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 Now you can add a personal touch to your holiday cards,
wedding or birth announcements, a graduation or other
special event, business promotion or gift. There are several web sites that offer Photo Postage Stamps. My favorite is PhotoStamps.com, a service from Stamps.com. With PhotoStamps you can create personalized stamps with your own
photos that can really be used for mailing. (Yes, these are
real stamps approved by the U.S. Postal Service.) PhotoStamps.com: FREE Preview of Your Picture on Real US Postage!
Photo Stamps are Perfect for Special Occasions:
Weddings, Baby Pictures, Birth Announcements, Christmas Cards, Mother's or Father's Day, Business Promotions and Gifts
A popular way to use photo
stamps is for personalizing weddings stamps. You can use them
for save-the-date cards, wedding invitations and RSVP cards,
unique bridesmaid and attendant gifts, and thank-you notes.
Many people like to make their
own holiday photo
cards so they can personalize them. Making your own customized
photo stamp for your holiday cards adds an extra special touch.
Photo Stamp Collections
Football fans can get NFL
PhotoStamps 
at PhotoStamps.com. Real US Postage featuring your favorite NFL Team! All 32 NFL
teams are represented. Also available are photo stamps for
nearly 70 colleges, top NASCAR drivers, and featuring award-winning
photos from photographer Anne Geddes.
Photo Stamps for Business
A new feature is the ability
to use photo stamps to display business logos, product photos
and more! This can be a great marketing tool for your business,
from product introductions to special events and corporate
gifts.
BusinessWeek recognized PhotoStamps.com
as a "Best Product of 2005," distinguishing PhotoStamps
as one of the year's most innovative and exciting new products.
How to Make Your Own
Photo Stamps
Simply upload your image
to the photo postage stamps web site, customize it using the
easy-to-use toolbox to crop or edit your image, add a fun
border and then select the amount of postage you need and
place your order. Your Photo Stamps are printed on sheets
of high-quality self-adhesive paper, 20 to a sheet. Your photo
stamps will arrive in the mail in about 5-7 days. You can
specify the amount of postage for the stamps, from postcards
to first class letter rates, as well as priority mail rates.
The price gets better with the more photo stamps you order.
Tips for Creating the Best Photo Stamps
A closeup of a single subject or small group works best.
Use a high resolution image, at least 200 dpi resolution. a 300 dpi image is best. You can add colorful bordes or text to your stamp. Make sure you are the owner of the image you are using and that your image is in good taste. Pictures that are considered inappropriate will be rejected.
What Can You Put on a
Photo Stamp?
You can put almost anything
(within good taste) on a photo stamp. They're perfect for
Christmas and other holidays, wedding invitations, baby announcements,
thank-you notes, birthday and anniversary parties, scrapbooking,
pets and vacation photos and all-occasion gifts.
Photo Stamp Services
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PhotoStamps.com |
| Special Sales and Promos |
NFL PhotoStamps: Real US Postage Featuring Your Favorite NFL Team!
Stamps.com: Get Up to $45 in FREE Postage!
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| Sheet Size |
20 stamps |
| Cost Per Sheet |
$18.99 for sheet of 44¢ stamps (as low as $13.99 each for 100+ sheets) |
| Volumn Discount |
Yes |
| Turnaround Time |
Order ships in 3-5 business days |
| Special Postage Collections |
NFL, Anne Geddes, Collegiate, American Idol collections |
| Stamp Sizes |
Postage labels are 1.9" wide and 1.4" tall, and the image area is 1.1" wide and 1.1" tall. |
| Option to pick up at local store |
No |
| Shipping Cost |
n/a |
| Return Policy |
Unopened and unused products may be returned within 30 days of order for refund |
| Our Experience with Site |
Using PhotoStamps.com website
was easy. Uploading images, creating stamps and ordering stamps
was straightforward. You create a free, secure account where
you can upload photos and save them for future use. Delivery
of the photo stamps was prompt; they arrived in 5 days. |
Yes,
custom photo postage stamps are more expensive than buying regular stamps at the
post office, but you get your own personal stamps, unlike
any others. It's a nice way to make your envelope stand out
from all the others.
Check out PhotoStamps
and try turning your own digital photos into real US postage!
Create
yours today.
It is a fun way to personalize your important announcements.
By the way, this site's parent,
Stamps.com is the easiest, most convenient way to managing
your postage and mailing needs, whether you are an individual
or a business. You know what a pain it is to stand in line
at the post office! We at Digital Photos101 use Stamps.com
to print our personal and business postage right from our
PC. All it takes is a PC and a printer to print USPS-approved
postage for envelopes, packages, and even Priority Mail right
from home or the office. With Stamps.com you can print postage
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
It's great to think we may
never have to stand in line at the Post Office again!
Stamps.com is offering some great promotions:
Sign up for Stamps.com and get up to $25 in FREE postage!
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a 4-week no-risk trial for all new customers. Try
Stamps.com. Also, Get up to $45 in FREE Postage at Stamps.com use code COUPON1. expires 12/31/09
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