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[desperance]

I have a letter to post, and Barry's asleep on my stamps. Well, on my desk, atop the heap of papers that must somewhere contain my stamps.

Would it be ridiculous to go out and buy new stamps? The old ones will still be good for later use, after all; and if I go to the post office for them, I can post the letter at the same time, and...

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[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

Clearly, this is not a question one would ask in the US. Whyfor? Whyfor is that in all likelihood, the stamps under the cat would not be sufficient by the time the cat finishes his nap. So the Post Awful now issues "Forever Stamps," that just say "first class postage," whatever that might be on that particular day. There's a big market for 1 and 2-cent stamps, too.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

We also have "First Class" and "Second Class" stamps these days, tho' to be fair, the price rises only occasionally (and is still national news when it does, because it is still after all the Royal Mail).