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"Mark Brader" wrote in message ... James Silverton: Europeans might be interested that most US first class stamps are "Forever Stamps". That is, they can still be used even if the postal rate is changed ( i.e. increased :-) ) This was also true for domestic mail in Canada (the term here is "permanent" stamps) from 2006 until late 2013. It was convenient, because the rate usually went up early in the new year, so you could buy a bunch of P stamps for your Christmas cards and the leftover ones would still be usable afterwards. However, in December 2013, Canada Post announced that (1) The next rate increase will be on March 31 (2) Permanent stamps will be no longer be sold until then (3) The rate will increase from 0.63 CAD to 1.00 CAD if you buy one stamp or 0.85 each if you buy 10. Plus tax. The last time we had something like this was when they converted the post office from a government department to a crown corporation (i.e. it was still publicly owned, but supposed to operate like a business) and the rate jumped from 0.17 CAD to 0.30 CAD; that was around 30 years ago. Oh, and for good measure there was one more thing in the announcement: (4) Within 5 years will be no longer deliver your mail to where you live. You have to pay tax on Postage Stamps in Canada? Regarding (4), do they give any hints about where they will send your mail? -- JohnT |
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On 2/28/2014 2:45 PM, JohnT wrote:
"James Silverton" wrote in message ... It's perhaps OT but the British Royal mail is to raise the price of a 1oz first class stamp to GBP 0.62. That's USD 1.03 and makes the US first class stamp at USD 0.49 sound like a bargain. The price increase takes effect 31st March. 62 pence covers the cost of a standard size letter up to a maximum weight of 100 grams, which is about 3.5 ounces. A 100 gram US First Class letter would cost US $1.12 in postage. That's rather a red herring since the average birthday card weighs under an ounce as does a 3-page letter in a business envelope. -- Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD) Extraneous "not." in Reply To. |
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"James Silverton" wrote in message ... It's perhaps OT but the British Royal mail is to raise the price of a 1oz first class stamp to GBP 0.62. That's USD 1.03 and makes the US first class stamp at USD 0.49 sound like a bargain. Still much cheaper than Denmark. 9 DKK (1.67 USD) for 50 gm. |
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JohnT wrote:
You have to pay tax on Postage Stamps in Canada? Yes, anywhere between 5% and 15% depending on which province you live in. I'm one of the lucky ones that only has to pay 5%. I will continue buying old stamp collections on eBay, which I can sometimes snap up for 60-70% of face value, no tax. Regarding (4), do they give any hints about where they will send your mail? Probably to a "community mail box" which will be down the street, and which will be subject to vandalism and theft. Most neighbourhoods that were build after -- K. Lang may your lum reek. |
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On Friday, February 28, 2014 2:55:49 PM UTC, James Silverton wrote:
It's perhaps OT but the British Royal mail is to raise the price of a 1oz first class stamp to GBP 0.62. That's USD 1.03 and makes the US first class stamp at USD 0.49 sound like a bargain. -- Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD) Extraneous "not." in Reply To. Similar comparison to USA petrol/gas - why do we live here?! :-)) |
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On Friday, February 28, 2014 6:55:10 PM UTC, James Silverton wrote:
On 2/28/2014 12:25 PM, tim..... wrote: "Martin" wrote in message ... On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 09:58:42 -0500, S Viemeister wrote: On 2/28/2014 9:55 AM, James Silverton wrote: It's perhaps OT but the British Royal mail is to raise the price of a 1oz first class stamp to GBP 0.62. That's USD 1.03 and makes the US first class stamp at USD 0.49 sound like a bargain. Royal Mail was recently privatised... and Dutch mail was privatised some years ago. The result is an utter disaster. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As was Swedish mail - and the prices shot up - 6SEK for a 20g latter which is pretty much the same price as in the UK But closing down "crown" post offices and moving the counter services into supermarkets improved that considerably IMHO the UK unions are onto a looser trying to argue that this move worsens the service for the majority of punters tim Europeans might be interested that most US first class stamps are "Forever Stamps". That is, they can still be used even if the postal rate is changed ( i.e. increased :-) ) -- Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD) Extraneous "not." in Reply To. Same in UK. Invest now for an immediate 6% return! |
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Tom P wrote:
On 28.02.2014 15:55, James Silverton wrote: It's perhaps OT but the British Royal mail is to raise the price of a 1oz first class stamp to GBP 0.62. That's USD 1.03 and makes the US first class stamp at USD 0.49 sound like a bargain. Standard size letter in Germany now costs 70 Euro cents since beginning of the year. I know when I was first studying in Germany, the price of postage startled me. After that I expected it. -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist with iPad |
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On 3/1/2014 1:15 PM, Martin Theodor Ludwig wrote:
On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 18:11:12 +0100, Tom P wrote: Standard size letter in Germany now costs 70 Euro cents since beginning of the year. No. Well, what does the stamp for a "standard size letter" cost in Germany? -- Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD) Extraneous "not." in Reply To. |
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""Király"" wrote in message ... JohnT wrote: You have to pay tax on Postage Stamps in Canada? Yes, anywhere between 5% and 15% depending on which province you live in. I'm one of the lucky ones that only has to pay 5%. I will continue buying old stamp collections on eBay, which I can sometimes snap up for 60-70% of face value, no tax. Regarding (4), do they give any hints about where they will send your mail? Probably to a "community mail box" which will be down the street, and which will be subject to vandalism and theft. Most neighbourhoods that were build after ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- surely it will be to a personal "mail box" for which only you (and the PO, of course) have the key, located inside some communal building (usually the town PO) That's how it currently works in many rural areas in large countries, they seem to be suggesting that they will use it in urban areas as well My friend in SA has such a system tim |
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"Martin" wrote in message ... On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 18:25:30 +0100, "tim....." wrote: "Martin" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 09:58:42 -0500, S Viemeister wrote: On 2/28/2014 9:55 AM, James Silverton wrote: It's perhaps OT but the British Royal mail is to raise the price of a 1oz first class stamp to GBP 0.62. That's USD 1.03 and makes the US first class stamp at USD 0.49 sound like a bargain. Royal Mail was recently privatised... and Dutch mail was privatised some years ago. The result is an utter disaster. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As was Swedish mail - and the prices shot up - 6SEK for a 20g latter which is pretty much the same price as in the UK But closing down "crown" post offices and moving the counter services into supermarkets improved that considerably IMHO the UK unions are onto a looser trying to argue that this move worsens the service for the majority of punters Wait until they sack most of the work force to try and improve profits. -------------------------------------------------------------------- The UK or Sweden? tim |
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