Take Note: Postage Increase

Take Note: USPS postage rate increase takes effect

Standard letters are now .45 cents, up a penny. A whole penny. So start sifting through your couch cushions and underneath your car seats to buy your one cent stamps. But only if you do not have the FOREVER stamps - as those are always valid for the current postal rate. Here is a summary of the postage rate increases {via}:

• First Class Letters (1 oz.) will increase by one cent to $0.45 from $0.44. Each additional ounce will cost an extra $0.20 (no change)
• First Class Flats (1 oz.) will increase by two cents to $0.90 from $0.88. Each additional ounce will cost an extra $0.20 (no change)
• Postcard rates will increase by three cents to $0.32 from $0.29
• Priority Mail retail rates will increase by an average of 3.2% and will start at $5.20 (previously at $5.10)
• Express Mail retail rates will increase by an average of 4.4% and will start at $12.95 (previously at $12.85)
• Parcel Post rates will start at $5.20 (previously at $5.10)
• Media Mail rates will start at $2.47 (previously at $2.41)
• New Product! Priority Mail Regional Rate Box C is being introduced with a 25 pound maximum weight limit. Prices start at $14.44
• New Product! Express Mail Flat Rate Box is being introduced at $39.95 with a 70 pound maximum weight limit

For a full breakdown of rates, check the USPS site here.

{write on}