Any advice on acquiring American stamps in the UK?

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Any advice on acquiring American stamps in the UK?

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I thought I'd solved it by buying them from the USPS website but it looks like they don't ship internationally. Also the Royal Mail don't do reply coupons so I'm not sure what my other options are. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Re: Any advice on acquiring American stamps in the UK?

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para05 wrote:I thought I'd solved it by buying them from the USPS website but it looks like they don't ship internationally. Also the Royal Mail don't do reply coupons so I'm not sure what my other options are. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Ebay I got 10 for £10 free shipping
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http://shop.royalmail.com/great-british ... t/20140511

put 3 of these stamps on your self addressed envelope and you'll be set! :)
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Re: Any advice on acquiring American stamps in the UK?

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marksautographs wrote:http://shop.royalmail.com/great-british ... t/20140511

put 3 of these stamps on your self addressed envelope and you'll be set! :)
That looks like a perfect solution! Couple of questions if that's okay... Would they definitely be okay to use? I'm never sure about novelty stamps, although I'm sure I'm just being paranoid.

Do you know their value? I zoomed in but couldn't see it printed on the stamps.

Thanks very much!
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Re: Any advice on acquiring American stamps in the UK?

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para05 wrote:
marksautographs wrote:http://shop.royalmail.com/great-british ... t/20140511

put 3 of these stamps on your self addressed envelope and you'll be set! :)
That looks like a perfect solution! Couple of questions if that's okay... Would they definitely be okay to use? I'm never sure about novelty stamps, although I'm sure I'm just being paranoid.

Do you know their value? I zoomed in but couldn't see it printed on the stamps.

Thanks very much!
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Re: Any advice on acquiring American stamps in the UK?

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Thanks for that. Did a search and discovered they're worth $1.10. According the USPS website, postage for a 70g c5 envelope is $3.12 so three would be fine, but when it's specified that the envelope is rigid, the cost changes to $3.33, leaving it 3c short. Anyone know if this matters? I'd assume they're strict with the cost and don't have any flexibility.

edit: According to the USPS website, they're actually only worth 49c - "The Harry Potter™ Forever® stamp is equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price, which is $0.49." So seems like three definitely won't be enough.

Appreciate the help, just want to make sure I get everything right before I order things.
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This question comes up a lot :)

Global Forever Stamps are currently worth $1.15. Whether you buy the 2015 design or an older design, the value will be the current selling price.
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Re: Any advice on acquiring American stamps in the UK?

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Thanks, all sorted now. For anyone else that comes across this with the same issue, just but these - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USPS-New-Glob ... 1552083917


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