Stamps By the Children's Book

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If you're not interested in flag stamps, or pairing a 37-cent stamp with a 2-cent stamp, Gothamist highly recommends the wonderful "Favorite Children's Book Animals" stamps that we found yesterday. We were too impatient to wait for our personalized stamps, and the post office at Church and Vesey was pleasantly quiet. There's The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Wilbur from Charlotte's Web, Fox in Socks, Maisy (dressed as a Queen), a Wild Thing, Curious George, Olivia the pig from Ian Falconer, and Leo Lionni's Frederick! The postal employee helpfully suggestd that we use the pig stamps "for bills" but even those are too nice. Maybe we'll use Ronald Reagan stamps for those.

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I really don't care what is on stamps, as long as they are valid postage. I hate these people who take their time selecting which stamps they want, as they usually go to the post office when there are many people waiting on line and hardly any clerks.

One tip for US flag stamps, they make for a nice litte protest, as you can place them upside down.

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I think post offices should have posters/brochures/something for customers on line to peruse - there's nothing else to do besides go slowly crazy. I can't help wanting to spend time choosing stamps - I want to make a statement with my stamps. This is why I like the postal stores at some post offices - that's where I went yesterday and practically bought them out of the children's book stamps.

Here's a link to the children's book stamps online: Picture Book Animals.

I've gotta agree w/ Jen on this...I take time selecting my stamps & really love making a statement with them.

I love a great selection of stamps..so many different designs to choose from..I used to get a catalog in the mail with upcoming designs..now that you can create your own I think I might implode! whee!

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