Buy your Forever stamps and mail those qsl requests before May.
{Don't you wish the price of food and gas would only go up by .01 a year!}
73,
Duane, WV2B {USPS Clerk}
Let the complaints begin!
Stamps Increasing by One Cent to 42 Cents on May 12
Forever Stamp Will Still Get Your Letter Delivered WASHINGTON, Feb. 11
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- The price for aone-ounce First-Class stamp will
increase from 41 to 42 cents on May 12. Prices for other mailing services,
such as Standard Mail, Periodicals,Package Services (including single-piece
Parcel Post), and Special Serviceswill also change (see chart below). The
average increase by class of mailis at or below the rate of inflation as
measured by the Consumer PriceIndex. "The Postal Service developed the
Forever Stamp for consumers to easethe transition during price changes," said
Postmaster General John Potter."We encourage Americans to buy Forever Stamps
now for 41 cents, becauselike the name suggests, they are good forever." The
price goes up to 42cents on May 12. The Postal Service has sold 5 billion
Forever Stamps since the launchlast April and plans to have an additional 5
billion in stock to meet theexpected demand before the May price change.
Selected Prices & Services Current New
(Effective May 12) First-Class Mail
Letter (1 oz.) 41¢ 42¢ First-Class Mail Letter (2 oz.)
58¢ 59¢ Postcard 26¢
27¢ Large Envelope (2 oz.) 97¢ $1.00
Money Orders (up to $500) $1.05 $1.05 Certified Mail
$2.65 $2.70 First-Class Mail International
Letter: (1 oz. to Canada and Mexico) 69¢ 72¢
First-Class Mail International Letter: (1 oz. to other countries)
90¢ 94¢ Consistent with a new law*, prices for mailing
services will beadjusted annually each May. The Postal Service plans to provide
90 days'notice before the price changes each year. New prices for shipping
services, including Express Mail and PriorityMail, will be announced in March.
Prices for all postal products andservices are available at
http://www.usps.com/prices. *The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act
An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the onlydelivery
service that visits every address in the nation - 146 millionhomes and
businesses. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the saleof postage,
products and services to pay for operating expenses, not taxdollars. The Postal
Service has annual revenues of $75 billion and deliversnearly half the world's
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