New York – With a postal rate increase just two weeks away, Americans are buying 30 million Forever stamps a day.
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The cost of sending a first-class letter will rise a penny to 42 cents on May 12, but the Forever stamps – currently selling for 41 cents – will remain valid for full postage after the increase.
Forever stamps were introduced last year and since then more than six billion have been sold, with interest growing as the rate increase nears.
“We knew the Forever stamp would be a big hit with our customers and we continue to replenish our stock to meet demand,” said Postal Service Consumer Advocate Delores Killette. “We introduced these stamps as a customer convenience to ease the transition during price changes.” [nydailynews]
They will now have the .42 cent as a “forever stamp”. Old stamps (starting from the .41) will always be good from now on according to the USPS.
Isn’t it amazing how people will run out to save a penny but when they purchase a house they will over spend by 300,000 ,go bankrupt, and then blame President Bush, and then beg the president to bail us out!!
We are all losing our marbles.
Are they even going to be available now that the rate is going up? Or will they only reappear after the increase takes effect?