Old stamps still valid?
Postage stamps are often bought in stock, but changes at the post office make them out of date after a while. Then the owner is often left with the question of whether these brands are still valid, because he has paid for them.
General information on postage stamps
- Postage stamps are proof that the postage fee has been paid. These are, so to speak, canceled with a postmark.
- There are several ways to buy these brands. Many lottery shops and kiosks offer this in their range. For example, you don't have to go to the post office to send a letter. But of course you can also pay the fee there.
- Often stamps are bought in stock so that letters can be sent as quickly as possible without detours.
- The value is clearly marked on the stamps. This gives information about the fee that has already been paid. There are many different brands with different values. These values can be combined as desired, so you can put together the required amount of remuneration in a variable manner.
- Most stamps are worth normal postage. For a normal letter, this means that there is postage for standard letters, large letters, postcards and many more. You can find out the fees for this in the post office or on the homepage of post.
- The postage is calculated according to the size and weight of the item.
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How to check if the marks are still valid
- Cent or euro stamps are generally valid. All you have to do is pay attention to the correct value of the stamps for your letter.
- After a fee increase, you have to top up the value with other brands in order for the increased postage to be achieved.
- You can get these stamps in every post office or at Post stamp machines.
- If you are very unsure, just ask your post office because it can be very annoying to get a letter back because of insufficient postage.
- The situation is different with brands of obsolete currencies. If you still have penny or mark stamps, they are unfortunately invalid.
- Deutsche Post had set an exchange period for these stamps.
- But maybe you are a little lucky and these stamps still have a collector's value, because there are stamp collectors who are still looking for outdated stamps.
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