I buy the roll of 100 flag forever stamps for $19.99. Specialty and seasonal themes cost more, but still at reduced prices. I don't use many. I prefer to pay the bills I am responsible for online. My husband prefers writing checks and mailing the old fashion way. I usually order two rolls at a time. They last a long time. They are shipped by the postal service and delivered to my mail box.

The last time I bought forever stamps they were 49 cents. I still have quite a lot so have not kept up with pricing. I've a got real goldmine hiding in my address book.

Which also begs the question... how on earth can these folks still afford to send out mass junk mail?

Beginning with the foundation of the postal system in 1775, the stamps were large, ornate works of art, with a cost of 1/4¢. As you read down the poster, the period changed -- the Federalist Era, Civil War, Gilded Age, etc. Each epoch, the stamps got smaller, the artwork plainer, and the cost rose substantially. Finally, the last stamp, labeled "Future Postage," was a twenty dollar bill stapled to the envelope.