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Can I use a 1st class stamp instead of a large letter 2nd class stamp

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Bianca99
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Can I use a 1st class stamp instead of a large letter 2nd class stamp

Post by Bianca99 »

For an a4 letter under 100g?
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Re: Can I use a 1st class stamp instead of a large letter 2nd class stamp

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It's the value of the stamps that's important Bianca.
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Re: Can I use a 1st class stamp instead of a large letter 2nd class stamp

Post by yellowbelly »

If it's an A4 letter that's classed as a 'Large Letter'.

If you stick a small/normal 1st class on it, it's surmised you want it to go in the 1st class letter stream but there's a possibility that somewhere along the line it'll get intercepted as underpaid for a 1st class large and surcharged.