This is post for Sunday Stamps-II. The theme today is Butterflies or moths.
When I see a framed collection of dead butterflies, it seems to me a bit creepy. However, that could do with postal butterflies. I wonder how the USPS decides the value of each species...
The Postman Butterfly! That is a fact I suspect will live long in my memory now.
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DeleteThese look great together. And on the topic of framed butterflies, USPS sells 3 of them as framed art.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.usps.com/stamp-collecting/assets/images/842683-01-main-286x600.jpg
It's a great idea of theirs.
DeleteI guess the price depends on when they are issued. Four great stamps.
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DeleteThese were issued to reflect the fee for mailing a square greeting card as square material does not cooperate with the USPS machinery and must be hand cancelled. Currently a normal first class envelope would cost $0.47 to mail domestically. If square, an additional $0.21 is assessed. Thus the most recent issue you show on this post would cost $0.68. If used on any other mail, they count as $0.68 in postage. Note it does not show a denomination so it can have a variable cost if postal rates change, much like our first class Forever stamps. Thanks for the butterfly post Eva!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bryon, for the explanation. And at least one of these butterflies was sent by you :)
DeleteAnd when the non-machinable surcharge butterfly was issued it cost 71c. After the price reduction it now costs 3c less.
DeleteI really like this series, but am disappointed that the butterfly name was not included on the stamp.
ReplyDeleteI thought the same about the names.
DeleteNever heard of the postman butterfly before, but now that I looked at it, boy it looks so elegant! Love it!!
ReplyDeleteBtw, I am not fond of dead butterflies' collections either and I never really see the actual point of it =/
Yes, I like it. But... why this name?
DeleteLa primera espècie, que sempre havia vist als llibres de text, la vaig veure enguany a Florida!
ReplyDeleteOh, la vas reconèixer?
DeleteSí!!!
DeleteI think these nice stamps - and I see them as illustrations, not dead butterflies (also I don't like pinned dead insects..).
ReplyDeletePostman butterfly, I didn't hear of this fellow either, but I think I am becoming a fan!
The letters delivered by the butterfly need to be very light...
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