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Join Australia Post Collecting Community and Receive Free "In The Garden" Stamp Sheetlet ($6 Worth of Stamps) & UV Light

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Join Australia Post Collecting Community and Receive Free "In The Garden" Stamp Sheetlet ($6 Worth of Stamps) & UV Light
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alvian on 12/08/2019 - 20:10 australiapostcollectables.com.au (13312 clicks)
Last edited 12/08/2019 - 21:01

Exclusive gift for subscribing to Australia Post's Collecting Community. The "In The Garden" stamp sheetlet features a few new design elements and four $1 & one $2 stamps. It also holds a secret that shows up when you shine the included UV light.

What is Collecting Community?

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  • First to hear about Australia Post's product releases and view the eBulletin
  • Bonus birthday offers from October 2019

Only available to Collecting Community members that complete all required areas of the registration form. This gift is available while stocks last. Only one free gift per person, any misleading or fraudulent entries will be removed from the mailing list and free gift will be forfeited. Australia Post Collectable newsletter subscribers will need to sign up to the Collecting Community. Allow up to 6 weeks, from when your registration is received into the system, for your free gift to arrive. Bonus birthday offers will commence from October 2019.

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  • Khro on 12/08/2019 - 20:37
    +12

    Thanks, will be useful at end of lease.

  • Lucille Bluth on 12/08/2019 - 20:40
    +4

    Good deal. Essentially $6 worth of free stamps plus the light and perhaps birthday gifts from October 2019. Thanks OP

  • [Deactivated] on 12/08/2019 - 20:43
    +20

    It also holds a secret that shows up when you shine the included UV light.

    My bedroom has a few secrets too 😎

    [Deactivated] on 12/08/2019 - 20:43 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
    • 5cooter on 12/08/2019 - 20:56
      +8

      "If I had a blacklight, this place would look like a Jackson Pollock painting." - Star-Lord (Guardians of the Galaxy).

  • VanderDB9 on 12/08/2019 - 20:46

    Thanks looks great

  • walkerxp on 12/08/2019 - 20:47

    Thanks OP free stamps.

  • Luigy on 12/08/2019 - 20:51

    Thanks OP…signed up

  • nepalesesquirrel on 12/08/2019 - 20:54

    Cheers, done.

  • DuckKnight on 12/08/2019 - 21:07
    +2

    Thanks. Also reminds me to get my free Aus Post Concession Stamps since I have a HCC.

    • cmacno1 on 13/08/2019 - 22:18

      Didn't know this was a thing, have downloaded and printed the application form. Thanks! :)

    • [Deactivated] on 18/08/2019 - 02:04

      I haven't done it yet either.

  • plain_biscuit on 12/08/2019 - 21:08
    +4

    As a philatelic customer we’d like to invite you to be part of our new Collecting Community.

    fyi - I had to google myself - a new word for me today
    - a philatelist is literally a person who "loves stamps."

    • nfr on 12/08/2019 - 21:24
      +9

      Yes had to google to make sure it's not a person who loves kids.

      • Ulysses31 on 13/08/2019 - 08:05
        +2

        Nothing wrong with loving kids. Trying to stamp it out?

  • CC123 on 12/08/2019 - 21:10
    +1

    Free is free, thanks OP

  • ilovefullprice on 12/08/2019 - 21:11

    Anyone knows if these stamps are for local deliveries only or international as well?

    • alvian on 12/08/2019 - 21:16

      Should be local only. A stamp for international mail have a blue international label printed on the design, like this for example https://shop.auspost.com.au/product/sheetlet-of-5-x-3-intern…

      • ilovefullprice on 12/08/2019 - 21:21

        Ok thanks alvian!

        • kwijybo on 12/08/2019 - 21:38
          +6

          You can use local stamps for international letters. Do it all the time.

          • ilovefullprice on 12/08/2019 - 21:56

            @kwijybo: Oh ok, wavesgreen has explained below just need to add extra 10%

          • askvictor on 12/08/2019 - 21:57
            +8

            @kwijybo: Technically you can't, since the local stamps include a cut for GST (so a $1 stamp has 91c going to Auspost, and 9c to the govt). International stamps don't attract GST, so if you put a $1 local stamp on an international letter, you're only paying 90c of international postage. You also can't technically do the reverse (international stamp on local letter) since then you're not paying GST. But I'm guessing most of the time nobody cares enough to do anything about it.

            • ilovefullprice on 12/08/2019 - 22:00

              @askvictor: wavesgreen below mention just have to include 10% more of local stamps to make it international…

            • Ulysses31 on 13/08/2019 - 08:06
              +2

              @askvictor: Auspost struggle with everything. It's no surprise.

      • GregMonarch on 12/08/2019 - 21:58
        +1

        Any stamp can be used for international. You just stick more of them on to meet the required total.

    • wavesgreen on 12/08/2019 - 21:39
      +2

      You can use domestic stamps such as these for international mail, you just need to add on 10% to cover the fact that domestic stamps contain GST in their face value. i.e. a $1 stamp is 90c postage and 10c GST. International stamps don't attract GST.

      So for an Airmail letter to Europe under 50g, the postage is $3, so you can apply $3.30 worth of domestic stamps and it's all good. Just make sure to also apply an Airmail service label (the little blue par avion ones) just so it's clear it's an overseas-bound letter, not domestic.

      • ilovefullprice on 12/08/2019 - 21:52

        How do we apply the Airmail service label?

        • wavesgreen on 12/08/2019 - 22:13
          +1

          You can get them from any post office. Little blue rectangular labels with gum glue on the back like postage stamps. Lick 'em (or wet 'em) and stick 'em!

          • ilovefullprice on 12/08/2019 - 22:26

            @wavesgreen: Ok thanks!

            • pizzaguy on 18/08/2019 - 08:14

              @ilovefullprice: When I asked for the blue airmail stickers a couple of weeks ago, I was told they’re not doing this anymore (!)

              Which makes sense to some extent - I don’t see an option to send a letter by the sea, so it takes two months to deliver.

      • GregMonarch on 12/08/2019 - 22:03
        +3

        you just need to add on 10% to cover the fact that domestic stamps contain GST in their face value

        Isn't that statement incorrect? i.e. If stamps "contain 10% GST in their face value", then you've already paid the 10% GST to purchase them, right? So you shouldn't need to pay 10% on top of that again.

        • askvictor on 12/08/2019 - 22:10
          +5

          But that 10% has gone to the government, not auspost, so auspost is out of pocket unless you add 10% postage. Though then the govt gets some unexpected revenue which presumably causes some bureaucrat trouble when it comes to balancing the books.

          • GregMonarch on 12/08/2019 - 22:20
            +2

            @askvictor: Hm, I still don't get it, LOL.

            If I want to send an envelope to the USA, and ozpost tells me it costs $3, I can either give them $3 and they print a paper sticky label, or, I can just stick $3 of Australian stamps I have in my wallet on it. (I don't have to stick $3 in stamps and then give them 30 cents.) Because that would mean I'm now paying $3.30 to send what they said would cost $3. i.e. I paid GST when I bought the stamps - and they're still worth $3 - which is the price quoted to send it to the USA?

            • wavesgreen on 13/08/2019 - 00:51

              @GregMonarch: They are worth $3 including GST. Never forget that since we were blessed with the GST, in this country all goods and services that attract GST are worth what you paid including GST. There is a component of every such thing which is actually tax paid to the government, not intrinsic to the good or service.

              Your $3 domestic stamps are literally only worth $2.70 in postage. But you have to pay tax on domestic postage and that is the 30c.

              You don't have to pay tax on international postage. That's why $3 in international postage is $3 worth of international postage. International postage stamps have markings on them indicating they are international stamps. There is no GST component. Which on the flip side of the issue, if you use international stamps on domestic mail, you are avoiding paying GST. Do that regularly (primarily if you are a business or ongoing concern) and the ATO will take an interest.

              • GregMonarch on 13/08/2019 - 01:40

                @wavesgreen: Ah, ok. So we've prepaid for a service (delivery) when they haven't yet carried out that service.

                Oh wait, but then the logic reverses again…

                i.e. If we don't have to pay tax on international postage, then we've already paid Australia Post GST for the stamps which they didn't (yet) have a right to, until we posted them in Australia.

                So now that we're using them to ship internationally, Aust Post isn't required to collect that GST we're 'in credit' by. So the Aust Post staff that do not demand extra are actually doing the correct thing, if you get me.

                (The amount we paid for GST was never used for GST purposes, so it should now be considered as going toward the total face value of the stamp - thus we don't owe 10% more if posting overseas. Or shouldn't, anyway.)

                • wavesgreen on 13/08/2019 - 08:19

                  @GregMonarch: Unfortunately that's not how GST works, you don't get to decide how or if it's applied. It's not flexible. It's literally paid to the government on purchase of domestic stamps and is 'built in' to the stamps as it were. It doesn't become an asset you can assign elsewhere. That's why international stamps are marked to delineate them for GST-free purposes.

            • [Deactivated] on 13/08/2019 - 12:43

              @GregMonarch: In practice you're correct. AP won't generally check once the item is in the post and in my experience the private post outlets don't care/know. They look up the cost and hand over the requisite value of Au stamps. How AP deals with that is anyone's guess (my guess is they do nothing).

              Here's the official spiel though: https://community.auspost.com.au/s/article/Do-I-have-to-use-…

        • wavesgreen on 12/08/2019 - 22:12
          +2

          No because international postage does not contain GST. A $3 international stamp is $3 of postage. If you apply three domestic $1 stamps (which do contain GST) then you have only applied $2.70 worth of postage. 10% of the face value of a domestic stamp is actually tax paid to the government, not postage.

      • Lucille Bluth on 12/08/2019 - 22:12

        Sorry this is not correct. I routinely send international mail with normal stamps. I go to the counter and tell the AusPost staff what I am sending and they give me the stamps required and tell me to stick on envelop and ship it. They never apply an extra 10%.

        You can use normal stamps for international mail. I got an airmail ink stamp.

        • wavesgreen on 12/08/2019 - 22:15
          +5

          It is correct. Your PO staff just don't know their stuff… or maybe they just simply don't want the aggravation of explaining to you that you have to pay 10% more.

          • Hunnypooh on 12/08/2019 - 22:19

            @wavesgreen: agreed

          • Lucille Bluth on 12/08/2019 - 22:21

            @wavesgreen: I have been buying rolls of stamps on eBay after a few over the counter stamp purchases which I used for international parcels and letters and never had an issue either for my eBay business shipping. Never been pulled up on it at various AusPost offices nor when I use the street red boxes. Granted I probably only have like 5 international shipments per month.

            You are perhaps correct it just isn't policed at all from personal experience otherwise I would have known about this.

        • [Deactivated] on 13/08/2019 - 13:03

          Yep, that's how it works in practice 100% of the time in my experience. Probably something AP should fix although now they aren't paying their CEO an unconscionable triple motza it's less of a problem financially I guess.

      • bargain ben on 12/08/2019 - 22:35
        -2

        If do,estimates stamps include GST and international stamps do not, $3.00 worth of domestic stamps are worth $3.30 for international.

      • fantombloo on 13/08/2019 - 00:24
        +2

        $3 for an international letter?! Last time i did this it was $1. Postage rates seem to be rising as fast as cigarette prices.

        • wavesgreen on 13/08/2019 - 08:59
          +1

          An international letter hasn't been $1 for a long, long, long time. Years and years. Before cigarette packets had the compulsory medical labelling I'd wager.

        • [Deactivated] on 15/08/2019 - 08:02

          And they've just asked for permission to raise prices again.

          • [Deactivated] on 15/08/2019 - 11:43

            @[Deactivated]: On the back of around $300M pre-tax profit last year. Post used be a subsidised public service, it's now covered by their profits from deliveries.

      • Piangi on 13/08/2019 - 09:28
        +2

        Technically, a $1 domestic stamp comprises 91c postage and 9c GST… but no matter.

        You've actually explained this v well! Auspost information here is consistent with what you're saying too: https://auspost.com.au/content/dam/auspost_corp/media/docume… (page 1, third column, final dot point).

        • wavesgreen on 13/08/2019 - 12:19

          Yes I wasn't bothered going down to the cent, just round numbers for ease of understanding.

  • Optimus Prime on 12/08/2019 - 21:28

    Cheers OP.

  • Blue Cat on 12/08/2019 - 21:29
    +1

    I remember signing up for the previous deal：　https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/230730
    Never received it though.
    Not gonna bother with this as it will probably get OzBargained and I won't get it again.

    • alvian on 12/08/2019 - 21:31

      Sorry to hear that. I can tell you that all my friends and I who signed up did receive that mini sheet.

      • Blue Cat on 12/08/2019 - 22:08

        Do you get a confirmation email or something after you sign up?

        • alvian on 12/08/2019 - 22:13
          +1

          No then and no now. Up to 6 weeks for delivery with this deal I'll probably forget all about it until the surprise gift arrives in the mail box.

  • Wormetti on 12/08/2019 - 21:29
    +3

    Their address detection removes my unit number every time, so I'm not sure if they are going to send to the right address.

    • Wilder94 on 12/08/2019 - 22:30
      +2

      Enter it after it's detected the address

  • Fappo on 12/08/2019 - 21:32
    +2

    Maybe instead of this they could invest some cash into reliably getting shit delivered on time like they used to do, once upon a time.

    • Lucille Bluth on 12/08/2019 - 21:42
      +5

      Agreed they need to improve service standards for those stool sample lab tests

      • wavesgreen on 12/08/2019 - 21:43

        Good service that.

      • cozmo on 12/08/2019 - 22:35

        You should see the $h!t in the mail the return address receives!

  • Broden on 12/08/2019 - 21:40

    Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy)

    input is actually mm/dd/yyyy

    Negged, never using Auspost again

  • toobzy on 12/08/2019 - 21:47

    What do you get on your bday?

    • Ulysses31 on 13/08/2019 - 08:11
      +1

      Hint: lick it before you stick it.

  • AdamFury on 12/08/2019 - 21:47

    Thank you :)

  • dufflover on 12/08/2019 - 21:51
    +1

    Allow up to 6 weeks, from when your registration is received into the system, for your free gift to arrive

    nah I'm still tipping it'll never arrive at all

    • [Deactivated] on 13/08/2019 - 12:47

      Lol. They obviously know the problems within their own organisation. 5 of the 6 weeks is for delivery.

  • askvictor on 12/08/2019 - 21:57
    +7

    Gah; the birthdate input on mobile uses a calendar widget, so you have to tap backwards through each month to get to your birthdate. Literally impossible. The webdev should be taken out and shot.

    • DuckKnight on 12/08/2019 - 22:04
      +5

      Next time tap on the year on the top left to scroll through years.

      • askvictor on 12/08/2019 - 22:07

        And how is someone supposed to figure that out? (To be fair it's as much android's fault for the widget as ausposts for choosing to use such a widget)

        • spiff on 12/08/2019 - 22:14
          +2

          Lol darwinism

        • Lucille Bluth on 12/08/2019 - 22:16
          +2

          You dont need to provide your actual real DOB

          • askvictor on 13/08/2019 - 10:07

            @Lucille Bluth: But you do need to be over 18, so you would need to tap at least 12*18 times

    • Ulysses31 on 13/08/2019 - 08:13

      Literally impossible? No matter what, it can't be done?

      • askvictor on 13/08/2019 - 10:08
        +2

        Hey, we're on the internet; here literally means the opposite of what you think it might mean ;)

  • Garagesale on 12/08/2019 - 22:03
    +2

    i remember when i was a kid auspost said first day covers were a good investment….i should complain to asic lol

  • peterpeterpumpkin on 12/08/2019 - 22:41
    +3

    Free torch battery. Cool.

    My "Other" interest was "reducing my carbon footprint by minimising unnecessary postal deliveries from October 2019 onwards".

  • john_conner on 12/08/2019 - 22:47
    +2

    Hey guys how do we collect stamps now that new stamps have the cuts in them?
    Serious question.

    • wavesgreen on 13/08/2019 - 01:13
      +2

      It's a big sore point in modern stamp collecting. Many view it as vandalism. Of course you can keep the cancelled stamps on their envelopes, there's no problem there, but if you want to soak/lift them to keep them in a loose display, it's extremely, extremely tricky.

      There are still gum-backed stamps that don't have the security micro cuts of course, it's only the self-adhesives that have them. And well, the self-adhesives have never been very nice to collect.

    • bbunch on 13/08/2019 - 13:52

      From one of my previous comments on Reddit

      On the Australian self-adhesive stamps, they have two layers, a glue layer, and a water-soluble layer. You are informed by Australia Post that you should use almost boiling water to activate the water-soluble layer to separate the stamps from the glue layer. The micro-slits don't do any favours either. For me, this does not work well, it leaves many stamps with wrinkles and I have been stockpiling my cut-outs waiting for a better solution. Not sure if this approach would work for you.

      Apparently, this product works well https://www.bunnings.com.au/un-du-118ml-adhesive-remover_p15… but I am yet to get some.

  • MagicMushroom on 12/08/2019 - 23:03
    +2

    Allow up to 6 weeks, from when your registration is received into the system, for your free gift to arrive.

    Add 3 more weeks for a realistic estimate.

  • Froot Loops on 12/08/2019 - 23:09
    +3

    UV light will come in handy to see if stamps have been cancelled. Cheers Australia Post. This will save me alot with reusing stamps

    • GregMonarch on 13/08/2019 - 02:18
      +2

      You're a very naughty boy.

  • povertytrap on 12/08/2019 - 23:27

    Great post OP, thanks.

  • whucenoath on 12/08/2019 - 23:42
    +1

    UV light just in time after the Catch 144pk Ansell deal.

    • GregMonarch on 13/08/2019 - 02:19
      +1

      You're doing it wrong.

  • Keeno on 13/08/2019 - 00:56

    Reminds me of the office. Can be used as legal currency.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nAcdV019oMQ

  • inherentchoice on 13/08/2019 - 02:04

    What's a stamp, is it like a DVD?

    • Lucille Bluth on 13/08/2019 - 08:20

      What's a DVD?

      • inherentchoice on 13/08/2019 - 11:51
        +1

        It's a type of obsolete technology. People used to buy them for $20 to watch one movie.

  • bettina44 on 13/08/2019 - 03:08
    -2

    To those thinking of using these, these are highly collectable with collectors, last time I got one of these they were giving out limited edition $1 minisheets. Face value may only be a dollar but collectors paid ~$20 for mint ones and about ~$40 for used one.

    If you are going to use it, ask the post office to manually cancel it and find a way to get the envelope back.

    • profar on 13/08/2019 - 07:43
      +2

      BS current market is some dealers pay 50% of f/v .

      Over supplied dealers pay 33.33% of f.v .

      Get out of you dream world bud .

      BTW anyone can have their stamps cancelled at any post office if you have no brains .

      In your magic world they are worth double ?

      Reality = 0 .

      • [Deactivated] on 13/08/2019 - 09:12
        -1

        BTW anyone can have their stamps cancelled at any post office if you have no brains

        Unfortunately, I have brains :)
        So can I get you to cancel my stamps please, kind sir .

      • bettina44 on 13/08/2019 - 23:43
        +3

        Ugh gotta love people who think they know what they are talking about when they don't.

        The 50% FV is for low value common stamps from the 70s/80s. I buy these in bulk in hundreds/ thousands because I mail lots of stuff. You'll be hard damned to find a recent issue at that rate let alone a limited edition. This one they are giving away is a special minisheet with UV features which CANNOT be purchased in store and they only allow one per person, which drives the price to way more than face value.

        FYI, here's the stamp they gave us last time: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Australia-2016-1-50th-Anniversar…

        This listing here is a bit overpriced cause ebay = feebay but last time I checked you can find them mint for around $20 at a dealer. They are worth even more used because most people keep them mint. For those who want to get the best bang of your buck, I'd use it on a decent envelope and tell the post office person that this is a philately item so that they cancel it nicely before mailing it off. Some stamp collectors also like to do a cancel to order, that is get that stamps cancelled and but not actually use/mail it.

        My reality checks out does yours? =O

  • freebiehunter507 on 13/08/2019 - 07:23

    thanks

  • [Deactivated] on 13/08/2019 - 07:37

    Thanks OP, free stamps.

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