Refund on unused stamps

[demijoxxx]

Hi
Can anyone tell me if I can get a refund for 2nd class stamps, they have been cut off unused envelopes which i did not send.
Thanks

[POSTMAN]

Moved to customer forum.

[adb2aber]

Short answer: No.


Longer answer: Still no. How would we know you stuck them on yourself and that they were genuinely unused compared to a letter that was delivered to you with the stamp uncancelled that you then cut off and were trying to make money out of. Once you stick it on it is gone.

[arnold cheshire]

Hi
Can anyone tell me if I can get a refund for 2nd class stamps, they have been cut off unused envelopes which i did not send.
Thanks

made me laugh i know of a nice little earner when the postman comes with the packet with a couple of stamps on that havent been cancelled i can make a few quid

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Hi
Can anyone tell me if I can get a refund for 2nd class stamps, they have been cut off unused envelopes which i did not send.
Thanks

Nope - if they have no value displayed there are "eternal" stamps and there is no expiration date and can be used at any time.

However, if they have been through they system, even if not visibly cancelled there are ways that re-used stamps can be spotted. In those cases it has been known for Royal Mail to prosecute persistent offenders. Accidental use of a used stamp will delay the item and cause the receiver to be charged for the cost of postage + £1.

[davthepunk]

Hi
Can anyone tell me if I can get a refund for 2nd class stamps, they have been cut off unused envelopes which i did not send.
Thanks

Nope - if they have no value displayed there are "eternal" stamps and there is no expiration date and can be used at any time.

However, if they have been through they system, even if not visibly cancelled there are ways that re-used stamps can be spotted. In those cases it has been known for Royal Mail to prosecute persistent offenders. Accidental use of a used stamp will delay the item and cause the receiver to be charged for the cost of postage + £1.

Have you ever seen the large numbers of 'unfranked' current issue UK stamps for sale on eBay for slightly less than the face value?

"Sold For Collectors/Philatelic Purposes Only", "Royal Mail advise that these should not be used for postage", etc. Yeah, right...

[arnold cheshire]

Hi
Can anyone tell me if I can get a refund for 2nd class stamps, they have been cut off unused envelopes which i did not send.
Thanks

Nope - if they have no value displayed there are "eternal" stamps and there is no expiration date and can be used at any time.

However, if they have been through they system, even if not visibly cancelled there are ways that re-used stamps can be spotted. In those cases it has been known for Royal Mail to prosecute persistent offenders. Accidental use of a used stamp will delay the item and cause the receiver to be charged for the cost of postage + £1.

ive only heard of one person procecuted for reusing stamps

[davthepunk]

Hi
Can anyone tell me if I can get a refund for 2nd class stamps, they have been cut off unused envelopes which i did not send.
Thanks

Nope - if they have no value displayed there are "eternal" stamps and there is no expiration date and can be used at any time.

However, if they have been through they system, even if not visibly cancelled there are ways that re-used stamps can be spotted. In those cases it has been known for Royal Mail to prosecute persistent offenders. Accidental use of a used stamp will delay the item and cause the receiver to be charged for the cost of postage + £1.

ive only heard of one person procecuted for reusing stamps

If RM can tell that stamps have been re-used, just imagine how much of a scabby pr*ck you'd look if you got caught sending birthday/xmas cards to your friends and family with '2nd hand' stamps - but they were the ones who got fined for it.

Or your customers (if you have customers). That's not really a good image to be projecting. Hell, that looks even worse than the people who package something like an Xbox in a carrier bag.

[arnold cheshire]

how can they tell then ???

[arnold cheshire]

how can they tell then ???

are they using ultra violet lights like if you steal copper wires from the railway

[davthepunk]

how can they tell then ???

Is there some sort of 'technology' in the stamp paper itself? Not sure...

[adb2aber]

Do you really expect to be told that on a public forum? Ha!

[Sidley]

Ne'er do wells used to coat the stamps in Sellotape back in t' day and reuse them.

[davthepunk]

Do you really expect to be told that on a public forum? Ha!

TBH, I never even think to look at the stamps on my mail to see if there are any that have been missed by the postmark. For the same reason that I don't go around looking for other people's cigarette ends that still have baccy in them. Or walk around town looking for pennies that people have dropped.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Hi
Can anyone tell me if I can get a refund for 2nd class stamps, they have been cut off unused envelopes which i did not send.
Thanks

Nope - if they have no value displayed there are "eternal" stamps and there is no expiration date and can be used at any time.

However, if they have been through they system, even if not visibly cancelled there are ways that re-used stamps can be spotted. In those cases it has been known for Royal Mail to prosecute persistent offenders. Accidental use of a used stamp will delay the item and cause the receiver to be charged for the cost of postage + £1.

ive only heard of one person procecuted for reusing stamps

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