It might have been to send my application to join the Partridge Family Fan Club.
Posted on 06/29/2023 5:16:15 PM PDT by nuconvert
You'll soon have to pay more to mail a letter, as the United States Postal Service (USPS) is raising the cost of its Forever First-Class stamps in July.
Starting July 9, the cost of a Forever stamp, or mailing a one-ounce letter, will increase from 63 cents to 66 cents.
Other mail services will also increase. Here's a full breakdown.
—Mailing a one-ounce letter — increase from 63 cents to 66 cents.
—Mailing a metered one-ounce letter — an increase from 60 cents to 63 cents.
—The price of a postcard — increases from 48 cents to 51 cents.
—One-ounce letter mailed to another country — an increase from $1.45 to $1.50.
—Postcard mailed to another country — an increase from $1.45 to $1.50.
The Postal Service is also seeking price adjustments for special services products, including Certified Mail, Post Office Box rental fees, money order fees and the cost to purchase insurance when mailing an item.
The proposed prices, approved by the governors of USPS, will raise the First-Class Mail prices by approximately 5.4%, to offset the rise in inflation, according to the postal service.
It marks the second time that prices will rise in 2023, as the first price adjustment went into effect on Jan. 22.
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Wasn’t the basic idea of a ‘Forever’ stamp that it would always stay at that price?
I guess noting lasts forever, not even a Forever Stamp.
That’s like saying something is ‘Temporarily permanent’.
The basic idea was that a forever stamp would be valid on a first class letter. You could mail a letter with a forever stamp from 5 years ago and it would still go through.
Yes and no. Any Forever stamps that you have, can be used no matter what the increase may be. (in other words, you don’t have to add more postage if the price goes up)
But if you run out of Forever stamps and have to buy more, then you have to pay the new price for the new stamps.
BIDENOMICS IS WORKING!!!!! Woo Hoo!
Btw - I believe all 1st class stamps are Forever stamps.
1st class meaning the stamp needed to mail a 1oz. letter.
I use stamps so infrequently that the forever stamps I find in drawers and use were probably 35 cents at purchase.
Naming stamps “forever” is a classic late Empire move....
Laminate one and bury it deep—so future archaeologists can have a good laugh.
It might have been to send my application to join the Partridge Family Fan Club.
That is still true. I have “forever stamps” from years ago, when they first came out. They still work. The price of a letter has almost doubled, but the stamp is still good. So go buy some this week.
Just wait until UPS goes on strike in August. You think a 5% increase in a first class stamp is high....if the Teamsters get what they are asking for...get ready to pay significantly more to ship a package. $10/hr raises across the board for all full time union employees is just one of the demands. $25/hr immediately for all part timers. Should be fun if they strike. Since USPS can’t strike...they’ll get inundated with packages being diverted to them...more than already happens.
I’ll go get a roll of stamps tomorrow.
I started with the three cent purple president, which had been the price of a letter since end of WWII. I remember when the price of a letter went to four cents— a Lincoln stamp iirc, in 1960. It was a newsworthy event.
Oh for gods sake. Help me to be patient with this person. You buy forever stamps at current price and even ten years from now, it will be 66 cents and not the price in ten years.
Everything goes up except wages...
“...to mail a letter...”
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What is that?
Considering inflation, 8 cents in 1971 would be equivalent to about 60 cents today.
Bought a roll of forever stamps today. It was $63.
The price of stamps remained stable for several years. In the past two decades, the price of a first-class stamp has increased several times. Now, it seems the price increases yearly. However, the quality of service at the USPS has decreased dramatically over those past two decades.
I never trust anything of importance to the affirmative action hires that sort the mail and are entrusted to either deliver it, toss it in the trash (the woods or a ditch), or sell it to someone for a small fee so the buyer can go through it for personal or financial information and gain.
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