China's latest export, after fentanyl, COVID-19, is counterfeit postage stamps

The United States Postal Service has been struggling for decades to pay it's way. Now there's a new obstacle in its path to solvency: counterfeit postage stamps Made in China.

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To that record of profitable fakery we can add a new entry: Made in China USPS Forever stamps, sold for as little as 7.7 cents each—88% off the official price of $0.63 each. And, better yet, one printer even boasts of featuring anti-counterfeiting detection ink that looks like official postage under ultra-violet light.