# Will my letter get through?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-letter-get-through/689650>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 30, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-letter-get-through/689650 "2014-05-30T17:33:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-letter-get-through/689650/1 "2014-05-30T17:33:20Z")

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Today I mailed a letter and, instead of a current postage stamp, used two slightly older stamps whose combined worth was well over current postage rates. Think it will go through? I hope so, because it’s my rent and if it’s late I may have to pay a penalty.

I’ll repost with the results in a couple of days.

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-letter-get-through/689650/2 "2014-05-30T17:34:52Z")

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Yes, it absolutely will. You don’t need a current stamp, only the total cost of postage, currently.

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**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-letter-get-through/689650/3 "2014-05-30T18:19:46Z")

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Yes, I overpay a few times a year when I have a package that I fear is over the minimum amount, but I have no scale around to figure out the correct postage. I just throw on a few stamps and send it off.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-letter-get-through/689650/4 "2014-05-30T18:22:10Z")

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I have lots of old “makeup” (1¢ and 2¢) stamps, and old first-class postage (like, 41¢) stamps.  
I’ll often use 4 or more stamps to mail the (infrequent) letter. They always arrive, no problems.

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**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-letter-get-through/689650/5 "2014-05-30T18:33:44Z")

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stamps never loose their face value (USA).