| If you haven't seen a personalized postage | | | | |
| stamp yet, you may be surprised to learn | | | | - Photos of your kids |
| about this extremely cool new concept | | | | |
| developed by the US Postal Service. For many | | | | - Pet pictures |
| years now, printing companies have offered | | | | |
| the ability to put your picture on a "stamp" | | | | - New babies (great for birth announcements) |
| just for fun. Those weren't real postage | | | | |
| though, they were just stamps made to look | | | | - Wedding invitations |
| like a postage stamps and of course you | | | | |
| couldn't mail them. Well now you can put your | | | | - Family photos |
| picture on a real postage stamp and you can | | | | |
| even mail it! | | | | - Artistic expressions |
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| Creating your own stamps is a kick, and just | | | | - Nature photography |
| wait until the lucky recipient receives an | | | | |
| envelope, postcard or package with your face | | | | - Birthday cards |
| on the stamp. You could also use your kid's | | | | |
| face, your dog, your nature photography, or | | | | - Give photo stamps as a gift |
| almost anything you want! | | | | |
| | | | - Frame them as a keepsake |
| Currently, there are seven denominations of | | | | |
| stamps available including standard 37-cent | | | | Photo stamps are a great new way to add your |
| envelope stamps and 23-cent postcard stamps. | | | | personal touch to any type of mail, by |
| There are also ten border colors to choose | | | | turning your own photos into real US postage. |
| from, so you can make the stamp aesthetically | | | | The possibilities are almost limitless, and |
| pleasing to match any photograph. | | | | the new upload and customization tools make |
| | | | it a breeze to create your stamps in just a |
| You can also easily crop, zoom, or rotate | | | | few minutes. There are still many online |
| your picture to fit the stamp perfectly. Most | | | | retailers selling non-postage personalized |
| retailers also offer volume discounts for | | | | stamps, so please make sure to look for one |
| multiple-sheet orders. The possibilities for | | | | with the USPS logo and approval. I hope you |
| customized stamps are endless (see but here | | | | have fun with it! |
| are a few to get you thinking... | | | | |