Design Your Own Legal US Postage

JaNell · Post by **JaNell** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:16 pm

Cafe Press and Stamps.com have teamed up to let CP users make and SELL legal US postage of their own design.

From the latest Cafe Press storekeepers newsletter:
Get ready to sell your own Custom Postage and make your mark only at Cafe Press .

We're excited to announce that Custom Postage will become part of our expanding merchandise line in August. Currently in Alpha phase, shopkeepers will be able to create their own Custom Postage for sale in their shop and our Marketplace. That's right, share your own bit of American spirit, ingenuity and imagination where once only historic figures reigned.

Custom Postage will be available for domestic, U.S.-based mail only. In addition to the popular $0.37 stamp, a total of 7 denominations will be available, appropriate for postcards up to one-pound Priority mail pieces. Design offerings and order placement will occur through your Cafe Press shop, and order fulfillment and shipping will be handled by our business partner Stamps.com. Stay tuned for a full base price breakdown and more helpful info coming soon.

There ARE some regs about content, but still, if you have to use a stamp...

creapyrob · Post by **creapyrob** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:23 pm

The Smoking Gun folks made some stamps the first time CP and the USPS did this and thats part of the reason it got canned the first time.

They made stamps of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Monica Lewinski's 'stained' dress, and some other questionable items and people just to prove a point.

JaNell · Post by **JaNell** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:49 pm

That's why they have Content Restrictions:

* Profanity
* Political figures, political controversial or derogatory images/statements/text
* Images that are racist or hate-oriented
* Corporate or non-profit trademarks, logos or product placements
* Sexually explicit or violent images
* Celebrities, political or public figures
* Illegible text
* Foreign language - almost always rejected unless someone can decipher and doesn't break guideline
* Drugs, alcohol or tobacco
* Call-to-action statements/text
* Copyrighted, third party-designed images without contractual permission
* Advertisements or URLS
* Currency, bonds or financial images
* Bar codes
* Foreign flags
* Weapons
* Copyright symbols, logos
* Porn, nudity, or sexually suggestive images
* Religion
* Symbols that you don't know the meaning of
* Unlicensed vintage photos or artwork

rec|use · Post by **rec|use** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:16 pm

so pretty much nothing kool

JaNell · Post by **JaNell** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:03 am

If you're creative enough you can still do something "kool".

rec|use · Post by **rec|use** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:04 am

yeah but my first thought when make your own postate stamp came up
wasn't

find a way to be creative around a list of a rediculous restrictions

maybe some creative people can post their creative postage stamps

Asher · Post by **Asher** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 1:51 pm

call me vain but i would so dig having stamps with my mug on them.

JaNell · Post by **JaNell** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:26 pm

Asher wrote:call me vain but i would so dig having stamps with my mug on them.

Why the hell not?
I may have some featuring King Nutankaton.

Asher · Post by **Asher** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:42 pm

haha that's most excellent