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Stamp prices to rise 2 cents on Jan. 8
« on: Dec 27th, 2005, 3:45pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
First-class stamp prices to rise 2 cents on Jan. 8
Postal Service board of governors approves hike to 39 cents for letters
   
WASHINGTON - The cost of mailing a letter will increase to 39 cents on Jan. 8.
 
The Postal Service’s board of governors approved the two-cent increase in first-class postal rates late Monday. It is the first increase since June 2002.
 
The cost of mailing a postcard will increase a penny, to 24 cents, as part of the roughly 5.4 percent, across-the-board hike in most rates and fees.
 
The increase fulfills a requirement, passed by Congress in 2003, that the Postal Service establish a $3.1 billion escrow account. Congress is to determine later how to spend that money. The Postal Service said without the mandate it would not have had to raise rates next year.
 
The Postal Service has more than $69 billion in annual revenue.
 
Other rate changes include:
 
First-class letter, one ounce, up 2 cents to 39 cents.
First-class letter, two ounces, up 3 cents to 63 cents.
Post card up 1 cent to 24 cents.
Priority Mail, one pound, up 20 cents to $4.05.
Express Mail, 8 ounces, up 75 cents to $14.40.
Express Mail, 2 pounds, up 95 cents to $18.80.
Certified mail up 10 cents to $2.40.
Delivery confirmation (priority) up 5 cents to 50 cents.
Delivery confirmation (first-class parcels) up 5 cents to 60 cents.
Return receipt (original signature) up 10 cents to $1.85.
Return receipt (electronic) up 5 cents to $1.35.
Money orders up 5 cents to 95 cents.
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Re: Stamp prices to rise 2 cents on Jan. 8
« Reply #1 on: Dec 27th, 2005, 4:24pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
I am quite bitter about the canadian stamps going up to 51 cents.
 
Not only do I have to pay HST in Quebec on stamps (which also ticks me off) but now I have to go buy a bunch of 1 cent stamps, grr... lol
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Re: Stamp prices to rise 2 cents on Jan. 8
« Reply #2 on: Dec 27th, 2005, 6:38pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Blame the Oil companies that posted record profits for the 3rd quarter this year... the post office has to pay for all that gas in all those mail trucks.  Thanks to the oil companies screwing everyone over with their price gouging, the costs of many other things that rely on fuel is going up as well.
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