Stamps Up Again

From Yahoo:
"Postal Service says stamp prices to go up 1 cent next year"

The cost of sending a letter in the United States will go up by a penny next year, the cash-strapped Postal Service said on Thursday. "Forever" stamps will cost 46 cents starting on January 27, the agency said. Consumers can use those stamps to mail 1-ounce letters anywhere in the country. As the name implies, they are always valid, even after stamp prices rise.  The Postal Service will also offer a new, global Forever stamp starting next year, which customers can use to send letters anywhere in the world for a set price of $1.10. Domestic stamp prices rose by 1 cent last January to 45 cents. The global Forever stamp would boost the cost to mail a letter by 5 cents for most international destinations. The cost to send a letter to Canada or Mexico using a global Forever stamp would rise by 25 cents. The cost to mail a postcard also will go up by 1 cent to 33 cents.

 

^ It seems the USPS is doing everything in its power to force people to find other means to send their mail with all their price hikes, poor service, etc. Congress needs to act and soon, but they won't even consider doing anything until after the election. I think the USPS needs to become a full Federal agency again. ^

             

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