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After increasing the price of a first-class postage stamp to 68 cents in January, the U.S. Postal Service is planning to increase the ... In the first quarter of fiscal 2024 alone, USPS reported a ...
July 9, 2024 at 8:54 AM. You are not having déjà vu, stamp prices are going up again this year by 7.8%. The price increase is expected to start this month. There will not be a price increase for ...
On September 25, 2013, the USPS announced a 3-cent increase in the First Class postal rate, effective January 26, 2014, increasing the price of a stamp to 49 cents. Bulk mail, periodicals, and package service rates were also increased by 6 percent. A loss of US$5 billion during the 2013 fiscal year was the reason given for the increase.
In 2023 alone, the postal service reported a $6.5 billion deficit. For 2024, they project an additional $6.3 billion in losses. The most recent hike marks the fifth price increase in the past two ...
July 12, 2024 at 12:41 PM. By David Shepardson. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The price of first-class U.S. mail stamps will rise on Sunday to 73 cents from 68 cents, the latest in a series of price ...
Benjamin Franklin — George Washington The First U.S. Postage Stamps, issued 1847. The first stamp issues were authorized by an act of Congress and approved on March 3, 1847. [20] The earliest known use of the Franklin 5¢ is July 7, 1847, while the earliest known use of the Washington 10¢ is July 2, 1847.
The 22-cent Cleveland stamp was issued on May 22 of 1986 as part of a series of stamps honoring U.S. presidents, first issued during AMERIPEX '86, the international philatelic show held in Rosemont, Illinois. Artist Jerry Dadds of Baltimore, Maryland, designed the four sheets containing thirty-six stamps.
The price of sending mail is about to go up, again. The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced Friday it might increase stamp prices in 2024 for the second year in a row, citing pressures ...