The StampShop Journal

USPS 2027 Rate Increase: Why Forward-Thinking Mailers Buy Forever Stamps Now On July 12, 2026, a Forever Stamp cost 82 cents. On January 26, 2027 — or whatever date the Postal Regulatory Commission approves for the next increase — it will cost more. That’s not speculation, it’s the most predictable pricing schedule in American commerce: […]

Counterfeit stamps are a real problem in the discount postage market. USPS Inspector General seizures have increased as fake sheets and rolls, many shipped in from overseas, get sold through marketplace listings at prices that look too good to be true. Sometimes they are. If your mail carries a fake stamp, USPS can seize the […]

Every year the pattern repeats. Volume starts climbing in late October, peaks between Thanksgiving and the second week of December, and by the time most operations notice they are short on postage, the good prices are gone. Buying holiday postage in August or September is one of the few planning moves in shipping that costs […]

Business mailers have two main ways to pay postage: print it on demand with a meter or an online postage account, or buy physical stamps in bulk at a discount. Both work. They fit different situations, and the wrong choice quietly costs money every month. How metered mail is priced A postage meter, or a […]

Stamps are one of the few supplies a business can buy ahead at a discount with almost no risk of the product going bad. A Forever Stamp works at whatever the First-Class one-ounce rate is on the day you mail, so a roll bought this year still pays for a letter five years from now. […]

Businesses that mail invoices, notices, fundraising letters, catalogs, and customer communications often purchase postage in predictable volume. When the goal is to source USPS Forever Stamps by the roll, issue year is one of the first details buyers should clarify with a supplier. This guide explains the format used for our current Flag Design inventory, […]