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The Price Of A Stamp Is Going Up Again

Trudy — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:27:10 +0000

Going to the post office next year will cost you a bit more money. Starting in January, the Postal Service is increasing the price of a first-class stamp. The price of a first-class stamp will increase one cent to 46 cents, beginning January 27th. The Postal Service will also increases the rates for international mailings. [...]

Are You Ready to Pay 50 Cents for a Stamp? — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:56:32 +0000

Facing huge budget shortfalls, the United States Postal Service has proposed solutions including closing hundreds of post offices and eliminating Saturday deliveries. Now it may be considering jacking up the price of stamps, too. The popularity of internet services like online bill pay have led in part to a 1.7 percent decline in mail volume, [...]

Postal Service Cuts Means Next-Day Mail May Be a Thing of the Past

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:33:42 +0000

Proposed cuts to services from the US Postal Service will save the cash-strapped organization some much-needed funds, but the public may not like the outcome. Since roughly half of the nearly 500 mail processing centers across the country would be closed, delivery times for mail would be lengthened. Currently, first-class mail within the US typically [...]

Are Letters Becoming A Thing Of The Past?

Trudy — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:15:44 +0000

One of my neighbors has been having a great time going through boxes in her attic. She found an old hat box filled with letters dating back to the 1920's. Letters her grandparents wrote, her aunts and uncles and some relatives she'd only heard about but never met. She's having a blast reading these old letters as she learns more and more about her family history. Will this scene be a thing of the past someday soon?