Thank you for the explanation. Post in Germany is a private business, there are more than Deutsche Post, but only regionally operating (for private customers). With national post I meant the most common one, doing most of the business, nevertheless if it was privatised or not.
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Usually I got those round global forever stamps and while I understand that not everyone has time or resources to get other different stamps, they do get boring after awhile.
The designs of US stamps are some of my favorites honestly. 
I love the Harvey Milk one.
These working dogs stamps are also adorable.
There is a US stamp account on instagram and the curator has showed me so many beautifully designed US stamps. They are art really. 
@edelweiss_post
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Half of the cards from US are stamped with Globle circle ones.
Some crossers will try to put more old stamps while it’s easy to find and not expensive.
I do love those forever value ones such as:
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Yesterday I received these:
I really liked them and I don’t remember I had receive before, but Energy Awareness Month almost kill the little fishes!!!
I don’t think I ever received stamps from USA I didn’t like.
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I love this Views of our Planets stamp series. Luckily I was able to get all of them. And even the Pluto one which was released later on.
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Wow, I love the ones with storms!! 
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It’s not called Fish Awareness Month for a reason. 
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The release of the $2 Inverted Jenny (airplane) stamp included some deliberately printed non-inverted to increase interest in buying them. This intentionally-created rarity was considered scandalous. All were sold in a sealed envelope so no one would know if they got the rarities until it was opened.
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Lucky you! 
I’m still missing Uranus and Mars, but I do have Pluto. 
That really is a very nice series.
Patrick from Edelweiss Post is actually a postcrosser! Maybe one day he’ll come around the forum and delight us with photos of his colorful stamp collections…
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After seeing this post I went out and got the non-succulent stamps! Guys…I spent $112 USD on stamps! Yikes!!! Too many choices
But I love the ones that come from other countries and I know I am spending the same amount no matter which ones I buy but I usually only bought one sheet of the succulents at a time rather than this many haha!
I am happy with what I’ve gotten though and can’t wait to send them out. I got all of these plus the US flag ones. Apparently the Mayflower ones are very sought after according to the postal clerk.
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I don’t have any castles so I’m not bored of them! I am a newbie though so hopefully it won’t be too long till I get one!
Wow! Whoever gets the chance to receive a card from him will be so lucky.
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Look at it this way … you get to send out a fun variety of stamps now! And if postage prices go up, you’ve actually saved money!
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Huh. That’s interesting. My local post office usually doesn’t get all the stamps in the first place so I usually order mine online. I recently ordered more of the Mayflower ones and also a sheet of the USS Missouri so I could put both of those together on some postcards.
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Yeah I had no idea! The clerk said people had been coming in for weeks asking for them! That is a nice combo with the Missouri
The Mayflower stamps are 
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