First increase in three years for First-Class Mail Forever Stamps
WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service today filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of price changes for Mailing Services products to take effect next year, following the end of the holiday mailing season. The new prices, if approved, include a two cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp, returning the price to 49 cents, the price of a Forever stamp before the Postal Service was forced to reduce prices by the PRC as part of the exigent surcharge removal.
The last time stamp prices increased was in January 2014. Today’s price change filing does not include any price change for Postcards, for letters being mailed to international destinations or for additional ounces for letters.
The First-Class Mail prices for these products are:
| Current | New | |
| Letters (1 oz.) | 47 cents | 49 cents |
| Letters additional ounces | 21 cents | 21 cents |
| Letters to all international destinations | $1.15 | $1.15 |
| Postcards | 34 cents | 34 cents |
Stamp prices have stayed consistent with the average annual rate of inflation since the Postal Service was formed in 1971.
Pricing for Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services and Extra Services will also be adjusted next year and can be found at www.prc.gov. The PRC will review the prices before they are scheduled to become effective on Jan. 22, 2017. Today’s filing does not affect Postal Service Shipping products and services.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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don’t worry our postal unions will come to the rescue….ROFLMFAO!
Maybe Brennan can afforrd to make another commercial with her nails on chalkboard voice
it just went back to 47 cents. Gas is at a low , we didn’t get a big pay raise, why the increase? Oh I forgot they are paying for utilities in all the offices that were closed. and someone has to pay for the new LLV’s. Wait just fire all the managers that were involved in the failed closing and delayed mail and there would be money for everything plus.. PRC say NO.
one ounce letter or a postcard is 1.15 to any country
$1.15 is the cost of a postcard, not a letter.
I smell a bonus rolling in. ka-ching!
Just make it an even # like $1.00