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UK flooded with forged stamps despite using barcodes — to prevent just that

2 years ago by umami_wasabi to c/technology

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Royal Mail, the British postal and courier service began switching all snail mail stamps to barcoded stamps last year. The purpose of the barcode was to enhance security, deter stamp reuse, and possibly prevent forgeries—which it has failed to do.

If a stamp have a barcode, why not just let people who have printers at home to print it on the envelope directly? This eliminates the need to buy physical stamp, thus the probability of buying counterfeit stamps.

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cestvrai 28 points 2 years ago

Here in NL, you can get a 9 letter/digit code from the app or website to write (or print) on the envelope. For example:

A 8 F

2 C D

5 P V

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Swerker 12 points 2 years ago

In Sweden to, but they cost more than an ordinary stamp for some reason

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