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Create Concession Account, Get 5 Free Concession Stamps, $0.60 Each Thereafter @ Australia Post (Eligible Concession Cards Only)

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Create Concession Account, Get 5 Free Concession Stamps, $0.60 Each Thereafter @ Australia Post (Eligible Concession Cards Only)
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StrayfireX on 28/03/2018 - 20:06 auspost.com.au (2932 clicks)
Last edited 03/04/2024 - 09:47 by 3 other users

With a free Australia Post Concession account, you'll pay just 60c per stamp, instead of $1.50. You can buy up to 50 stamps per year, in booklets of 5 for $3.

You'll even get a free booklet of 5 concession stamps to get you started.

It gets my STAMP of approval! :)

Be a friend to pensioners/HCC/veterans of war! Help them to sign up for a concession AusPost account and save $$ on stamps! Awesome!

They even get 5 FREE stamps on signup!

Eligible Federal Government concession cards:

  • Pensioner Concession Card
  • Health Care Card (all types)
  • Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
  • Department of Veterans' Affairs Card
  • Veterans' Repatriation Health Card (includes Pharmaceutical Benefits Card for specific conditions).
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  • [Deactivated] on 28/03/2018 - 20:07
    +7

    This isn't just for old people. Anyone with a health care card can get this offer and so can vets.

    • dangerdanger on 28/03/2018 - 20:08
      +20

      Why would a veterinarian get discounts
      I'll show my own way out…

      • PJC on 29/03/2018 - 00:04
        +3

        You forgot your coat.

    • Diji1 on 28/03/2018 - 20:18

      Pretty sure it's for pensioners ie. aged pensioners, military pensioners and disability pensioners. They have their own card as well as a health care card.

      • [Deactivated] on 28/03/2018 - 20:35

        Nah, definitely for anyone with a health care card.

      • Nuggets on 28/03/2018 - 21:17

        I have this and all I have is a health care card.

        • sauce on 29/03/2018 - 01:17

          It's a 'low-income' HCC thought, right? So still fits in with the deal helping people who are at least financially disadvantaged.

        • Nuggets on 29/03/2018 - 11:04

          @sauce: yes

        • [Deactivated] on 11/04/2018 - 20:16

          @sauce:

          It doesn't have to be a low income health care card. Medical need health care cards are eligible as well.

  • Bellpop on 28/03/2018 - 20:08

    Can they get discounted 500g prepaid bags, etc?

    • StrayfireX on 28/03/2018 - 20:14
      +4

      Not to my knowledge. They can send a 500g letter with $3 of discounted stamps tho.

      • realfancyman on 28/03/2018 - 21:07

        Pretty heavy letter lol

      • gbanger on 18/09/2024 - 19:58

        you need 5 concession stamps for 500g letter, 3 stamps for letters up to 250g

  • mt2000 on 28/03/2018 - 20:17
    +8

    This has been out for 3 years now

    • pennypincher98 on 28/03/2018 - 21:05
      +18

      True but it's a good reminder, 3 years is a long time - even before dementia sets in.

    • donman92 on 21/03/2024 - 08:21

      getting to 10 years now noice

  • railspider on 28/03/2018 - 21:38

    Any pensioners want to sell me some stamps for 80c

    • StrayfireX on 28/03/2018 - 21:47
      +6

      What's rule #1 of secret stamp club? ;)

    • louisoz on 02/09/2019 - 22:03

      Yep I would.

  • nfr on 28/03/2018 - 22:09
    -1

    What's a health care card?

  • PJC on 29/03/2018 - 00:08

    Great information OP.

  • bettina44 on 29/03/2018 - 00:50

    Not many people know this but most stamp dealers sell mint stamps at below face value, it not uncommon to get them at 75% off face value and they can usually do 50% off if you buy them in bulk like lots of $500/$1000.

    • centrelink on 29/03/2018 - 01:23

      Where

      • bettina44 on 29/03/2018 - 02:51
        +1

        Pretty much any stamp dealer or facebook group but I'd personally recommend Troy Sequeira of Brisbane Stamps. You can contact him at [email protected]. He doesn't have a website as many dealers don't but he's always been a pleasure to deal with.

        If you are after small quantities I may also be able to help out.

    • bettina44 on 29/03/2018 - 17:55

      soz typo I mean 75% OF face value ie. you pay $75 for $100 worth of stamps.

      • centrelink on 29/03/2018 - 19:29

        Is it possible to use those collectable stamps for postage as well?

        • bettina44 on 30/03/2018 - 00:31

          Absolutely!In some cases they are worth more if you use them because most of the collectable ones you find are in mint condition and not many are used.

          Same goes for coins also, every now and then some idiot uses proof coins for tender when they are worth sooo much more!

    • Cluster on 21/09/2023 - 10:13
      +1

      I go to estate auctions, and recently picked up $3000 worth of stamps for under $1500. They're all in weird denominations of 33c, 41c, 43c, etc, so you have to be creative in using them. Buying 5c stamp sheets from Australia Post helps.

      People in the 1980s bought whole sheets of these stamps thinking they'll be worth more in the future. Nope, they are worth less. And that's before the crippling effect of inflation. Even the Australia Post yearly stamp albums are sold for around 50% of stamp value at auctions. People have lost money hand over fist on these.

      But that means I pick up cheap stamps for my ebay sales.

    • furyou on 20/03/2024 - 22:29
      +1

      Why/How? Do they get in below face value?

  • ozzpete on 29/03/2018 - 06:10

    You get same as per this deal, by pensioner etc, going in to local post office.
    Much easier for many older or disabled persons who are not particularly tech savvy plus might not have a printer.

    "Take your completed application form (also available in-store) to a Post Office, along with your valid Federal Government concession card."

  • Procyon on 29/03/2018 - 09:39
    +2

    Students getting Youth Allowance (and thus a Health Care Card) also qualify for this

  • AssociatediDragonite @ Australia Post on 29/03/2018 - 19:13
    +3

    Your description isn't entirely accurate. I work at the post office.

    It's $3 for a booklet of 5 concession stamps. You cannot buy them separately. There is NO face value on the stamp. You are NOT getting a normal $1 stamp for the price of 60c. These stamps can ONLY be used for domestic letters. No other discounts at all come with such an account.

    Anyone with a Health Care Care, Pension Card, or DVA Card can open such an account. Need to take the form and proof of concession to a post office to open the account.

    • StrayfireX on 01/04/2018 - 10:19

      Thanks for clarifying. I was a little confused by the AusPost website.

  • bargain huntress on 22/01/2021 - 17:31

    When will they let us buy them online?

  • deme on 20/09/2023 - 19:14

    Stamps are $1.20 now?

    • wavesgreen on 20/09/2023 - 19:40
      -1

      Stamps were $1.20 when this deal was originally posted 5 years ago.

  • shutuptakemymoney101 on 20/09/2023 - 19:16

    Can I swap my discounted stamps for a Cartier watch instead?

    • Poor Ass on 21/09/2023 - 10:09

      Not required

      Once you get into a position high enough they'll give them out free but after you'll need to find another job :)

  • AustriaBargain on 20/09/2023 - 19:19
    +1

    The stamps you get aren't denominated either, like British first and second class stamps, so they'll always be worth whatever a stamp costs.

  • RubenM on 20/09/2023 - 20:44

    Am I a HCC?

    • Daabido on 20/09/2023 - 21:04
      +2

      The first rule of HCC is not to talk about HCC.

      On an unrelated note, did they need to make that guy look so lonely and sad?

      Give him some picture frames of kids/grandkids like he's going to write them a letter. Or a picture frame with some bill from a company that still accepts cheques.

      I had to teach students how to write addresses in English this term. Even after lots of practice, and lots of feedback, it was still like a foreign language to them.

  • movieman on 21/09/2023 - 01:08

    Shame Senior's Card isn't eligible…

    • Poor Ass on 21/09/2023 - 10:10

      Income must be too high then

  • pandadude on 21/09/2023 - 08:46

    Note the concession stamps only work in Australia.

    Note you also get free document certification if your a mypost concession card holder. If not it cost 2.5 a page. Auspost staff forget this so remember to remind them.

    I prefer to use Domestic letter with tracking. Same as register post but a scan instead of a sign. You also get the same $100 compensation for loss or damage as registered post.

  • [Deactivated] on 21/09/2023 - 13:29

    Great to see veterans getting looked after

  • SpicyStew on 21/09/2023 - 14:24
    -1

    just send emails ffs

  • Yuppieshrink on 20/03/2024 - 21:43

    Not student concession?

    • WookieMonster on 20/03/2024 - 22:18
      +2

      Correct.

      For the purposes of this scheme, Australia Post defines concession to be the following Federal Government concession cards:

      • Pensioner Concession Card
      • Health Care Card (all types)
      • Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
      • Department of Veterans' Affairs Card
      • Veterans' Repatriation Health Card

      When you apply for a MyPost Concession Account, you need to take both the application form and your eligible concession card to an Australia Post retail outlet, where a staff member will need to review both before your application can be actioned.

  • Bii on 20/03/2024 - 23:47

    What people do with stamps these days? Asking for a paperless friend.

    • t25 on 21/03/2024 - 01:22
      +2

      I've seen some eBay packages sent with very old stamps. Some when they were $0.45, they just plastered the front with more stamps.

  • AustriaBargain on 21/03/2024 - 12:31

    This is a great initiative. If only I could think of anything requiring a stamp.

  • Frozensage on 18/09/2024 - 19:33

    U can buy stamps from ebay for 100 stamps for $60-$70 with $1.50 face value.

  • gbanger on 18/09/2024 - 19:59

    the ebay stamps are fakes from China, use them at your own peril.

  • thebiscuits on 18/09/2024 - 22:56

    Thanks for the repost, I actually send letters and never bothered to get the cheap stamps, even though I knew the scheme existed. Thinking it's time to start using it. I can then use the savings to invest in a timeshare.

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