Remember New Postage Rates go into effect May 14th 2007
New Prices Effective May 14th, 2007
Last Chance To Send A Letter For 39 Cents
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(CBS) It will cost a bit more to mail letters and parcels starting Monday. A first-class letter will go up 2 cents to 41 cents.
But there is also some good news — folks will be able to buy "forever" stamps that remain valid regardless of any future increase.
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Also expected to be attractive to many people is the forever stamp.
The first forever stamps are selling for 41 cents apiece, but they won't have a price printed on them and they will remain valid for sending a letter regardless of any future increases.
While a forever stamp will always be valid for mailing a latter, that doesn't mean the price won't go up. If rates were to increase to 45 cents, for example, that's what a forever stamp would sell for. But stamps already purchased at a lower cost could still be used without adding extra postage.
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Read the entire article here: Last Chance To Send A Letter For 39 Cents
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Pasted below is information about the new postage rates from USPS:
New Prices Effective May 14th, 2007
Shaping a More Efficient Future
The Board of Governors set Monday, May 14, as the effective date for new rates and fees for all classes of mail except Periodicals, which is delayed until July 15.
The new prices reflect changes in operations and the marketplace and will offer more choices and ensure that all types of mail cover their costs.
The new price structure will create a more efficient mail system so that the overall cost of using the mail is as low as possible. We include incentives to create mailpieces compatible with our processing systems and to deposit flats and parcels closer to where they are delivered. We want to reduce the costs associated with the handling of undeliverable-as-addressed mail by making it easier and less costly for mailers to get updated addresses.
And, shape matters. It’s important to us because the cost of handling each mail shape – letters, large envelopes (”flats”), and packages (“parcels”) – varies widely. Shape is also important to you because it affects how you position your message or your product.
Domestic Rates and Fees, May 14, 2007, (PDF) (HTML), Downloadable files, Notice 123, Ratefold
Domestic Mail Manual – New Mailing Standards Effective May 14, 2007, (PDF) (HTML), Quick Service Guides, (PDF) (HTML)
New International Rates, Fees, and Country Listing, (PDF) (HTML)
Federal Register Notice for the New Standards for Domestic Mailing Services, (PDF) (TXT)
Federal Register Notice for the International Product and Price Changes, (PDF) (TXT)
New Standards for Periodicals Mailing Services Federal Register Proposed Rule
(PDF) (TXT)
March 19, 2007 Decision of the Governors of the
MailPro (January/February 2007)
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