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Re: How does one get UK Stamps when living in US or Canada?

by WaltG123. » Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:49 pm

WaltG123 wrote:
kimmylee wrote:Canadian and European post offices won't accept US stamps as payment for carrying outgoing letters (just like USPS state the UK stamps previously linked to can't be used within the U.S.)
Exactly.

kimmylee wrote:They are called Global because they can be used FROM the U.S. to anywhere.
Again, exactly.

kimmylee wrote:As for Royal Mail shipping to the U.S., I have seen a few international members say they've ordered successfully. But many many more can't seem to. And none who have done it seem to share how.
As one of the "many many more", I can tell you what they aren't doing: registering an account with a US address & shopping as normal with a US shipping address.

Honestly, I'm inclined to believe them liars, given my experience. It takes nothing to simply claim something.

Like I said they are called global....At least you have learned something today. And for you that must be a rarity. :roll:

Re: How does one get UK Stamps when living in US or Canada?

by WaltG123. » Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:45 pm

Northern Thunder wrote:Lone Wolf is absolutely correct.
How can he be correct? I have never been wrong on this forum. Don't be such a silly jerk and stop talking nonsense

Re: How does one get UK Stamps when living in US or Canada?

by WaltG123 » Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:39 pm

kimmylee wrote:Canadian and European post offices won't accept US stamps as payment for carrying outgoing letters (just like USPS state the UK stamps previously linked to can't be used within the U.S.)
Exactly.

kimmylee wrote:They are called Global because they can be used FROM the U.S. to anywhere.
Again, exactly.

kimmylee wrote:As for Royal Mail shipping to the U.S., I have seen a few international members say they've ordered successfully. But many many more can't seem to. And none who have done it seem to share how.
As one of the "many many more", I can tell you what they aren't doing: registering an account with a US address & shopping as normal with a US shipping address.

Honestly, I'm inclined to believe them liars, given my experience. It takes nothing to simply claim something.

Re: How does one get UK Stamps when living in US or Canada?

by kimmylee » Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:24 pm

Canadian and European post offices won't accept US stamps as payment for carrying outgoing letters (just like USPS state the UK stamps previously linked to can't be used within the U.S.) so I'm surprised something got back to you to 12 times using another countries stamps. You must have got lucky.

They are called Global because they can be used FROM the U.S. to anywhere.

As for Royal Mail shipping to the U.S., I have seen a few international members say they've ordered successfully. But many many more can't seem to. And none who have done it seem to share how.

Re: How does one get UK Stamps when living in US or Canada?

by Northern Thunder » Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:11 pm

Lone Wolf is absolutely correct.

Re: How does one get UK Stamps when living in US or Canada?

by WaltG123 » Mon Jun 08, 2015 5:58 pm

Lone Wolf wrote:Whoever said anything about putting ONE stamp on anything larger than a one-ounce letter???? Not Me!
Take out your dictionary and look up the word "if". I used it in both posts that replied to you.

Given how defensive you got the first time, you all but admitted that was what you were doing. Of course, such defensiveness could also be attributed to your failure to understand the definition of the word "if".

Re: How does one get UK Stamps when living in US or Canada?

by Lone Wolf » Mon Jun 08, 2015 5:54 pm

WaltG123 wrote:
Lone Wolf wrote:
WaltG123 wrote:

Second, whether you get "arrested" or not, it's a crime to deliberately underpay postage, which is exactly what you're doing if you're sending more than a 1oz letter with only 1 stamp.
Whoever said anything about putting ONE stamp on anything larger than a one-ounce letter???? Not Me!

Re: How does one get UK Stamps when living in US or Canada?

by WaltG123 » Mon Jun 08, 2015 5:39 pm

Lone Wolf wrote:
WaltG123 wrote:
If you're sending anything bigger than a 1oz 5x7, you're breaking the law.

I also don't know how you're getting packages returned if you're putting US stamps on both your main envelope & your SASE.
I'm not breaking any laws! Since Feb. 1 I've sent for and received autographed items 12 times from Europe and Canada using Global Forever postage. That's why it's called GLOBAL.
Nobody has come to my house and "arrested" me!

Wow, so many problems here.

First, :lol: @ "it's legal if you don't get caught".

Second, whether you get "arrested" or not, it's a crime to deliberately underpay postage, which is exactly what you're doing if you're sending more than a 1oz letter with only 1 stamp.

Third, "Global" refers to the rate. The stamps aren't accepted internationally. They're US stamps. As such, I call bull on "12 times from Europe & Canada" with these on your return envelope until I see 12 envelopes with European & Canadian postmarks on the US stamps, no "Postage due" notifications, & no local stamps purchased and affixed by the sender.

Re: How does one get UK Stamps when living in US or Canada?

by Lone Wolf » Mon Jun 08, 2015 5:31 pm

WaltG123 wrote:
If you're sending anything bigger than a 1oz 5x7, you're breaking the law.

I also don't know how you're getting packages returned if you're putting US stamps on both your main envelope & your SASE.
I'm not breaking any laws! Since Feb. 1 I've sent for and received autographed items 12 times from Europe and Canada using Global Forever postage. That's why it's called GLOBAL.
Nobody has come to my house and "arrested" me!

Re: How does one get UK Stamps when living in US or Canada?

by WaltG123 » Mon Jun 08, 2015 5:13 pm

Ipnugraha wrote:You could purchase it directly via online royal stamps website. I've been purchasing from them more than twice now and they are willing to ship it outside UK.
Ok, you post proof that, as of now, Royal Mail will send stamps to US customers.

I can wait.

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