what is hand cancelling?

You put the regular postage stamps on the invitation envelope (make sure to get a set weighed so you have the right amount)

Then, the post office will use a rubber stamp to CANCEL the stamps so they can't be re-used (instead of the bar coding machine)

its when you stamp the stamp at the post office so that it doesnt have to go through the machine. its good when your invites are somehwat bulky - cause when they run through the machine theres a chance they could rip or get very 'inky.'
ETA - the above bride's descrip was much better than mine lol

ok - thanks for teh explanation ladies!

i had my std's hand cancelled and my e-party invites, i love my post office, but sadly
they went through the machine as well

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Posted by TheFutureMrsM

i had my std's hand cancelled and my e-party invites, i love my post office, but sadly
they went through the machine as well

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hand cancelling only takes away one machine...they still go thru a machine whether you hand cancel or not.

the lady said you need to stamp it so that part of the ink appears on the stamp-- that way, you are 'canceling' the stamp from being used again...

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Posted by PegaLega

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Posted by TheFutureMrsM

i had my std's hand cancelled and my e-party invites, i love my post office, but sadly
they went through the machine as well

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hand cancelling only takes away one machine...they still go thru a machine whether you hand cancel or not.

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so they do u really need to 'hand cancle' them if they still go through a machine?

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Posted by jenn122397

so they do u really need to 'hand cancle' them if they still go through a machine?

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it takes away 1 of the machines - the 1 that usually does the most damage to things like invites