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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Stamp Prices Will Increase in 2013

The U.S. Postal Service is raising the cost of stamps for first class letters by one cent.

It's going to cost a little bit more to mail that letter the next time you go to the post office in Fort Washington, Ambler The cost of a standard, first class stamp will rise by one penny, from $.45 to $.46, on Jan. 27, the U.S. Postal Service reports. This will be the second year in a row that the cost of stamps have risen by one cent. The Postal Service urges its customers to purchase Forever Stamps at $.45 cents per stamp before the price change. They will also rise to $.46 on Jan. 27. Once bought, the Forever Stamps can be used indefintely and will remain applicable for one-ounce letters, even when postage rates rise. A new, Global Forever Stamp will also be available for consumers. With these stamps, any letter can be shipped …

Friday, October 12, 2012

US Postal Service Raising Rates

Rate increases will impact stamps and priority mail; new global stamp is being introduced.

The U.S. Postal Service is raising the cost of a first-class stamp to 46 cents and priority mail an average of four percent, effective Jan. 27, according to the Associated Press. The USPS also announced a new global "forever" stamp, which will allow customers to mail first-class letters anywhere in the world for $1.10. Currently, it costs 85 cents to send a first-class letter to Mexico and Canada, and $1.05 to send first-class mail to other international destinations. The postal service, which is facing a loss of $15 billion this year,  is only permitted to raise prices by the rate of inflation, which is 2.6 percent, according to the article. The USPS asked Congress to give permission to raise prices by 5 cents, but lawmakers have not done…

Goldwater Conservative

10:08 am on Saturday, October 13, 2012

Yo dufus, Us Postal rates r the cheapest in the industrial world. Why don't u complain about the huge increases in gas, heating oil, or food that this president has bestowed upon us? Or the unemployment rate? They now consider a part time job to be employment. Complain about real issues.   more ›

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