Happy Mothers Day!

This is your last minute reminder that Sunday is Mother's Day in the United States. Didn't get a gift or a card? Don't panic. Write your mom a letter and mail it today. I also like to write my friends who are moms around this time too. It's a fun way to reconnect if life has gotten in the way of letter writing.

P.S. A funny story about the boxes above. I had to take them to the counter because they are over 13 ounces. The clerks were very impressed that the stamps worked so well the decorations; then they stuck bar codes all over them. Oh the madness of mail art.

Comments

[Julia]

They do that here too, it drives me bonkers. I've started to say loudly "my friend is a philatelist" and look pointedly at the envelope and stamp. Some of the clerks get the message, others just carry on regardless!

[Reg]

Do you ever "pre-cancel" official postage (or fauxstage) with LWA ink stamps? It strikes me that they would be very cool-looking, but don't know how the PO would feel (my understanding is that official cancellation stamps use special ink so they can tell if stamps get reused).

[ScribblingSarah]

I know what you mean! I think it sometimes depends on the clerk. Some seem to limit the stickers and where they put them, others not so much...two years in a row I used a number of cute stamps and cute address labels to mail boxes of cookies for Christmas. If I recall right, one year, there were like two bar codes added-next year, just a priority sticker to be sure it got the right treatment...not sure if there's rules about what they're supposed to put on, or...but at least they let us mail it! :)