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RG3
Dedicated April 2018

No need to worry about stamp cancelling on invitation envelops

RG3, on February 18, 2018 at 5:57 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 8
I did some research about mail cancelling when I was preparing to send ouf my invitations. I had no idea it was even a concern until I read an article suggesting to request the post office hand cancelled your wedding invitations so that when the invitations arrive there isn't a big ink stamp randomly printed by a machine (probably crooked) across the envelope and the stamp (kinda ruins the look). Hand cancelling, prints a smaller ink stamp and a human has control on how its placed. Don to time constraints, I decided to go ahead and just dump them into the mailbox without requesting hand cancelling. However, My aunt sent me a picture of the invitation when it arrived and surprisingly, there were no markings of cancelling at all. Apparently, USPS can now electronically cancel the stamps if they have a barcode or QR scan. I really never put 2 and 2 together, but I thought I would share for the brides who might be concerned about the stamp cancelling process or looking for more information. I couldn't find anything online about electronic cancelling. Example attached.

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Latest activity by Allison, on July 28, 2018 at 5:08 AM
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    Dedicated May 2018
    Abby ·
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    Yeah.. I was going to hand cancel until my friend sent her Invited before me and had them hand canceled and the stamp was red! I opted not to - here’s a pic she sent me

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  • Ashley
    VIP May 2018
    Ashley ·
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    I never would have thought of this
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  • lindseybee89
    Expert June 2018
    lindseybee89 ·
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    I don’t think it’s a huge deal. I’m more concerned in the invitation than the envolope- all your guests know that’s how the mail works- and it’s really small and faded most of the time. I don’t think guests will even think about it
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  • RG3
    Dedicated April 2018
    RG3 ·
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    Yikes! Thats even worse. LOL!
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  • RG3
    Dedicated April 2018
    RG3 ·
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    Just sharing the advice and information. Some brides care, some don't (google hand cancelled invitations, lots of articles). Apparently, hand-cancelling is hard to get depending on where you live. It was a nice to have requirement - if I had time to find a post office that would do it, but I didn't even have time to look into it - no biggie to me. This is just another option if its important to other brides who are considering hand-cancelling.
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    Dedicated April 2019
    Brittany ·
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    I guess I can see why wedding planning is stressful when you're worrying about stuff like this.

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    Just Said Yes October 2018
    Allison ·
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    Do you think it’s necessary to hand delivery them to the actua post office or is it safe to just drop them in the mailbox on the corner - I’m sending a total of 200 invitations- would love advice!
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