Not stamps that have been stamped...stamps that have been put on an envelope than never mailed. Can i just cut them out ad put them on a new envelope?

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sure!

I've glued them on.

Tape would make it difficult to cancel. Probably get rejected.

. . .if never used. . .yes. . .use the gluestick if it won't stick no mo'. . .

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Provided the stamps have never performed postal duty (that is, you're not reusing "skips"--stamps that the canceling machine missed) then, yes, you can soak them off and use them. Problem is, most recent self-adhesive stamps cannot be soaked without destroying the stamp. YMMV.

Assuming you can get them off in one piece, do not attach them to the new envelope with tape. That may result in your mailpiece being returned to you rather than delivered.

Finally, the above only applies to postage stamps. You cannot cut off the indicia (there's a fancy word) from a piece of postal stationery or a postal card and glue it on to an envelope.

They're good for one trip. But if they're not cancelled, who's going to know. It's not like you're stealing music.

If they're just put on an envelope that you didn't "use", you can use them. Though they could appear to be "reused", if not cancelled, you're good to go.

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Mister, that's a ten-gallon hat on a twenty-gallon head.

I *love* Sigs. It's Glocks I hate.

. .. and as stated above don't use tape on the front. . .if they see anything visibly that it was restuck, they may void it. . .

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What tronnei said.

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We don’t do focus groups. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. —Sir Jonathan Ive

-An armed society is a polite society.
And hope is a lousy defense.

There is no safety for honest men
except by believing all possible evil
of evil men.

Pixels were born to be punished. -Frederick Van Johnson

Mister, that's a ten-gallon hat on a twenty-gallon head.

I *love* Sigs. It's Glocks I hate.

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. .. and as stated above don't use tape on the front. . .if they see anything visibly that it was restuck, they may void it. . .

I've done it many times

I thought so. It seemed i'd done it long ago...just didn't remember. Didn't seem like there would be a problem. i don't know what it is, but I've been messing up a bunch of envelopes lately and I'm like "damn! thats ANOTHER 42¢!"

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I thought so. It seemed i'd done it long ago...just didn't remember. Didn't seem like there would be a problem. i don't know what it is, but I've been messing up a bunch of envelopes lately and I'm like "damn! thats ANOTHER 42¢!"

first, write the address on the envelope. Then check the address on the envelope. Then lick the stamp and apply.

Anyone used stamps that can be printed? How does it work? Do you print them on a sheet?

I just got a Priority Mail mailer delivered w/the $4.95 stamp uncancelled. The stamp is one of those Stamps.com ones w/no real graphics, just the txt, a long # code, and an optical code-reading mosaic pattern. Can that one be "re-purposed"?

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. .. and as stated above don't use tape on the front. . .if they see anything visibly that it was restuck, they may void it. . .

I've done it many times

. . .you were lucky. . .they probably WON'T catch it but it happened to someone I know. . .they sent the letter back with postage due. . .the person went to post office and was told that it was due to the fact that scotch tape was in the front of the stamp. . .fact or fiction? who knows but why take chances. . .

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I just got a Priority Mail mailer delivered w/the $4.95 stamp uncancelled. The stamp is one of those Stamps.com ones w/no real graphics, just the txt, a long # code, and an optical code-reading mosaic pattern. Can that one be "re-purposed"?

Nope. That code number and/or optical mosaic is a unique identifier. I don't think they ever physically cancel those printed-on-the-spot labels, since it's already a one-use item the moment it is printed.

I've glued a stamp on one time. The post office sent it back. Never again.

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Can that one be "re-purposed"?

No.


I don't think they ever physically cancel those printed-on-the-spot labels, since it's already a one-use item the moment it is printed.

Correct. It's like those Pitney-Bowes et al, postage meters that you use at work for the perks of free postage. That mail doesn't get cancelled either. Just look at your electric or water bills.

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You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.

We don’t do focus groups. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. —Sir Jonathan Ive

-An armed society is a polite society.
And hope is a lousy defense.

There is no safety for honest men
except by believing all possible evil
of evil men.

Pixels were born to be punished. -Frederick Van Johnson

Mister, that's a ten-gallon hat on a twenty-gallon head.

I *love* Sigs. It's Glocks I hate.

The key is the stamps can't be just cut out and glued on because if any of the original envelop is visible, for some reason, the PO is very good at catching those. I put a new address label on the envelop instead.