(maybe OT) Ethical issue

Hi all,

When I buy or exchange from or with others, the postage stamps were not
cancelled in some cases. This means that I may send to foreign collectors
for "re-using" it so as to reduce his/her postage cost.

Do you think it is not ethical?

The little fellow that sits on your left shoulder is called "honesty" Edwin.
Whether you choose to listen to him, is up to the individual.
The stamp is a receipt for a service, which has been rendered
so it is illegal.
Why not soak, and save the stamp as a "mint / used" ?
They make nice stamps to trade, transfer the choice
to the other fellow



"Edwin" wrote in message ...
Hi all,

When I buy or exchange from or with others, the postage stamps were not
cancelled in some cases. This means that I may send to foreign collectors
for "re-using" it so as to reduce his/her postage cost.

Do you think it is not ethical?

Do you think it is not ethical?

Unfortunately, the tendency (or the fear of the tendency) of people to
do this is why so many otherwise-collectible stamps end up in my
(U.S.) mailbox with horrible ballpoint pen "cancels" on them. I have
wondered why this is done even to foreign stamps. Now I know
why. :-)

I have seen stamps with face values over $10 scribbled on thusly.

It indeed is unethical -- really no different than sneaking into a
plant where they incinerate retired currency and leaving with a
knapsack full -- but even worse (in my opinion) than the postal
administrations losing money is that so many nice stamps have to be
ruined.

Joshua McGee
http://www.mcgees.org