Personalized postage stamps come in most of the same denominations as the post office stamps. They are available in basic letter size, postcard, oversized letters and large envelopes, first class and up to 16oz weight, as well as a few different sizes. Small measures about 1.3”x1.8”, medium is 2.1”x1.3” and large at 2.5”x1.5. These measurements can be reversed depending on whether you want a horizontal or vertical stamp.
Whatever you decide to put on your personalized postage stamp will impact the shape needed. You may have no choice but to go with one or the other. Single photos would probably work best on a vertical stamp and anything with a lot of text would work well on a horizontal stamp. If the photo has more than one person or a landscape type picture then horizontal stamps work best. Choose a printer that will let you make the choice and have a selection of larger stamps as you may not be able to put your photo or message on at all if they don’t carry larger sizes. Picture It Postage Stamps has a selection that is twice as big as the stamp most company’s offer, the ability to choose background colors to match your image and a cool feature where you can build your own personalized postage stamp right on their site.
Personalized postage stamps would be perfect for wedding or shower invitations, they can have the name of the happy couple or an engagement photo printed on them or perhaps the wedding’s theme colors. Birth announcements would be spectacular with the new arrival’s photo and birth date. There are even customized postage stamps for twins! Businesses can catch their customer’s attention by putting company logos or advertising message on flyers, brochures, mail pieces or any business communication.
United States personalized postage stamps can be purchased through Stamps.com. The pricing is too vast to list and dependent on how many sheets you buy. Obviously, the more you buy, the cheaper they are. Just for example, as sheet of twenty regular 28 cent postcard stamps will cost $16.99 for one sheet, $15.99 for two to nine sheets and $11.99 for ten to ninety nine sheets. It goes up from there all the way to 250 sheets and anything over you have to ask for special pricing quotes. If you do annual holiday mailings plus a lot of birthday party invitations or business mailings, then purchase the larger range of sheets to save yourself a little money.
Personalized postage stamps can be ordered through your local postal offices or online websites. Canadian customers can order through Canada Post, and multiple country stamps can be purchased through the United Nations Postal Administration at Unstamps.un.org. If you order online, choose a website that has an easy to use customization program that gives you the option to rotate or zoom your image and a good return policy.