United States Postage Question

Question

I have a blank envelope given to me by a local business that has a rubber inked stamped postage on it. Instead of using it to mail something back to the business that I have already hand delivered, I'd like to mail a friend something. Is this legal? Does it "charge" to their account or something? There are numbers, I'm assuming identification numbers....

Answer 1

it might get sent back to you

Answer 2

You can use it to send  something to your friend.  The Numbers of the rubber stamp is only to tell the Post Office who paid for the stamp.  Once the stamp is paid for the Post Office does not care who you mail the letter too.

Send the letter to your friend.  You won't get in trouble.

Answer 3

If it was run through their postal meter, they have already paid the US Postal Service.  It does NOT matter that you used it for another reason.  Yes their postal meter number is on the stamp, but nothing will happen to you.

Answer 4

The company paid for the postage the day they put the stamp on it.  As long as it's the stamp does not also have a date, you can use it.  Technically, the company has an agreement with the post office to use it for commerical mail but....no harm.