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lookwhatbobfound posted an update Thursday, Feb 25, 2016, 2:47pm EST, 9 years, 8 months ago
shelly, they are used (along with 1 &10ยข stamps) mainly by businesses who use several different business rates in mailing. they use them to make up the difference between the different rates. that's why they're issued in the long coils. also mailers like me who mail pkgs all over the world & different weights & services. the thing that has a lot of collectors & small users of these small rate stamps this year is the usps has decided to not break up any rolls, you buy the whole thing or nothing at all. which means that a collector or a small business has to buy the whole roll to get just a few stamps!! there is a huge uproar over this new policy & it's being felt by the govt & the usps itself & the usps has said the policy is being reviewed & MAY be revised.