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Effective Sunday, the price for first-class mail single-piece letters will increase by a penny. A 46 cent first-class Forever Stamp will allow customers to mail letters to any location in the U.S.
The first Forever Stamp went on sale in April 2007. It features an image of the Liberty Bell.
In 2011, all first-class one ounce stamps became forever stamps with the exception of stamp coils. Forever Stamps are sold at the first-class mail stamp postage rate at the time they are purchased.
The advantages of a Forever Stamp to the consumer include the ability to stock up on first-class postage at the current rate and use them until the supply is exhausted.
“As postage rates changes, it is no longer necessary to buy 1 or 2 cent stamps to add to the old postage stamp,” said Lionel Rivera, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa postal branch public affairs officer. “For example, Forever Stamps purchased prior to Sunday are valid for the full 46 cent first-class postage rate, despite having been purchased for 45 cents.”
Highlights of the new single-piece first-class mail pricing, effective Jan. 27, include:
• Letters (1 oz.) — 1-cent increase to 46 cents
• Letters additional ounces — unchanged at 20 cents
• Postcards — 1-cent increase to 33 cents
• Letters to all international destinations (1 oz.) — $1.10.
New domestic retail pricing for priority mail flat rate products include:
• Small box — $5.80
• Medium box — $12.35
• Large box — $16.85
• Large APO/FPO box — $14.85
• Regular envelope — $5.60
• Legal envelope — $5.75
• Padded envelope — $5.95
New domestic retail pricing for express mail flat rate (where available) products include:
• Envelope — $19.95
• Legal envelope — $19.95
• Padded envelope — $19.95
• Box — $39.95
U.S. Postal Service new product
The postal service will introduce the first-ever Global Forever Stamp when prices change Sunday.
The new stamp will allow customers to mail letters anywhere in the world for one set price of $1.10.
What the postal service wants you to know — setting the record straight
A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation — 151 million residences, businesses and post office boxes.
The postal service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
For more information,visit http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-facts/welcome.htm#H2.
(Courtesy of Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa/A6XM)
