# Can I post a letter using 20x 2c stamps? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 1, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-a-letter-using-20x-2c-stamps/342550 "2006-02-01T19:11:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-a-letter-using-20x-2c-stamps/342550/21 "2006-02-02T18:21:22Z")
> [@Bippy the Beardless](#): > > I looked on usps web site and couldn’t find any rule stating the maximum number of stamps that may be used to post a single letter. After the recent price increase I had to get 2c stamps from a macine, which only sold them 40 at a time (20 more than I needed). So the question in the subject of this OP naturally occured to me. Please, don’t piss off the postal workers! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-a-letter-using-20x-2c-stamps/342550/22 "2006-02-02T22:17:44Z")
Here in the U.K. there’s a £1 surcharge (minimum) for receiving letters with insufficient postage stamps. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-a-letter-using-20x-2c-stamps/342550/23 "2006-02-03T00:23:22Z")
> [@postcards](#): > > Postal regs require stamps to be in the upper left corner. :smack: :wally I _thought_ I’d previewed! Yes, I meant upper **right**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-a-letter-using-20x-2c-stamps/342550.md?page=1)