by Know Common Cents » Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:11 pm
I believe you can use the bulk mail and non-profit stamps for regular postage, but you need a permit. It's my understanding these are free and it's called a pre-cancel permit. You can get this from a post office, but any mail using these stamps must have a reference to your permit # on the envelope. (Most people, I believe, have a small rubber stamp made with the proper language and number.) Again, it's my thought you need to hand these mailpieces to the postal clerk and they must hand-cancel them. Seems like a lot of work, but if you can get these at a big-time savings, why not.
These stamps for the permits include the fractionals (such as 5.6 cents and 13.1 cents) as well as the non-denominated ones.
On a real limited basis, I use enough of the fractionals to make up the current first class rate. I always write "first class mail" under my return address and they go through with out a problem. Never had one returned to me after many years of occasional use. Good luck.
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