stamps with vintage postage – so go nuts! You can use as many stamps as you like on your piece of mail. More recent issued stamps are usually marked with a “Forever USA” – meaning that their value is tied to the rate at which they are sold for at any point in time. When actually mailing out your invitations, go back to the branch that gave you the rate you ended up trusting the most.īelieve it or not – postage stamps are valid indefinitely! This means you can use stamps from 1950, and they still are a valid way to mail your letter or wedding invitations! Vintage stamps usually have a monetary value printed on them, letting you know what they are worth. This usually will inform you on something you might not have thought of, or where you went wrong in your calculations. If they give you different rates, politely ask them to explain their reason for the rate, and how you got to yours. Do they all agree with your calculations? Perfect! You are 99% sure that it is the right rate. ![]() Like I mentioned before though – USPS is notorious for giving different advice in different branches, and they are definitely not consistent across the board! So if you want to make sure you are putting the right amount on them – the best thing you can do is take it to 2 or 3 different post offices and compare rates. They can make an informed recommendation on how much postage you should put on the envelope. Now that you have a good idea of what your rate is most likely going to be, it is time to take your invitation to the post office to double check! USPS workers can check your invitation for you.
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