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champagnebride
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6/4/2005 1:00 PM
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hand stamped invites at the post office
I am bring my invites to the post office tomorrow. I want them cancelled by hand. How does that process work out? Do I bring the invites to the window and does it cost extra? I did not buy stamps for the invites yet, so when it is hand stamped is the postage marked as well?
TIA!
Jan
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Posted 3/18/05 9:29 AM 
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eogara
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4/3/2005 6:00 PM
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Milleridge Cottage
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
Apparently it depends on the post office as to whether it costs extra. I didn't pay anything. I also did it myself, though. I just asked them for the stamp, they did one as a sample, and then I stepped to the side and handled it for them. It made their lives easier since there was a line of people behind me and this way I didn't have to stress that they weren't going to do it.
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Posted 3/18/05 9:41 AM
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Lastminute
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
I handed in one invite and they calculated the postage then I bought the correct postage, took them home, took them back the next day and handed them to the counter person...they didnt mind....Warning: Please make sure they check and double check the postage as I mailed all mine save one at one post office and when I went to a diff post office they said the price was more... so now the waiting game begins to see if they all start coming back....
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Posted 3/18/05 9:50 AM
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MrsJ
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
I took one of my invites to the post office and had the weigh it to tell me how much postage it needed. Then I bought the stamps and put the stamps on all the invites.
Then I brought them back to the PO and asked them to hand cancel them.
The benefit of having your invites hand cancelled is that they wont be run through the machines and rish the possibiity of getting stuck. My friend had hers run through the machine and they were so think they were stuck and some were delivered all torn and others were never delivered at all!
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Posted 3/18/05 10:03 AM
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sag530
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5/30/2004 3:30 PM
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Swan Club
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
Posted by eogara
Apparently it depends on the post office as to whether it costs extra. I didn't pay anything. I also did it myself, though. I just asked them for the stamp, they did one as a sample, and then I stepped to the side and handled it for them. It made their lives easier since there was a line of people behind me and this way I didn't have to stress that they weren't going to do it.
Same for me.
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Posted 3/18/05 10:35 AM
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diamondgrlie
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6/3/2005 3:00 PM
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Woodbury Country Club - A+
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
FH brought them to the post office yesterday and asked if they could be hand cancelled so the teller handed him a stamp and said here you go. He did them all and it was free!
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Posted 3/18/05 10:36 AM
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dita531
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6/11/2005 11:00 AM
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Riviera- A++
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
I went to Sayville Post offices and they did it for free, no problems at all.
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Posted 3/18/05 10:49 AM
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FrescaBride
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Wedding Date:
4/30/2005 6:00 PM
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Woodbury Country Club (10+++)
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
Posted by eogara
Apparently it depends on the post office as to whether it costs extra. I didn't pay anything. I also did it myself, though. I just asked them for the stamp, they did one as a sample, and then I stepped to the side and handled it for them. It made their lives easier since there was a line of people behind me and this way I didn't have to stress that they weren't going to do it.
The same for me. I went to a post office that one of my BM's know one of the girls in there. She let my BM come in, show her how to do it and My BM did all of them for me.
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Posted 3/18/05 10:52 AM
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naps627
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6/10/2005 3:30 PM
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
so if i bought stamps already then what do i do when i go to the post office to drop them off?
Message edited 3/18/2005 11:33:31 AM.
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Posted 3/18/05 11:33 AM
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dita531
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
Posted by naps627
so if i bought stamps already then what do i do when i go to the post office to drop them off?
yup
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Posted 3/18/05 11:57 AM
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naps627
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
Posted by dita531
Posted by naps627
so if i bought stamps already then what do i do when i go to the post office to drop them off?
yup
so i just drop them off and thats it or do i ask to hand cancel them. i am really confused.
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Posted 3/18/05 12:01 PM
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DMcK
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5/13/2005 7:00 PM
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
We hand cancelled them ourselves
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Posted 3/18/05 12:51 PM
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MrsJ
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
Posted by naps627
Posted by dita531
Posted by naps627
so if i bought stamps already then what do i do when i go to the post office to drop them off?
yup
so i just drop them off and thats it or do i ask to hand cancel them. i am really confused.
hand them to the person at the counter and tell them you want them hand stamped and thats it, they will do it for you (at most places)
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Posted 3/18/05 12:52 PM
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SomethingBlu
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5/27/2005 3:00 PM
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
Posted by DIJBH
We hand cancelled them ourselves
Yes, it's called hand cancelling and all you have to do is say that you want it done. Not all PO's do it and not all are free, so your best bet would be to call the one you're interested in...I took mine to the one in E. 53rd St and 3rd Ave (FDR Main PO).
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Posted 3/18/05 2:13 PM
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Mrs. dleeny
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Wedding Date:
11/6/2005 5:00 PM
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Swan Club A+
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
Posted by diamondgrlie
FH brought them to the post office yesterday and asked if they could be hand cancelled so the teller handed him a stamp and said here you go. He did them all and it was free!
Wow! this is the 1st I am hearing about "hand canceling". I can't believe how much great information I have picked up on this site thanks to you all!!  
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Posted 3/18/05 2:17 PM
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nov2004bride
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11/5/2004 3:00 PM
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
The PO would not do ours, I had too. There were too many. It took me forever
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Posted 3/18/05 2:18 PM
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leighdvm
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
Posted by dleeny
Posted by diamondgrlie
FH brought them to the post office yesterday and asked if they could be hand cancelled so the teller handed him a stamp and said here you go. He did them all and it was free!
Wow! this is the 1st I am hearing about "hand canceling". I can't believe how much great information I have picked up on this site thanks to you all!!
Same here! I had no idea about this....
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Posted 3/18/05 2:24 PM
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dpli
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Wedding Date:
11/7/2004 3:30 PM
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The Swan Club
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
The person at our PO was/is so nasty, that DH did not even ask. We just mailed them the regular way. Nothing happened to any of ours as far as I know. I don't think people spend that much time inspecting the outer envelope, JMO.
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Posted 3/18/05 3:03 PM
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RENEE92405
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9/24/2005 2:00 PM
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
im confused. So does "hand cancelled" mean it still gets a stamp or no? Do i put a stamp and asked to be hand cancelled? sorry, clueless
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Posted 3/18/05 3:42 PM
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SomethingBlu
Enjoying the journey...
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5/27/2005 3:00 PM
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
Posted by RENEE92405
im confused. So does "hand cancelled" mean it still gets a stamp or no? Do i put a stamp and asked to be hand cancelled? sorry, clueless
Yes, it still gets a stamp. Hand cancelling simply means that the stamp is voided by hand, as opposed to cancelling it by running it through the machine. They cancel the postage so that the stamp can't be re-used.
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Posted 3/18/05 3:49 PM
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naps627
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6/10/2005 3:30 PM
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Re: hand stamped invites at the post office
now i totally get it. thank you for the information everyone.
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Posted 3/18/05 3:51 PM
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