JFK, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Charlie Chaplin all had one thing in common. They all appeared on postage stamps and guess what. You can too!
No one ever said that I was the quickest to discover new technology and Photo Stamps have been around for a while now. The thing is that I just discovered just how easy it is to appear on legal postage. What used to be the domain of only the rich and famous is now open to everyone.
I am not a person who likes to shop so this was right up my alley. I literally ordered my custom designed stamps in less than 2 minutes online and they will be delivered to my door in 3 to 5 days.
Now you might be asking yourself why you would possibly want to appear on postage. I can literally think of dozens of reasons. Just a few would be a family photo on the stamps for holiday cards and an endless number of reasons for marketing.Â
Hey all you Realtors out there, just how cool is it when your clients receive their mailings from you and your picture is on the postage? I personally ordered the example pictured in this post. Businesses can use it for branding in any number of ways.
Don’t go thinking this is something difficult. At Stamps.com all you need is a picture or logo loaded onto your computer so you can upload it when asked. You choose the amount of postage from a drop down menu, make the payment and they ship them to your home for free.
To answer your question, yes they cost a little more than standard postage. Setting up the custom print job does take some special handling. For special occasions, branding and marketing the extra cost could be well worth it.
Be aware that there are several companies that offer custom stamps. Make sure that the one you order from is certified by the USPS to create and sell usable postage. If you don’t you may be just getting novelty stamps that can’t be used for postage.
One little catch is that the image you upload must not be considered offensive, but other than that you are free to do what you want. Be crazy! Let your imagination go and create some stamps that are truly unique.Â
To give credit where due, I came across this while I was trying to come up with an idea I could use to enter a contest over at Balkhis.com. He will promote your site if you send him a promotional item for your company. I am going to send him a stamped envelope and see what happens.
May 24th, 2008 at 5:01 am
What an awesomely simple concept, I think its pretty expensive in the UK though, but if it ever gets more cost effective I for one would recommend it to our company.