With the advent of the Internet, there has been an upsurge in the use of e-mails for sending notes, letters, and what-have-you. Although faster and relatively cheaper, e-mails still arguably lack the character and personality given by conventional mail or snail mail. Thus, there is still a large number of people who prefer to receive and send their mail through "Mr. Postman".

     Stamps inevitably come with conventional mail. They often have images of presidents, historical figures, and other historical places and objects on them. Unless the stamps are classified as limited edition, people are rarely able to use stamps which they actually like or that match their personality.

     Personalized stamps present an opportunity to personalize one's mail correspondence by making stamps with virtually any conceivable design. Consumers can upload their images and designs to a website that provides stamp publishing services. Some authorized vendors also allow personal delivery and even custom designing. After uploading or delivering your desired stamp images, these vendors and service providers would make the necessary adjustments in color and size then print your stamps.

     However, not just any design can be made into a stamp. A controversy involving several pranksters who printed inappropriate images led to the passing of a stamp criteria. The US Postal Service added a criteria for potential personalized stamps vendors - a screening method. Designs now must pass the screening process which follows Postal Service rules and copyright laws. Vendors are required to fully implement this screening process before printing any stamps, to ensure the legality of personalized stamps.

     For more information on creating your very own personalized stamps, visit our sitemap section to read our full list of free informational articles.

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