Example : If you find a 5 yr old 1st class christmas stamp it still gives you the same service as it did when first printed which is now worth 46p compared to whatever 1st class was 5 yrs back.
If that makes any sense
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are 1st class stamps too expensive?
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krussel
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Re: are 1st class stamps too expensive?
Thing is with a stamp it actually increases in value.
Example : If you find a 5 yr old 1st class christmas stamp it still gives you the same service as it did when first printed which is now worth 46p compared to whatever 1st class was 5 yrs back.
If that makes any sense
Example : If you find a 5 yr old 1st class christmas stamp it still gives you the same service as it did when first printed which is now worth 46p compared to whatever 1st class was 5 yrs back.
If that makes any sense
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Lounge Lizard
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Re: are 1st class stamps too expensive?
Yes, except that 5 years back I was paid less money with which to buy 1st class stamps.krussel wrote:Thing is with a stamp it actually increases in value.
Example : If you find a 5 yr old 1st class christmas stamp it still gives you the same service as it did when first printed which is now worth 46p compared to whatever 1st class was 5 yrs back.
If that makes any sense
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TeeferTiger
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Re: are 1st class stamps too expensive?
I'm sure if he was going to use his TARDIS to make a fortune, he'd buy something that would make more money than stampsLounge Lizard wrote:Yes, except that 5 years back I was paid less money with which to buy 1st class stamps.krussel wrote:Thing is with a stamp it actually increases in value.
Example : If you find a 5 yr old 1st class christmas stamp it still gives you the same service as it did when first printed which is now worth 46p compared to whatever 1st class was 5 yrs back.
If that makes any sense
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Tommase
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Re: are 1st class stamps too expensive?
Correct and by some margin ! In my opinion the price should be doubled even trebled and would still be comparable to other EU countriesbaldrick wrote:I believe that first class is still cheaper than internal mail in most European countries.