Personal Record for age of postage stamps on package?!

saucywombat

I know we have all received packages with masses of 2 or 3 cent stamps covering every inch on the box or on occassion an envelope using lickable stamps from the 90's.

New record for old postage today - got a bubble mailer with:

6 13 cent "Spirit of 76" stamps: circa 1976

and

2 6 cent "US Flag 1795-1818": circa 1968!

The stamps waited around 45 years before being licked!

llafoe

I'm friends with a lot of stamp/postal history collectors so I receive packages covered on all 6 sides with very old stamps.

MisterBungle

I've got a bag of old unused stamps that I picked
up somewhere, at a yard sale I believe, some dating
from the early '40s.

I don't actually mail much of anything any more, but
I used to add an old stamp to an envelope once in
a while. Not to make up postage, but in addition,
just for kicks.

~

grote15

I've got a few panels of 1c George Washington stamps ca 1890 that I bought among other stamps years ago when I had a fleeting fancy with stamps...even stamps that old are only worth a few bucks if that..

larryallen73

Reminds me of this clown who purchased some cards from me on the Bay a couple years ago. I deduced he was an attorney in LA and emailed him to say I would send the cards. He replied and asked if I would put real stamps, preferably old ones, on the envelope instead of a mailing sticker. I obviously use Ebay/Paypal mailing 99.9% of the time due to the tracking. However, I felt safe with him and I had some stamps laying around from the late 70's or early 80's so I used them. He never even replied to say thank you.

csmtampa

When I was younger I found my dads stamp album and would use stamps from the late 1800's and early 1900's to mail the letters lol

slantycouch

My grandfather had a huge collection of stamps and when he passed I got them. Anything of value (which was very little) I kept mostly for nostalgic purposes. I've been trying to use the rest for years. A couple weeks ago I COVERED a 660 count box with stamps from the 60's-70's and was still $5+ short when I brought it to the PO haha. Thanks for nothing, inflation.

mtcards

I got a guy locally that deals in stamps and like baseball cards, there are apparently a lot of low cent stamps that nobody collects and he sells them at 80-85 cents per dollar. So, if you want to save a little money and have a little tongue moisture, it may be worth it

QUITCRAB

Hey didnt Rosie O donnell wait around 45 years to be licked too ?

vladguerrero

I used some Stanley Cup stamps from I believe 1993 about a year ago, I bought a whole booklet filled with collector stamps at a card show for like $2, I believe it had $10 worth of stamps in it. I thought I was a genius until the postal worker, who knows me, gave me a look like she wanted to lend me $20 if times were this tough.

saucywombat

Thinking about it the 90 cents was exactly a dollar short on postage. The post office was probably just too confused to bother.

I don't collect stamps but at the office I order unique stamps from USPS to spice up the mail a bit.