Washington – The cost of a first-class stamp will rise to 42 cents starting May 12, the U.S. Postal Service said today.
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The charge for other services, such as advertising mail, periodicals, packages special services will also change. Changes in the price for Priority Mail and Express Mail will be announced later, the agency said.
Postage rates last went up in May, 2007, with a first-class stamping jumping 2 cents to the current 41-cent rate.
The cost to mail a post card will also go up a penny, to 27 cents.
Other increases set for May 12:
— Large envelope, 2 ounces, $1, up 3 cents.
— Money Orders up to $500, $1.05, unchanged.
— Certified mail, $2.70, up 5 cents.
— First-class international letter to Canada or Mexico, 72 cents, up 3 cents.
— First-class international letter to other countries, 94 cents, up 4 cents. [AP]
Good luck finding Forever Stamps for very much longer. You can be sure they will be “unavailable” once news of the rate hike hits people as real.
If you’re making a wedding/bar Mitzvah in November, send out invites now.
> You mean so you can save 2.00?
I think they are entitled to this raise. Losing your mail is not as easy as it seems.
If you’re making a wedding/bar Mitzvah in November, send out invites now.
they do a horible service compared to ups or fedex and the point about waiting on lines in the po is very well said.
this is just crazy!!!!!!!!
once then there is lunch break a smoking break and a telephone break then its time to go home just crazy beyond belief!!!!!!!!!
instead of raising the price for stamp let them worry about those tellers its worse than waiting on el-al line for security there is maybe 2 ppl working
Time to get another roll of “Forever Stamps.”