Heads up, mail lovers! The U.S.P.S. rates are going up on May 31st to be in effect on June 1st. Regular letters are still going to be 49 cents to mail (unless it's metered mail, in which case, it'll be up a half a cent to 48.5 cents). Postcards are going up by one penny to 35 cents. The "Additional Ounce" rate is increasing to 22 cents.
My human need for round numbers wishes they'd just have gone to 50 cents for letters too, but whatever. I'm sure there's a reason they didn't that is wound around in postal regulations about increases and stuff that I just haven't the patience for. The best part is that new stamp rates mean new stamps. LOTS. OF. NEW. STAMPS. And really nice ones. I'm really excited to show them off here.
Stay tuned to the blog (and Twitter) for more!
They actually don't have to issue new stamps, since most stamps these days are "forever". But I'm all for giving more money to the USPS :D
Posted by: Reg | May 22, 2015 at 11:31 AM
But the Forever stamps arent the ones they are changing, hence the reissues. They are making it so that postcard stamps will read postcard instead of a denomination. Same with the Two Ounce and Additional Ounce.
Posted by: Donovan Beeson | May 22, 2015 at 01:28 PM
New postcard rate forever stamps right after I buy a roll of 100 34 cent ones??
Obviously an excuse to buy more stamps.
Posted by: Margaret | May 23, 2015 at 07:09 PM
Yay for new stamps.
Also important to note that "The cost to send a one ounce First Class Letter to an international destination will increase five cents, to $1.20 from $1.15."
Posted by: Nicolle | May 24, 2015 at 07:11 PM
I hope they come out with much cuter/more beautiful/more interesting postcard stamps. The hummingbirds are so bland and I have seen them too much!
@Nicolle *thank you* for pointing out the international increase.
Posted by: Leann | May 26, 2015 at 01:58 PM
Will you be issuing your amazing infographic to accompany the price changes like you did in 2013 and 2014?
Posted by: FinnBadger | May 27, 2015 at 02:31 PM
If the regular stamp prices were changing, I would, but I dont know that I'll be doing that this time. Maybe. I don't know.
Posted by: Donovan Beeson | May 27, 2015 at 03:47 PM
I'm so into the Costal Birds! Yea more postcards!
Posted by: Emily Una | May 31, 2015 at 10:41 PM
I'm not sure if you've seen this article, but apparently domestic stamps are supposed to go back to 46 cents.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/not-so-fast-postal-service-court-rules-stamps-must-return-to-46-cents/ar-BBkL5kc?ocid=mailsignout
Posted by: Nicolle | June 08, 2015 at 01:00 PM
I just got sent the link this weekend. Article of my own on Wednesday!
Posted by: Donovan Beeson | June 08, 2015 at 04:00 PM