Stamps prices going up
February 11, 2008Love Your Health Money Family & Relationship
Mailing a letter will soon cost a penny more The cost of a first-class stamp will rise to 42 cents starting May 12.
The price for Forever stamp will go up at the same time. It will remain good for first-class postage after the rate increase takes effect. The United States post office has sold 5 billion Forever stamps since they were introduced last April and plans to have an additional 5 billion in stock to meet the expected demand before the May price change start to occur.
The charge for other services, such as advertising mail, periodicals, packages special services will also change. The last time the postage rate went up was in May, 2007, with a first-class stamp jumping 2 cents to the current 41-cent rate.
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