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Business Logo Stamps Now Available

May 17, 2006
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The United States Post Office has approved corporate logos for custom postage, something prevously barred by a nineteenth-century law of Congress. This morning, I ordered Schaaf Consulting’s logo on Zazzle.com. I almost abandoned my shopping cart for Stamps.com when they asked for my birthday, but Zazzle seems to produce larger stamps, so I suffered a minor invasion of privacy.

Here’s an article with background on the story. Stamps.com launched the first pilot program in the second half of 2004 but was quickly embarassed when TheSmokingGun slid Slobodan Milosevic, Ted Kaczynski, disgraced former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, and others on stamps. Despite this, in April 2005, several companies were again approved for custom stamps.

Now in 2006, you can have your company logo turned into a stamp. 1 sheet of 20 39 cent stamps costs $17.99, about 90 cents a stamp. I don’t know that I can justify buying lots at the high price, but I couldn’t resist buying one sheet.

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  • http://www.revenews.com/wayneporter Wayne Porter

    I am glad I exited stamp collecting as a teen. Brook I am sure this will tick off the philatelists.

  • http://www.schaafco.com Brook Schaaf

    I knew someone would comment using that word.

  • http://www.revenews.com/wayneporter Wayne Porter

    How many points do I get?

  • http://www.schaafco.com Brook Schaaf

    Hmm. According to my Hoyle, you get 39 points.

  • Jonathan (Trust)

    I'm waiting until I can put my logo on U.S. coins. I wonder how the numismatics* would feel about this?

    *Just wanted to get some points

  • Jonathan (Trust)

    Oh no, I think I might have gotten that wrong. It should be numismatists, those that study and the actual study is numismatics. No points.

  • http://www.kowabunga.com Jeff D

    How about genetically engineered logos on butterflies to tick off the lepidopterists? :)

  • http://www.schaafco.com Brook Schaaf

    1 point for Jonathan. (Honest Abe's image is on the penny.) 14 points for Jeff D. l-e-p-i-d-o-p-t-e-r-i-s-t-s

  • http://www.revenews.com/wayneporter Wayne Porter

    I didn't know TYMBI derivatives had become so popular…