08-12-2020, 08:23 AM
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Re: Now Tell the Truth.....Would You?
Originally Posted by keezoy
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I doubt that I'd even notice if it wasn't franked. Besides who receives letters with stamps these days?..I can't remember the last time I posted a letter let alone one with a stamp
08-12-2020, 09:00 AM
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Re: Now Tell the Truth.....Would You?
Originally Posted by Baz46
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You are very lucky in that regard then Bruce. Here in the UK at the current cost of 1st Class stamps (76p) that would be worth £38 (nearly 69 Australian dollars), we get no concessions whatsoever. That is other than regular price increases every single year, prices increase to 85p (1.53 Australian dollars?) again soon, I believe that is to compensate for the loss of revenue due to e-mailing. 
I think it is brilliant even at full price when you consider the size of Australia. There is no first or second class but there is express delivery which guarantees delivery next day between capital cities (never used it myself).
Normal postage can take several days from one country area to another country area and now I only get delivery every two days to my house because of delays caused by Covid (that's BS in my opinion). However i have always had a PO Box in Australia which still get daily delivery.
08-12-2020, 01:03 PM
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Re: Now Tell the Truth.....Would You?
Originally Posted by Artangel
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You receive a letter or a card with an unfranked postage stamp on it. Would you use the stamp again?
If a postman/woman sees a letter with an unfranked stamp we were supposed to put a line through it with a pen before delivering it.
We also had to return oversize cards with the wrong stamp on.....I never did either of those things, A bit petty I thought....
As a postman though, I used to get two sheets of first class stamps each Christmas which Mrs Fox found very helpful. We just cut down on the booze now to afford all the postage....
Well! Mrs Fox's Gin anyway....
08-12-2020, 01:53 PM
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Re: Now Tell the Truth.....Would You?
Originally Posted by Artangel
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You receive a letter or a card with an unfranked postage stamp on it. Would you use the stamp again?
08-12-2020, 02:27 PM
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Re: Now Tell the Truth.....Would You?
Originally Posted by Bruce
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I don't want to mislead you. We don't get free stamps we get postage stamps for 60c instead of $1.10 to post a letter anywhere in Australia. So it's a saving of $25 a year.I think it is brilliant even at full price when you consider the size of Australia. There is no first or second class but there is express delivery which guarantees delivery next day between capital cities (never used it myself).
Normal postage can take several days from one country area to another country area and now I only get delivery every two days to my house because of delays caused by Covid (that's BS in my opinion). However i have always had a PO Box in Australia which still get daily delivery.
I understand my letters take 10-14 days to reach Tasmania. My cousin will not use e-mail but tried this a while back and struggled with an iPad, especially the keyboard.
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