Behold, the new 2012 international rate stamp! This image features Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Amish country, I believe?) as part of the Scenic American Landscapes series, according to the Stamp of Approval blog. The new rate is $1.05, up from $0.98.
UPDATE: Rates go up January 22, 2012.
I got your letter! I was very happy. :) Thanks so much!! I'll write you back at the beginning of January.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful stamp, but it's hard to get very excited about it. When I see some of the creative stamps that are produced in countries like Finland, I wonder why we can't do better.
ReplyDeleteChristine - very true. Finnish stamps put ours to shame!
ReplyDeleteWoo hoo! I live in lancaster county and this is what I see every day. haha
ReplyDeleteWell I'm not too happy about the rate increase, but I do like that the new stamps will feature a place close to my family home! I love driving through the country and seeing the farms.
ReplyDeleteI love the stamp but find it odd that an Amish image is for airmail. The new rate complicates my three stamp habit for international mail. Two 44¢ and a 10¢ worked so well and allowed me to use a lovely variety of postage. However two 45¢ (new domestic) leaves me 15¢ short and there isn't just one stamp for that. I'm hoarding all my vintage 15¢ postage for Postcrossing.
ReplyDeletePostMuse - so true, regarding the stamp difficulty. The "forever" stamps will retain the first-class rate, so first-class Forevers that are now 44 will become 45, so at least that simplifies. I have a bunch of vintage 15-cent stamps, so I guess I'll break those out, too. I hadn't thought about that mathematical postage difficulty yet, though. I wonder if the postal service will print a new 15-cent stamp, or a 7-cent "make-up" to add to the current 98-center? Hmmm... postage musing from PostMuse!
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