12/30/2019 According to the presidentially appointed board of Governors of the Postal Service, the new rates will “keep the Postal Service competitive while providing the agency with needed revenue.” Most postage stamp prices will remain the same, with the exception of international stamps.
Here are the changes coming to stamps, letter postage, postcards and international mail:
| Postage | Current Price | Price Beginning Jan. 26, 2020 |
| First-Class Mail Forever stamp | $0.55 | $0.55 |
| Each additional ounce | $0.15 | $0.15 |
| Letters (metered, 1 oz.) | $0.50 | $0.50 |
| Flats (1 oz.) | $1 | $1 |
| International Letters (1 oz.) | $1.15 | $1.20 |
| Postcard stamp | $0.35 | $0.35 |
Unlike the mosty unchanged stamp and postal rates above, domestic Priority Mail Flat Rates will increase in price in 2020:
| Flat-Rate Product | Current Price | Price Beginning Jan. 26, 2020 |
| Small Flat-Rate Box | $7.90 | $8.30 |
| Medium Flat-Rate Box | $14.35 | $15.05 |
| Large Flat-Rate Box | $19.95 | $21.10 |
| APO/FPO Large Flat-Rate Box | $18.45 | $19.60 |
| Regular Flat-Rate Envelope | $7.35 | $7.75 |
| Legal Flat-Rate Envelope | $7.65 | $8.05 |
| Padded Flat-Rate Envelope | $8 | $8.40 |
Other shipping services will also see increased prices in 2020:
- Media Mail rates will increase in price by 1.9 percent, beginning with a $0.05 increase on one pound packages
- Priority Mail per-pound package rates will increase 2.8 percent on average, while Priority Mail Express per-pound package rates will go up by an average of 2.2 percent
- First-Class Package International Service (FCPIS) prices will go up 9.9 percent, with per-pound rate changes varying by country
- International Priority Mail rates will increase approximately six percent to Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia
- International Priority Mail Express to Canada, the U.K. and Australia will see per-pound rate increases of approximately two percent
A detailed spreadsheet of all January 2020 postage increases, with per-pound breakdowns, can be found at the USPS’s Postal Explorer site.
source: Newsweek
U.S. Postal Service Announces New Prices for 2020