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