Can you use old stamps to mail a letter ?

Here in the United States, you can use any number of stamps at various face values, but they must equal the amount to mail a letter (or package) at it's current rate. But if you were smart, you'd have bought Forever Stamps when they came out-I still had some that I bought in 2007 or 2008 that I found. They were still good, even though the rates had gone up. But they can only be used if they haven't been postmarked.

Yes, and I used to do it a lot, but I've since used most of them up!

Whatever the amount is for stamps is where you live is the amount you would have to put on an envelope. You might have to put more than one if you only have the lesser amount. Here in the US we have what's called Forever Stamps and they are good even when the po raises the price for stamps.

I can only speak for Canada...yes, we can still use old stamps, but you must amass them to meet the current postage requirement, but that is only within our own country. That is if what you are using are old Canadian stamps..I cannot mail to the U.S. using Canadian stamps...somewhat complicated! Something is amiss here...I did not receive this notification, topffer...even tho' I accepted friendship (which I am happy about) several days ago...so I apologize!

In my country, letter writing or snail mail is more popular with the elderly generations but I have observed that it is declining in numbers since the emergence of mobile phones. The elderly population usually are parents, grandparents and even great grandparents who wants to keep in touch with their friends, former colleagues and family members. Since the emergence of mobile phones letter writing has been getting unpopular where the phones are more convenient and reliable. From the younger late 60's generation onwards, letter writing is almost close to a single digit rate because like me, we are more reliant on modern communications technology like the internet's email, messaging, chats and social networking. The decline in letter mails may have declined but the postal service is still needed for their services in speed delivery courier services and the collection services for various utilities like water, electricity, telephone and mobile phone top-ups. Also, our post office is one of the oldest savings bank in our country which has a coverage of the entire country peoples' money. As for old stamps, I would say that those around are mostly collected collections or if they are unused could be used provided the postage are according to current rates.

Hello tops, According to a man in a certain Post Office here we are not allowed to use those kind of stamps and that they will be sent back or simply go nowhere at all. Because I had two that were only last year ones and he said well no that I would have to keep them because there were no other stamps that would add up to the said amount so I had to just pay the actual postage and that´s it. So after reading this here I shall keep those stamps because they do not have any postage marks on them and see what happens. I like postage stamps I hope they never do away with them but I suppose that in the end it will be the end of the story for the normal postage stamp. xxx

As far as I know, one can use old stamps in Canada as long as they've not been cancelled, of course.

Hello, I am from India and we have not any problem of currency. here we can use old stamps which is issued by our postal department.

As long as you match the price to mail it, then you can use old stamps. :-)