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Can you buy stamps now, then sell them for 30% profit?

Stamp prices are going to rocket on 30 April. 1st class letter-sized stamps will rise from 46p to 60p, and 2nd class letter-sized stamps from 36p to 50p. Lots of people have been asking me if they should stock up now in order to sell them for huge profit later. Well… it’s possible, it’s legal, but it...

Martin Lewis

10 April 2012

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Why stamps that say ‘1st’ stay valid in perpetuity (so hoard ’em)

Stamp prices will be hiked on 30 April, so bulk buy "1sts" and "2nds" now and they stay valid so you can beat this. I’ve been yelling this to anyone who’ll listen, but some have questioned whether this will always be the case. So I thought I’d explain. What’s happening? From 30 April, 1st class letter-sized stamps...

Martin Lewis

30 March 2012

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