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Personalized postage sets are perfect when mailing invitations and announcements for once-in-a-lifetime events like engagement parties, save-the-dates, weddings, bridal showers, baby showers, and more!

When you engage our custom curation services, we'll work with you or your stationer to design a personalized set of vintage postage that tells your unique story in stamps. Drawing on our encyclopedic knowledge of every stamp ever issued by the USPS, we handpick stamps based on information you provide us including your home state, current location, how you met, favorite colors, hobbies, flowers, animals, and more. If there is a stamp that relates to your life journey or special event, we'll find it and incorporate it into your custom designed postage set. Stamps selected for inclusion in our custom designed vintage sets are unused USPS postage ready for mailing. We factor in the weight of your mailing when designing your personalized postage sets to ensure that your mailing has sufficient postage for delivery.

Custom curation services start at $350 which includes up to three hours of dedicated design time on your project.

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The custom curation process...

  • Engagement >>

    Once you have decided that a custom curated stamp set is perfect for your mailing, you'll begin the engagement process by contacting us to ensure we are available to meet your required deadline. Upon confirming our availability for your project, we will agree on a timeline for your project's deliverables. You'll then pay the non-refundable $350 consulting fee to begin the engagement.

  • Curating your story >>

    We'll send you our client story-builder worksheet which asks questions designed to tease out your personal story and tell us about your event or happening. The information you provide will aid us in handpicking a curated collection of stamps that relate specifically to you. Then we'll evaluate the required postage, according to the weight of your mailing, and select from your curated collection to create a personalized set of postage that conveys your story in stamps.

  • Review and delivery

    We'll email a digital photo of your personalized stamp set for review and approval. You'll approve the set or make change requests (change requests may incur additional consulting fees). Once approved, you'll be able to order sets according to your mailing needs. It's important to note that the cost of your actual stamps is in addition to our custom curation consulting fees. Your vintage stamps will arrive in mint condition, ready for mailing!

Frequently Asked Questions about our custom curated stamp sets

Custom Curation Services FAQ

How far in advance should I contact Heritage Post House about custom curation services?

As our custom curation services calendar tends to book up well in advance, we advise our clients to contact us with as much advanced notice before your mailing deadline as possible. Please use the "get started" form above to inquire about our availability and begin the process.

Many clients engage our services months, or even more than a year, before their mailing deadline. Even if your invitations aren't finalized, or you aren't sure yet what direction your invitations are headed, it's a good idea to reserve a spot on our calendar — working with us before your invitations are finalized can actually help you decide on a direction for your invitations!

Are the stamps included with my paid design fees when I engage your custom curation services?

No, custom curation services do not include stamps — only the consulting time required for Heritage Post House to design and curate your personalized set of postage stamps based on your unique requirements. To complete our consulting engagement, we'll email you a PDF document with photos of your proposed custom curated postage set, including a quotation for purchasing the stamps in your set from Heritage Post House. All postage stamps are sold/purchased separately.

Do I have to order my postage stamps from Heritage Post House if I hire you to design and curate my personalized stamp set?

No, but of course we'd be happy to win your business! Our custom curation services do not tie you to ordering your curated postage stamps from Heritage Post House. We'll send you a stamp pricing quotation as part of your curation package. You may purchase the stamps in your curated set from us directly, or source them from another vendor if you choose.

When you work with Heritage Post House to design and curate your personalized postage set, we'll also provide you with a coupon code for purchasing your curated postage stamps for a discounted price!

Are you able to you work directly with my stationer to curate a personalized wedding stamp set for our invitations?

Absolutely! We already work with countless stationers around the country, and we'd be happy to work with your's too. As we specialize solely in vintage postage, stationers love to work with us. In short, we aren't seen as potentially competitive (we are not stationers), so there is no conflict of interest, just blissful symbiosis. To start the process, simply send us a message using the "get started" form above.

Do you only work with stationers to design personalized postage sets, or will you work with me directly if I'm designing and ordering my own invitations?

We are equally happy to work with you directly, with your stationer directly (if you have one), or with both you and your stationer collaboratively. When you engage the custom curation services of Heritage Post House, the choice is yours and we are more than happy to guide you through the curation process no matter you level of postage expertise.

How long does the custom curation process take, from start to finish?

We generally like to reserve 2-3 weeks on our calendar for design and curation services. Depending on our schedule and how busy we are when we engage, we may be able to accommodate tighter timelines. We'll discuss and agree on your project's timeline before we collect any consulting fees — it will all be in writing and clear so there are no misunderstandings about the process and the timeline for deliverables. Of course, if replies to our questions are delayed or go unanswered on your side (or with your stationer), this may affect the timeline. If you want us to work with your stationer, it's a good idea to ensure that your stationer is fully engaged and agrees to the project timeline.

What happens if we use all of the initial three (3) hours of paid consulting time and I'm not satisfied with the curated postage set option you've presented?

We complete the vast majority of custom curation projects within the first three hours of paid consulting time — which means most clients are happy with the personalized postage set we present to them in that timeframe. If you would like to extend the consulting engagement beyond the first three hours for any reason, you'll pay a discounted rate of $100 per hour for additional consulting time, billed rounded up to the next half hour (e.g. 1.25 hours of consulting work is billed for 1.5 hours). If you aren't satisfied with the proposed custom curated postage set we have proposed in this time, if you have additional consulting time left, we'll continue working on your project until we have depleted all three hours. Once we have depleted your original paid consulting time (3 hours), we'll send an invoice for an additional three (3) hours of consulting time that must be paid before we continue work on your project. If we don't end up using all of the extended time, we will refund you for the difference between what you paid and how much time we worked on your project.

You may choose to end the custom curation consulting engagement at any time and for any reason, however the first three (3) hours ($350) of custom curation consulting time is non-refundable. Any time we have worked on your project beyond the initial three (3) hours is also non-refundable.