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The price to buy a Forever stamp, or to mail a 1-ounce letter, will increase on Sunday. (Hope Davison | MLive.com)Hope Davison By
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It will soon cost more to mail a letter. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is raising the cost of its Forever First-Class stamp on Sunday. It means that Saturday is the final day to buy stamps or mail a letter at a lower cost before prices are raised. Here’s a look at the prices to be raised: Forever stamp, or mailing a 1-ounce letter: Will increase from 55 cents to 58 cents. Additional ounces for letters: Will remain at 20 cents. A book of 20 stamps: Will increase from $11 to $11.60. Metered 1-ounce letter: Will increase from 51 cents to 53 cents. Postcard: Will increase from 36 cents to 40 cents. First-class single-piece flat mail: Will increase from $1 to $1.16. Outbound internal letters: Will increase from $1.20 to $1.30. Certified mail: Will increase from $3.60 to $3.75. Registered Mail: Will increase from $12.90 to $13.75. You can go here for the full list of prices for domestic and international mailing. Marketing mail, periodicals, package services and special services will also experience postage rate increases on Sunday. Despite the increases, the USPS said it still has some of the lowest letter-mail postage rates in the world. While it will cost 58 cents to mail a 1-ounce letter in the United States, it currently costs $3.40 in Italy, $1.90 in France, $1.20 in the United Kingdom, and 89 cents in Canada. The increase is part of USPS’s “Delivering for America” plan, a 10-year plan to achieve financial sustainability and service excellence. It is raising overall product and service prices by approximately 6.9% due to declining mail volume. “For the past 14 years, the Postal Service has had limited pricing authority to respond to changing market realities,” said Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy. “As part of our 10-year plan to achieve financial sustainability and service excellence, the Postal Service and the Board of Governors are committed to judiciously implementing a rational pricing approach that helps enable us to remain viable and competitive and offer reliable postal services that are among the most affordable in the world.” With full implementation, this 10-year plan is designed to reverse a projected $160 billion in operating losses over the next 10 years. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. FOLLOW ANNALISE KNUDSON ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Send First Class Mail anywhere in the U.S. for under $1.13If you’re mailing postcards, letters and larger envelopes, you’re almost certainly sending them via First Class Mail. The USPS processes and delivers over 490 million mailpieces each day, and the bulk of those are First Class Mail letters. First Class Mail is low cost and includes speedy delivery with your mailpiece typically reaching its destination within two to four days anywhere in the U.S. Cost of a First Class Mail 1 oz. USPS stamp Cost of a First Class Mail 1 oz. USPS stamp Purchased at Post Office Purchased Online Try us out for 4 weeks!Get $5 in free postage to use during your trial. What is the Cost of a First Class Mail Stamp?Most First Class Mail letters include general correspondence such as billing invoices, credit card statements and birthday cards. These items typically weigh one ounce or less. The cost of a one-ounce First Class Mail stamp is $0.60 at the Post Office, or $0.57 if you buy and print stamps online using Stamps.com. Get Postage Stamp Discounts with Stamps.comWhen you purchase postage stamps online using a PC Postage vendor such as Stamps.com, you are eligible to receive postage rate discounts. These discounts are provided since printing postage online benefits the USPS with reduced congestion at
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How much is a forever stamp worth 2022?The current price of a first-class Forever stamp is 60 cents, up 3.4 percent from the previous price of 58 cents. A first-class stamp covers the cost to mail a 1-ounce letter. An additional ounce now costs 24 cents, up from 20 cents.
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