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Is it possible for someone to be offended by the choice of postage stamps you use on an envelope or package? For example, if one were to mail out a letter with an Alzheimer's stamp on it and someone in the recipients family was afflicted with it, would that unwittingly impose sorrow upon the recipient? Likewise, if one mailed a letter with a stamp of a politician or activist the recipient didn't agree with ideologically, would the recipient be offended and form a negative impression of the sender? Do you all mail letters with holiday themed postage to people you are unsure whether or not they celebrate the holiday?
I loved getting those stamps the march of dimes or some charity would send. I'd use them instead of actual postage....saved a bundle...but now they seem to have stopped that...bummer.
Of course if a stamp offends you, then you really should seek counseling....Really.
I loved getting those stamps the march of dimes or some charity would send. I'd use them instead of actual postage....saved a bundle...but now they seem to have stopped that...bummer.
Of course if a stamp offends you, then you really should seek counseling....Really.
I'm not offended by any stamps. I'm just wondering if the majority of people would react negatively if they received a Valentine themed Love stamp, when I am not in love with that person or a Christmas stamp in June?
Only reason why I would do this instead of placing a generic flag stamp is to use up old stamps that I inherited.
How much of a letter or package can one cover with stamps?
Pretty much everything except the address. The boxes I mentioned receiving had stamps on five sides (but not the bottom). I wouldn't put them on the bottom of a box or the back of an envelope.
I don't pay any attention to stamps on mail I receive unless they are unusually lovely ones that catch my eye. I don't think I'd even notice a Christmas stamp in June, and if I did I would think nothing of it--just assume that the person was using up old stamps. You are overthinking this.
I'm not offended by any stamps. I'm just wondering if the majority of people would react negatively if they received a Valentine themed Love stamp, when I am not in love with that person or a Christmas stamp in June?
Only reason why I would do this instead of placing a generic flag stamp is to use up old stamps that I inherited.
I don’t really think people look at them that carefully. I’ve sent heart stamps to my account and then others before because they were the only stamps I had at the time.
I don’t really think people look at them that carefully. I’ve sent heart stamps to my account and then others before because they were the only stamps I had at the time.
Would you place an Eid stamp(s) on an envelope or package to someone you know that was not of the Muslim faith?
Well, this thread seems to be more concerned about theme stamps that may offend people simply by the theme. Like I've posted, I scroll through the new, available stamps and order them based on fun or beauty. I still say it matters more what the occasion is, like you wouldn't want to put a Bozo the Clown stamp on the envelope of a funeral sympathy card.
I don't belong to a religion or any other group, but if someone sent me something with a stamp signifying their belief of something, I wouldn't give it a second thought.
I'm not offended by any stamps. I'm just wondering if the majority of people would react negatively if they received a Valentine themed Love stamp, when I am not in love with that person or a Christmas stamp in June?
Only reason why I would do this instead of placing a generic flag stamp is to use up old stamps that I inherited.
OP, just use your old stamps to pay bills (if you don't pay them online) and generic flag stamps for everything else.
If you do pay your bills online, you could probably sell your themed stamps on ebay for about 70% of the value.
I doubt anybody cares about the theme of the stamp, but if you are really concerned about possibly offending people then just do what I suggested above.
Would you place an Eid stamp(s) on an envelope or package to someone you know that was not of the Muslim faith?
I don’t know what an IED stamp is, but when I go to post office and ask for a book of stamps I doubt I’m going to get one with a religious symbol. I probably wouldn’t buy stamps with religious symbols, but I would have no problem sending a stamp with Mother Teresa or Ghandi on it. I have no idea what religion my accountant and other business people I deal with are. If the only stamp I had though had a cross or a Jewish star or whatever and IED symbol is, I would use it.
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