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January 6, 2006
U.S. Postal Rates Go Up on Sunday
U.S. postage rates go up starting on Sunday January 8 for the first time since 2002, raising the price of mailing a first-class letter by two cents to 39 cents. The increases will affect all types of mail and packages, including postcards, which will go up by a penny to 24 cents. The cost to mail an item weighing up to half of a pound via Express Mail, the postal service's fastest delivery method, will rise to $14.40 from $13.65. Priority Mail, which delivers packages in an average of two to three days, will cost $4.05 for packages up to one pound, up from $3.85. International rates will rise by similar amounts. Mailing a first class letter to Europe or Asia will cost 84 cents, up four cents.
Cindy
Comments
Which Sunday? This coming Sunday or this past Sunday?
Brain matter deposited by: Kat on January 6, 2006 3:41 PM
Well Kat, since this is Friday.... I fixed it so it now reads January 8, the day the rates go up :-)
Brain matter deposited by: Cindy on January 6, 2006 3:53 PM