Tag: Postage stamps and mail

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  • We need more Scratch-n-Sniff postage stamps
    My 2018 supply of “Frozen Treats” is down to five stamps. My kids LOVE them. Like, LOVE LOVE. Who doesn’t want their mail to smell like refreshing popsicles? Now is an excellent time for the US Postal Service to announce…
  • Fun Post Office Stamps in 2025
    I can't believe the super-fun postage stamps that are available in 2025. Chris Ware, Spongebob Squarepants, Goodnight Moon, baby wild animals, Keith Haring, and Hank Aaron.
  • My mail carrier and the local bunny follow the same path
    My mail carrier and the neighborhood bunny take the exact same path across our yard. Efficiency knows no species.
  • Sending mail art to an art museum
    The Art Institute of Chicago is welcoming people to send them mail art in the form of postcards. If you were to send some mail art to the Art Institute, what would you send?
  • Can you mail a paper airplane with a regular stamp?
    Throwing a paper airplane into the mailbox slot is a lot of fun!
  • Naming your trees after U.S. Presidents
    I will be mailing this postcard to someone who has a tree, and I will name their tree after a U.S. President.
  • The Yves Klein blue stamp
    Yves Klein made a completely blue stamp and used it as postage on an invite for a 1958 show. A single perforated postage stamp painted with Klein’s famous IKB (International Klein Blue) pigment. The stamps were originally created to use…
  • Canadian Stamp News used one of my photos for an article about the Christmas Philatelic Club
    Do you love stamps? And do you love Christmas? Then you might enjoy how the Canadian Stamp News nabbed one of my photos for an article about the Christmas Philatelic Club. Normally, I’m not a huge fan when websites just…
  • Love to mail
    Mailing birth announcements today reminds me how much I love mailing things to people. Today I have a whole stack of love to share! I love how the postal mail is like the internet. Today I dropped off letters to…
  • Why I keep Christmas envelopes
    I love keeping the envelopes from mailed Christmas cards. Handwriting What did so-and-so’s handwriting look like? Nowadays the only time we see someone’s handwriting is on the envelope of a Christmas card. Is it messy? Neat? While spring cleaning in…
  • The best post office in Chicago
    I nearly made the post office worker cry (tears of joy) Do you have a favorite Post Office? I bet many people can list their least favorite post offices. We’ve all waited in long lines at understaffed post offices. Let…
  • Unlimited postal mail
    Have you ever thought about sending a postal package to someone, and wished you could send it for free? The hassle of having to go to a post office, wait in line, and pay x-amount of money. Blerg. I want…
  • Would you rather get paid with coins or chocolate?
    Laying on my desk this morning were a stack of coins and a collection of chocolate. Why would both of these be on my desk? I run a the Maldre Post Office at my desk on the 14th floor of…
  • “America is not forever” stamp
    Is the United States Post Office trying to say something by crossing out “forever” on the American flag stamp? I know it’s standard to cross out the price (or in this case the “forever”) from the stamp, so people don’t…
  • Oddities lurk in the list of all the White House zip codes
      What is the zip code for the White House? The Post Office suggests many zip codes for the White House. Use the Post Office Zip Code suggestion form, and search for: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The Post Office gives this list of…
  • Your intergalactic postal address
    Would you like to know your intergalactic address of my desk at the Tribune Tower? I will tell you. Matt Maldre435 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1400Chicago, IL 60611-7551USA, Earth, Solar SystemLocal Interstellar Cloud, Local BubbleOrion‚ Cygnus Arm, MILKY WAY GALAXY…
  • August 2012 new stamps in Maldre post office
    Cherry Blossoms, choreographs, and bicycling joins the great selection of stamps that the Maldre post office offers. Need a unique stamp for a unique situation? I have over 30 different stamps at my desk.
  • How many pieces of paper can you mail with one stamp?
    Answer: 5 sheets I previously thought it was 20 sheets, but I was misguided thinking you can mail 3.5 ounces with one stamp. If you mailed something that was 3.5 ounces, it would cost you one dollar. A single $0.55…
  • Fun mail drop-off boxes
    I would like to make a goal to always have pre-stamped postcards with me at all times. If i come across a cool-looking mail drop-off box, I can use that box. And then I could take a photo of that…
  • How many pennies can you mail with a 44-cent stamp?
    Since a stamp costs 44 cents, can you mail 44 pennies using just one stamp? Let’s figure it out. The US Post Office says that you can mail go up to one ounce with a 44-cent stamp. How much does…
  • Finland stamps are the cutest stamps in the world
    Finland’s stamps feature the cutest illustrations and photos. Cartoon hippos camping, animals dancing around a Christmas tree, funky shaped stamps, raspberry delights, snow dogs. C’mon you can’t beat that. This is going to make me a collector of Finnish stamps.…
  • Sending snail mail letter instead of hitting like button on Facebook
    I’m going to start a new project. I was looking at all the stamps I have and how they are unused. So I want to do a mail project. When looking at Facebook, instead of liking something on someone’s wall,…
  • New stamps in the Maldre postal store on 14th floor of the Tribune Tower
    In addition to such stamp greats like 50s cars, Yoda, and Hawaii; the Maldre stamp store now has new stamps available. And there is also measuring scale available to weigh your letters. Letters: 0 – 1 ounce: $0.44 1.01 –…
  • Tracking postal spammers
    Whenever I sign up to get something in the mail for free, I like make up a middle name that is related to the product. For instance, Oscar Meyer is giving away coupons for free hot dogs. I used the…
  • The alphabetical destiny of stamps and stickers
    Stamps. Stickers. It’s just meant to be that these two files sit next to each other alphabetically. Whenever I mail my bills, I pull out the stamps file AND the stickers file. Stickers are so much fun. The world could…
  • Rising cost of U.S. Postage Stamps
    Here’s a line graph showing the historic trend of the first class postage stamp rate increase since 1945. It seems like stamps are rising in cost so much lately. But it’s really been a historic trend since the beginning of…
  • July is National Free Postcard Mailing Month
    Ok, so maybe all postal mail cannot be free. But the post office should allow people to send postcards for free for one month every year. This month should be far away from Christmas, so let’s pick July. What a…
  • What if postal mail was free?
    What would happen if you could mail letters through the postal mail for free? That would be fun. I’d miss stamps though. Stamps are fun. But it would also be fun to just dump a piece of paper with someone’s…
  • Bleacher Bum hand stamps at Wrigley Field
    The renovated bleachers at Wrigley Field now allow bleacher ticket holders to go to the non-bleacher parts of the park. They stamp your hand with a BB upon leaving the bleachers. BB–how funny that the Chicago Cubs marks the bleacher…
  • Followup on: “Can a crumbled sheet of paper be mailed?”
    Awhile ago I posted about if you can mail a crumbled sheet of paper through the postal mail. https://www.spudart.org/blog/can-crumbled-sheet-paper-be-mailed/ They have all arrived on the same day, just a few days after I dropped them in the mail (It just…
  • Collaborative flower art project by mail
    Please draw a flower on a yellow 2 by 1.5-inch stickie note and mail it to: Matt MaldreFlower Project350 Phillips AveGlen Ellyn, IL 60137 You may draw your flower using any medium. i.e. pen, pencil, marker, crayon, paint, pastel, etc…