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A lot of stamp collectors think they bought a sheet of stamps, but really they only have a pane!
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that is true; nomenclature often eludes folks
what is not true is describing BEP as the current printer; they stopped printing US postage just over two decades ago, June 2005, with 3632 being its final USPS stamp
I suspect most people use sheet and stamp interchangeably
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Just a simple question! Was the cutting of the sheet into smaller "sheets" done at the local post offices or before they were sent?
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Reread the original posting!
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Sorry 1899, I humbly apologize. But being polite wouldn't hurt!!
EDIT: I will amend this a bit. Not all of us have the same experiences in life and not all of us express ourselves the same way. There was an older person who helped my mother and I a huge amount many years ago. His name was Richard, he was tough, gruff and nowhere near polite. But without him I probably would not be here today. So I try to be tolerant as much as possible. But being polite is something we have to try to learn if we want to exist with others. This is way off topic but I thought it should be noted! Sorry if anyone finds this comment a bit offensive.
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rereading the originsl posting is not rude!
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You are the rudest person. Do you not know how to be polite?
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Yet another term that can have multiple meanings depending on audience. Catalogs and postal authorities have called them sheets for years. Then we have booklet panes, sheetlets, souvenir sheets, etc. The modern US sheets are often called mini-sheets (20 stamps) and then the full web printing a press sheet.
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Joe,
to answer your question:
""Was the cutting of the sheet into smaller "sheets" done at the local post offices or before they were sent?""
The sheets are cut by the company printing them; as Al alludes, they can be cut into panes, booklet panes, strips, sheets, mini sheets, and more. That's not to say that the individual PO can't cut something into a smaller version of itself.
Full sheets are typically available only from the caves in Kansas City (USPS's fulfillment center). For a number of years, Lars, Kathy, and I would buy full sheets and trade privately reduced elements with one another.
David
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"Reread the original posting!"
@1899
Here is a more polite way of answering Joe's question.
"The sheets are cut into panes before they are sent to the post office."
One short sentence is all it takes to be polite.
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The BEP prints stamps in sheets and then cuts them into panes, then sends the panes to the post office.
A lot of stamp collectors think they bought a sheet of stamps, but really they only have a pane!
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that is true; nomenclature often eludes folks
what is not true is describing BEP as the current printer; they stopped printing US postage just over two decades ago, June 2005, with 3632 being its final USPS stamp
I suspect most people use sheet and stamp interchangeably
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Back when I had a bunch! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
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re: You can never buy a stamp sheet at the Post Office
Just a simple question! Was the cutting of the sheet into smaller "sheets" done at the local post offices or before they were sent?
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re: You can never buy a stamp sheet at the Post Office
Reread the original posting!
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Back when I had a bunch! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
23 Aug 2025
05:39:13pm
re: You can never buy a stamp sheet at the Post Office
Sorry 1899, I humbly apologize. But being polite wouldn't hurt!!
EDIT: I will amend this a bit. Not all of us have the same experiences in life and not all of us express ourselves the same way. There was an older person who helped my mother and I a huge amount many years ago. His name was Richard, he was tough, gruff and nowhere near polite. But without him I probably would not be here today. So I try to be tolerant as much as possible. But being polite is something we have to try to learn if we want to exist with others. This is way off topic but I thought it should be noted! Sorry if anyone finds this comment a bit offensive.
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rereading the originsl posting is not rude!
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1889
You are the rudest person. Do you not know how to be polite?
Glen Stephens and 1889 on the same page.
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re: You can never buy a stamp sheet at the Post Office
Yet another term that can have multiple meanings depending on audience. Catalogs and postal authorities have called them sheets for years. Then we have booklet panes, sheetlets, souvenir sheets, etc. The modern US sheets are often called mini-sheets (20 stamps) and then the full web printing a press sheet.
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Joe,
to answer your question:
""Was the cutting of the sheet into smaller "sheets" done at the local post offices or before they were sent?""
The sheets are cut by the company printing them; as Al alludes, they can be cut into panes, booklet panes, strips, sheets, mini sheets, and more. That's not to say that the individual PO can't cut something into a smaller version of itself.
Full sheets are typically available only from the caves in Kansas City (USPS's fulfillment center). For a number of years, Lars, Kathy, and I would buy full sheets and trade privately reduced elements with one another.
David
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re: You can never buy a stamp sheet at the Post Office
"Reread the original posting!"
@1899
Here is a more polite way of answering Joe's question.
"The sheets are cut into panes before they are sent to the post office."
One short sentence is all it takes to be polite.
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