The U.S. Postal Service has a page showing its recent and upcoming stamps. I liked these two, the so-called “forever” stamp (always good no matter how much postage goes up) and the triangular Jamestown commemorative to be issued on the 400th anniversary of the founding, May 11, 2007. Click either for a larger version.
The forever stamp will cost 41¢, the same as a regular stamp. What a deal! If I buy 10,000 of them and first-class postage goes up another 2¢, I would make an easy $200. That’s almost five percent!
(In other words, the Postal Service has found a good way to borrow your money and pay you a nominal interest rate, assuming a 5% increase in postage every couple of years.)
Which reminds me, I love The New Yorker and intend to renew, but you know it ticks me off that they want me to renew now — and pay now — for a renewal that doesn’t even begin for four months. Why doesn’t Condé Nast just ask me for a loan?