Stamp goes up to 41 cents. Buy ~Forever Stamps~
Mar 19th, 2007 by Vikram Rajan
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It costs 39 cents to send a first class letter now. It will cost 41 cents in May.
When it goes up, USPS will sell the first “Forever Stamp” (costs 41 cents)… good to post… forever.
Postcards are still a better deal: Now, 24 cents. In May: 26 cents.
(Yea the chuck rate is high for all junk mail, face it. But it works. Give em a reason to call/act immediately, and give ‘em some reason to keep your stuff around. A simple magnet may do.)
Go to New York Times to read more… I got this from there, well, from AP:
The rates taking effect May 14 include:
– Letters, bill payments, greeting cards: 41 cents for the first ounce, up from 39 cents.
– Wedding invitation (2-ounces), 58 cents, down from 63 cents.
– Postcard, 26 cents, up from 24 cents.
– Priority mail flat-rate envelope, $4.60, up from $4.05.
– Express Mail flat-rate envelope, $16.25, up from $14.40.
– Parcel Post, 1-pound package, $4.50, up from 3.95.
– Bank statement, 2 ounces, presorted, 45.9 cents, down from 54.4 cents.
– Utility bill, barcoded, 31.2 cents, up from 29.3 cents.
Still with me? NOTE: We pay more. Banks pay less (around 15% less).
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