Postage stamps without barcodes will be unusable from 31st July

[pihilp]

Does anyone know what the barcodes actually do? Does it record that particular stamp as having been used?

I'd like to know as well, have lots of unfranked new type stamps which are easily peelable

[pabenny]

I suppose if you have stamps that you are recyclable, you could use one on a letter to yourself or a friend. If RM demand a surcharge, you can simply not pay it.

My guess is that if there is technology to track usage of individual stamps, it's only in some sorting offices at present.

[Richard Frost]

Does anyone know what the barcodes actually do? Does it record that particular stamp as having been used?

I'd like to know as well, have lots of unfranked new type stamps which are easily peelable

I do not want this to be thought of as moralising, because it is not. At the end of the day we are all responsible for our own morals and our own actions.

I in the past have reused postage stamps and I guess tbh would probably do it in the future if the need arose.

My question is that most if us would never dream of shoplifting (I think) So why do people think it is acceptable to reuse stamps. Surely it is tantamount to the same thing?

Interestingly enough this from the Royal Mail website

https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app ... p-fraud%3F

[pabenny]

Very good point, Richard.

We have no problem with sharing discount codes, stacking them if the retailer's system allows it, taking advantage of pricing errors.

Is re-use of unfranked stamps morally equivalent? - RM have failed to implement their own processes to prevent re-use. Trying to circumvent those processes by removing franking marks is a different matter.

[expressman33]

I do not want this to be thought of as moralising, because it is not. At the end of the day we are all responsible for our own morals and our own actions.

I in the past have reused postage stamps and I guess tbh would probably do it in the future if the need arose.

My question is that most if us would never dream of shoplifting (I think) So why do people think it is acceptable to reuse stamps. Surely it is tantamount to the same thing?

Interestingly enough this from the Royal Mail website

https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app ... p-fraud%3F

How many times have you paid for a 1st Class stamp and it has taken several days ( possibly longer ) for it to be delivered . Royal Mail have no qualms about doing this in fact they are now trying to end Saturday deliveries.

[Richard Frost]

I do not want this to be thought of as moralising, because it is not. At the end of the day we are all responsible for our own morals and our own actions.

I in the past have reused postage stamps and I guess tbh would probably do it in the future if the need arose.

My question is that most if us would never dream of shoplifting (I think) So why do people think it is acceptable to reuse stamps. Surely it is tantamount to the same thing?

Interestingly enough this from the Royal Mail website

https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app ... p-fraud%3F

How many times have you paid for a 1st Class stamp and it has taken several days ( possibly longer ) for it to be delivered . Royal Mail have no qualms about doing this in fact they are now trying to end Saturday deliveries.

Not sure what the relevance is?

[Chadwick]

Does anyone know what the barcodes actually do? Does it record that particular stamp as having been used?

According to Royal Mail, the barcodes will ensure that the stamps in question can be uniquely identified

https://www.allaboutstamps.co.uk/news/b ... on-stamps/

I'd say the answer to your question is "yes".

[Sarah]

I've sent a sheet of them off for swap this morning.

Swaps received today; after 11 days. They exchanged my country definitives for standard definitives.

[Sarah]

Finally sent off my bulk stamp swap last week. I think there's still no end date for the swap out scheme itself, but nevertheless decided to be cautious and get all my swaps to them by the end of this month anyway.

I have read on numerous occasions you cannot get proof of posting for this but that sounds so odd

Having also sent a few swap envelopes separately, both using the pre-printed stationery and self-addressed envelopes, I discovered why this misunderstanding about proof of posting happens.

It's because the Royal Mail only advise customers to write "FREEPOST SWAP OUT" on envelopes when sending under £200 of stamps. However, the Post Office system needs a postcode to provide proof of posting, so that unusually short address isn't enough. The solution is simple - add the correct postcode EH12 9GT to your envelope and the Post Office will then happily issue a proof of posting!

[im182044]

Surely RM can only track/check if a stamp has been used if its been scanned in sorting office.......assuming every letter is the right way up and the stamp not covered by another letter.I have no problem reusing stamps i had a parcel arrive with 7 1st class stamps all unfranked which peeled off perfectly