Price Of Postage Goes Up Sunday

January 21, 2018

The price of postage increased on Sunday.

The price of First-Class Mail Forever Stamps went up from 49 to 50 cents. Postcards climbed from 34 to 35 cents and metered letters went up from 46 to 47 cents.

The prices for single-piece letters being mailed to international destinations or for additional ounces for letters remained the same.

New Shipping Services product prices increased Priority Mail 3.9 percent and Priority Mail Retail an average of 0.8 percent.  The new rates are as follows:

  • Small Flat Rate Box
    • Current price: $7.15
    • Price after increase: $7:20
  • Medium Flat Rate Box
    • Current price: $13.60
    • Price after increase: $13.65
  • Large Flat Rate Box
    • Current price: $18.85
    • Price after increase: $18.90
  • APO/FPO Large Flat Rate Box
    • Current Price: $17.35
    • Price after increase: $17.40
  • Regular Flat Rate Envelope
    • Current price: $6.65
    • Price after increase: $6.70
  • Legal Flat Rate Envelope
    • Current Price: $6.95
    • Price after increase: $7.00
  • Padded Flat Rate Envelope
    • Current price: $7.20
    • Price after increase: $7.25

Comments

4 Responses to “Price Of Postage Goes Up Sunday”

  1. Lee on January 22nd, 2018 1:58 pm

    I’ve only received someone else’s mail a handful of times. Not bad considering how many mail deliveries I’ve received in 66 years. Privatizing is not the answer to every problem.

  2. anne 1of2 on January 21st, 2018 11:38 am

    The post office is one of my best friends. I buy Forever Christmas stamps but during the year it doesn’t matter to me, I just buy pretty, Whichever matches the envelopes best..

  3. Unhappy With USPS on January 21st, 2018 10:53 am

    I ordered two separate items from a Knoxville, TN, company on Jan 4, 2018. Both packages were shipped USPS on 1/5/18; one package finally arrived Thursday, 1/18/18, but was delivered to the house across the street. I have yet to receive the second item. It’s sitting in Jacksonville! I signed up for Informed Delivery; however, it is not telling me anything. Postage keeps going up but the service does not get any better. Postal service needs to be private-owned, non-union business and not subsidized by the government (which is our money, so we are actually paying more for postage). Those who cannot do the job need to be fired and lose those premium benefits that the rest of us are doing without.

  4. Bob C. on January 21st, 2018 7:46 am

    USPS sure saves my family a lot of troubles in paying bills to far away places, saves time, fuel cost and wear and tear on the mule.
    Stamps have always been a bargain to us.