Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Postage Rates

I can’t believe stamps are going up another 2¢ this year (As of May 11th, 2009)! From 42¢ to 44¢! I’m going to have to hurry out and get a few books of Forever Stamps...

Other changes taking effect May 11:
• The postcard stamp increases 1-cent to 28¢.
• The first ounce of a large envelope increases 5 cents to 88¢.
• The first ounce of a parcel increases 5 cents to $1.22.
• New international postcard and letter prices are, for one ounce, 75¢ to Canada; 79¢ to Mexico; and 98¢ elsewhere

Most
Postal Service shipping services prices were adjusted in January and will not change in May.

I found this interestng... I list of postage rate increases...
March 3, 1863
March 3, 1883
November 3, 1917
July 1, 1919
Sometime in 1898
July 6, 1932
January 1, 1952
August 1, 1958
January 7, 1963
January 7, 1968
May 16, 1971
March 2, 1974 10¢
December 31, 1975 13¢
May 29, 1978 15¢
March 22, 1981 18¢
November 1, 1981 20¢
February 17, 1985 22¢
April 3, 1988 25¢
February 3, 1991 29¢
January 1, 1995 32¢
January 10, 1999 33¢
January 7, 2001 34¢
June 30, 2002 37¢
January 8, 2006 39¢
May 14, 2007 41¢
May 12, 2008 42¢
May 11, 2009 44¢