dfreely wrote:Your SASEs would be like that, because there's nothing more to do with it. With regular stamps, they would need to be marked and canceled, but with the printed postage you used, there's nothing more to do with it. The white barcode could mean anything. It's used mainly to aid with automation (containing information on destination, service type, etc), but I've also seen it used as proof of payment.

And to the OP, how much postage you need depends on the size and weight of the envelope. If you're sending a SASE within a smaller envelope (under 6x11), 98 cents will cover it. If you're sending your own photo, it's going to be $1.24, or more depending on the weight of the photos and envelope.

dfreely wrote:No, it isn't, and no one is hating on you.

The only thing you've proven is that you got the envelope back, which I never denied. That however doesn't prove that the stamp itself was processed or used. Like we both mentioned, metered postage is won't have a mark when used because it's pre-canceled, so there's no way to prove that it was used.

And as I said in my original reply, chances are the celebrity probably paid for the postage themselves, and the stamp was just wasted.

dfreely wrote:AFAIK, that's not something you can prove, since they wouldn't have left any mark that the stamp was processed.

dfreely wrote:Because as far as I can tell, that's metered USPS postage on the envelope. The UK wouldn't have the equipment to process it.