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Counterfeit stamps
Posted on May 28, 2024September 12, 2025 by essay

“Even the stamps are made in China!”

BOGOFF! Buy one get one free offer!

What further depths of despair will the Post Office will sink to – fining people for unknowingly using fake stamps.

“Even the stamps are made in China!”
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