Comments on: mail interception, postal abuse, stamp value https://blog.yhuang.org/?p=32 here. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:10:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Emily https://blog.yhuang.org/?p=32&cpage=1#comment-130587 Emily Fri, 09 Nov 2018 06:38:44 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~zong/wpress/?p=32#comment-130587 It's been a pleasure for me to read such an informative article. I love reading good content and It's one of them. Moreover, your blog is loading really fats. Can I know which hosting platform are you using? It’s been a pleasure for me to read such an informative article. I love reading good content and It’s one of them. Moreover, your blog is loading really fats. Can I know which hosting platform are you using?

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]]> By: me https://blog.yhuang.org/?p=32&cpage=1#comment-81181 me Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:08:30 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~zong/wpress/?p=32#comment-81181 Well, anything accepted by enough people can be currency. As for buying forever stamps for profit, I doubt it will be worth the trouble. It depends on how much postage for first-class mail goes up each year and how many forever stamps you can buy. Let's say postage for first-class mail goes up 5% every year. In the current low interest-rate environment it is actually not bad. Market deposit rates are around 2%. In fact, it is an inflation-adjusted instrument, arguably. But you'd have to invest in a lot of forever stamps (say, at least $10000 worth of forever stamps, which is 1137 books of 20), time it right so you buy just before a rate hike, and have a place to sell them later (perhaps on eBay). Over time, it's probably about the same return as money in the bank, on average. Well, anything accepted by enough people can be currency. As for buying forever stamps for profit, I doubt it will be worth the trouble. It depends on how much postage for first-class mail goes up each year and how many forever stamps you can buy. Let’s say postage for first-class mail goes up 5% every year. In the current low interest-rate environment it is actually not bad. Market deposit rates are around 2%. In fact, it is an inflation-adjusted instrument, arguably.

But you’d have to invest in a lot of forever stamps (say, at least $10000 worth of forever stamps, which is 1137 books of 20), time it right so you buy just before a rate hike, and have a place to sell them later (perhaps on eBay). Over time, it’s probably about the same return as money in the bank, on average.

]]> By: Someone https://blog.yhuang.org/?p=32&cpage=1#comment-75944 Someone Fri, 22 May 2009 21:08:28 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~zong/wpress/?p=32#comment-75944 this article is exactly what I've been thinking for years. why not double address and stiff the other end? seems logical. Also at some point in time I had heard that postage was technically an exchangeable / legitimate form of currency (I assume it's bc they are government issue paper with a value on them). So what I thought when they started this forever stamp thing was that one could purchase these stamps at the low price, then wait a while and sell them at a higher price (somewhere less than the current price) or even exchange the stamp for money from the post office to gain all value possible. I imagine this is impossible as the bank would be bankrupt already (no pun or whatever intended). this article is exactly what I’ve been thinking for years. why not double address and stiff the other end? seems logical.
Also at some point in time I had heard that postage was technically an exchangeable / legitimate form of currency (I assume it’s bc they are government issue paper with a value on them). So what I thought when they started this forever stamp thing was that one could purchase these stamps at the low price, then wait a while and sell them at a higher price (somewhere less than the current price) or even exchange the stamp for money from the post office to gain all value possible. I imagine this is impossible as the bank would be bankrupt already (no pun or whatever intended).

]]> By: me https://blog.yhuang.org/?p=32&cpage=1#comment-29 me Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:16:14 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~zong/wpress/?p=32#comment-29 Ha, I didn't even know there is a "postal investigator." I'm still trying to figure out what the "postmaster general" does -- USPS has a separate "CEO" Ha, I didn’t even know there is a “postal investigator.” I’m still trying to figure out what the “postmaster general” does — USPS has a separate “CEO”

]]> By: Peter https://blog.yhuang.org/?p=32&cpage=1#comment-17 Peter Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:46:14 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~zong/wpress/?p=32#comment-17 I have been putting the destination address in the return address with no postage. its worked some of the time, but I just got a call from the local postoffice advising that a local receiver of the mail called and complained. (i'm not sure if there were getting charged for it or not) the post office advised that if it happens again a postal investagater will contact me. A threat? what can they do? I have been putting the destination address in the return address with no postage. its worked some of the time, but I just got a call from the local postoffice advising that a local receiver of the mail called and complained. (i’m not sure if there were getting charged for it or not) the post office advised that if it happens again a postal investagater will contact me. A threat? what can they do?

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