First Class U.S. Postage Going Up

[AugieTN]

First class U.S. postage is currently 68 cents. It's going up to 73 cents on July 14, 2024

 

[olbriar]

I remember how rude it seemed when the postage rate went to a nickel per oz. After all, it was a 25% increase from the four cent standard. Maybe with the increase they can afford to put my mail in my box and my neighbor's mail in their box.

 

[Steven58]

I remember 3 cents too.

 

[Member 1919122]

I remember 10 cents.

 

[AugieTN]

I remember my father buying a roll of one hundred 5 cent stamps for $5.00

 

[ocnbrze]

who mail things these days? i can't remember the last time i mailed something in an envelope. i have used UPS and Fedex, but those are usually for returns from Amazon.

 

[AugieTN]

We still mail Christmas cards. We have a townhouse and a monthly HOA fee that has to be mailed in. I also have a couple of bill that I mail in due to a $4 fee if I pay it online. Like this:

 

[Member 1919122]

Yep. Christmas cards and that's about it.
Everything else is paid online or thru an app

 

[AugieTN]

Forgot to mention Property Tax mailed in twice a year.

 

[Member 1919122]

Yeah I just pay it monthly bundled into the mortgage payment

 

[mikedt]

I can't remember the last time I actually posted or received a letter, greetings card, or post card.

 

[rootabaga]

In July of 2025 a first class stamp went to 78¢.

There's an increase in a couple of weeks on all USPS shipping services, but a letter will remain at 78¢ at least until July 2026.

Happy New Year!

 

[olbriar]

I sent a few letters when the postage rate was four cents. I sent lots of postage with five cent stamps. Seventy eight cents seems unreal considering the service is far from what it once was.

 

[Steven58]

I sent a few letters when the postage rate was four cents. I sent lots of postage with five cent stamps. Seventy eight cents seems unreal considering the service is far from what it once was.

I remember three cents before 1963