| Personalized Postage Stamps | | | | 7 ½ weeks, Personalized postage from |
| | | | Stamps . com returned in May 2005 under |
| Written by: Lloyd Lewis | | | | authorization of the U.S. Postal Service. |
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| Jan 14, 2006 | | | | After the return of personalized postage |
| | | | tamps in May 2005, an additional 3.5 million |
| Personalized Postage Stamps. | | | | stamps have been sold. That is over 6 million |
| | | | letters, greeting cards, gifts and |
| There is a large variety of postage stamps | | | | invitations that have already been made more |
| all over the world. Personalized postage | | | | sensational by using Personalized postage. |
| stamps, is a postage stamp where your | | | | |
| personal picture or photograghs can be | | | | Personalized postage in the News. |
| uploaded on your computer and turn into | | | | |
| postage stamps. | | | | Take a look at some details quotes from some |
| | | | of the hundreds of news articles that have |
| PhotoStamps are so different, that they can | | | | come out on Personalized Postage Stamps: |
| practically represent anything and even | | | | |
| anyone. | | | | The Wall Street Journal 4/27/05 |
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| Imagine having the ability to put photos of | | | | "Your face on a stamp again? Custom photo |
| children, families, friends and pets on a | | | | postage is back... The PhotoStamps test |
| stamp. PhotoStamps are a fun and easy way to | | | | indicates that, especially for invitations |
| add a personal touch to everything you send | | | | and announcements, 'the ability to |
| in the mail! | | | | personalize a message caused people to use |
| | | | mail where they might have used email.'" |
| On the creativity side, personalized postage | | | | |
| stamps can represent a great innovation | | | | Chicago Sun-Times 4/27/05 |
| source, and can produce the smallest fine art | | | | |
| available and affordable to all people around | | | | "Stamps . com is now accepting orders and |
| the world. | | | | image uploads at photoStamps." |
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| Also, the maker of these personalized postage | | | | Los Angeles Times 4/27/05 |
| stamps can use them as a promotional tool. | | | | |
| | | | "The popular PhotoStamps service will resume |
| There have been important personalities in | | | | May 16..." |
| history that had the desire to put their mark | | | | |
| on almost anything important, and so, in the | | | | The Arizona Republic 4/28/05 |
| late 90's, the first personalized postage | | | | |
| stamp had been released. | | | | "Stamps . com Inc. and the U.S. Postal |
| | | | Service again are offering people a chance to |
| However, there are some issues concerning | | | | put their personal photos on postage |
| these personalized postage stamps. | | | | stamps." |
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| Copyright. | | | | International Herald Tribune 4/30/05 |
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| The publishing of some collectable stamps | | | | "So, with visions of Christmas presents for |
| that represent personalized things, such as a | | | | my family in mind, I signed on and place my |
| picture or a personal note, is still a | | | | order at their site, PhotoStamps. The site |
| debatable problem today. | | | | design was a joy in its simplicity and ease |
| | | | of use. |
| Making personalized postage stamps requires | | | | |
| the approval of postal legislation, which | | | | After I uploaded my snapshots, I could crop |
| provides strict rules for the reproduction | | | | them, center them, enlarge them and add |
| and sale of postage stamps. | | | | colorful borders, all online." |
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| Personalized postage stamps are a matter of | | | | Daily News 4/30/05 |
| law as well as a matter of art and | | | | |
| creativity. | | | | "New moms, brides and narcissists rejoice! |
| | | | Personalized postage once again has been |
| Definitely, Personalized postage stamps are | | | | given the stamp of approval... The vanity |
| authorize U.S. Postage, based on computer | | | | campaign by Stamp . com was a big hit when |
| technology called PC Postage, which is what | | | | it debuted, selling close to 3 million |
| create the bar code you see to the right of | | | | stamps." |
| the image area on Personalized postage | | | | |
| stamps. | | | | NPR 5/01/05 |
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| When Personalized postage stamps first | | | | "The United States Postal Service is now |
| launched in 2004, it was the first ever | | | | allowing people to make their own customized |
| customized postage product in the U.S.. Only | | | | stamps.....in an earlier two-month trial, |
| representative that are licensed and | | | | consumers bought 2.75 million |
| authorized to produce PC Postage may display | | | | PhotoStamps..." |
| the trademark seen below: | | | | |
| | | | The New York Times 5/09/05 |
| An approved Licensed Vendor | | | | |
| | | | "Put (Almost) Anything On A Stamp..." |
| UNITED STATES | | | | |
| | | | Times 5/16/05 |
| POSTAL SERVICE | | | | |
| | | | "Want real, customized U.S. Postage? Upload |
| PC Postage | | | | an image to Photostamp . com and see what it |
| | | | would look like on a stamp." |
| Stamps . com, the company behind | | | | |
| Personalized postage stamps, has been a | | | | USA Today 5/27/05 |
| United States Postal Service- sanctioned | | | | |
| provider of PC postage since 1999, and is | | | | "PhotoStamps are back in the picture." |
| the industry pioneer. | | | | |
| | | | Scoop du Jour 5/19/05 |
| Since the legislation has given it's approval | | | | |
| on the publication of your personalized | | | | "But before you go totally postal on us for |
| postage stamps, you can promote your entire | | | | advocating handwritten letters, turn ASAP to |
| image to countries and places all over the | | | | PhotoStamps and make your memos picture |
| world. | | | | perfect." |
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| Having postage stamps with signatures of | | | | Alloy 5/31/05 |
| famous people can increase the demand of such | | | | |
| collectable items, and personalized postage | | | | "Rather than waste time at the post office or |
| stamps can become an individual business. | | | | risk bad stamp options, head to Photostamps |
| | | | . com where you can personalize your own |
| The human imagination has no boundaries, and | | | | stamps with a picture of your choice! Send |
| the innovating ideas have no limit. | | | | surprise party invites with the guest of |
| | | | honor's goofy face on the front, or |
| Personalized postage stamps are a real valid | | | | personalize your own for those 'Thank You!' |
| proof of that. | | | | moments!" |
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| Collecting an entire small collection of rare | | | | The San Diego Union-Tribune 6/05/05 |
| paintings can now become an affordable | | | | |
| hobby, or having your name travel all over | | | | "Now anyone can join the ranks of George |
| the globe, written on a personalized postage | | | | Washington, Dr. Seuss and Elvis and get |
| stamp, is really a possible and achievable | | | | their images on a U.S. postage stamp... the |
| goal. | | | | Postal Service and Stamps . com have teamed |
| | | | again..." |
| What is the cost? | | | | |
| | | | Parenting 8/05 |
| The total charge of your order will depend on | | | | |
| the postage value of your Personalized | | | | "Give those thank-you notes a twist with |
| postage stamps and the number of sheets you | | | | customized stamps (yep, they're real |
| order. Each sheet contains 20 Personalized | | | | postage). Each 37-cent stamp ends up costing |
| postage stamp labels, and the smallest amount | | | | 85 cents (a sheet of 20 is $17), but your |
| you can order, is one sheet. | | | | kid's grinning mug sure beats a snowy egret |
| | | | (order using a digital picture at |
| How large are Personalized tamps? | | | | PhotoStamps)." |
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| Stamps . com try to achieve the largest | | | | Horizons 8/05 |
| possible picture display area while also | | | | |
| making the overall personalized stamp | | | | "PhotoStamps lets you convert digital photos |
| dimensions reasonable for most applications. | | | | from your trip into official U.S. postage, |
| Each individual Personalized Stamp measures | | | | which you can then use to mail out your |
| 1.9 inches in width and 1.4 inches in | | | | postcards." |
| height, and the image area is 1.1 inches in | | | | |
| width and 1.1 inches in height. | | | | ABOUT THIS ARTICLE SUBMISSION Lloyd Lewis at: |
| | | | invites you to swing by his site for more |
| Millions Sold Already | | | | information on online postage. |
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| The successful subsequently market test | | | | This article is freely distributable as long |
| during 2004 in which over 2.75 million | | | | as this Resource Box is kept in tact. |
| Personalized postage stamps were sold in just | | | | |