OT Postal costs increase USA

Well, postage costs have increased in the USA, effective today, May 12. So,
if you plan to send me chocolate or fabric, it will cost more now than it
did last week! In that case, I will be extra grateful! Here is chart I
copied from about.com site.

Selected Prices and Services Current New
Effective May 12
First Class Mail Letter (1oz) 41¢ 42¢
First Class Mail Letter (2oz) 58¢ 59¢
Postcard 26¢ 27¢
Large Envelope (2oz) 97¢ $1.00
Money Orders (up to $500) $1.05 $1.05
Certified Mail $2.65 $2.70
First Class Mail International
(1 oz to Canada and Mexico) 69¢ 72¢
First Class Mail International
(1 oz to other countries) 90¢ 94¢


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Pat in Virginia

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"Pat in Virginia" wrote:

Well, postage costs have increased in the USA, effective today, May 12. So,
if you plan to send me chocolate or fabric, it will cost more now than it
did last week! In that case, I will be extra grateful! Here is chart I
copied from about.com site.

Selected Prices and Services Current New
Effective May 12
First Class Mail Letter (1oz) 41¢ 42¢
First Class Mail Letter (2oz) 58¢ 59¢
Postcard 26¢ 27¢
Large Envelope (2oz) 97¢ $1.00
Money Orders (up to $500) $1.05 $1.05
Certified Mail $2.65 $2.70
First Class Mail International
(1 oz to Canada and Mexico) 69¢ 72¢
First Class Mail International
(1 oz to other countries) 90¢ 94¢


Yup, I had to mail an envelope to Europe today, and it was $.94.
Naturally, the information I needed prior to sending it couldn't have
come last week, could it?

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Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net

Thank goodness i bought all those "forever' stamps for the office!! i
saved a whole
$13.00 for 3 rolls.

(the take out that day was really good....chinese and a root beer!)

amy in CNY

You'd better check. My post office said the forever stamps only came in the
booklets. I tried on several occassions to get the rolls but he said they
weren't available in that way.

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Boca Jan
Florida - Land of the Hurricanes
snipsnstitchesatyahoodotcom
http://community.webshots.com/user/BocaJan



"amy in CNY" wrote in message
...
Thank goodness i bought all those "forever' stamps for the office!! i
saved a whole
$13.00 for 3 rolls.

(the take out that day was really good....chinese and a root beer!)

amy in CNY

Yeah, if you got rolls, you got the 41-cent stamps.

Karen, Queen of Squishies


You'd better check. My post office said the forever stamps only came in
the booklets. I tried on several occassions to get the rolls but he said
they weren't available in that way.

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Boca Jan
Florida - Land of the Hurricanes
snipsnstitchesatyahoodotcom
http://community.webshots.com/user/BocaJan



"amy in CNY" wrote in message
...
Thank goodness i bought all those "forever' stamps for the office!! i
saved a whole
$13.00 for 3 rolls.

(the take out that day was really good....chinese and a root beer!)

amy in CNY

When I heard about the price hike I went to the post office and bought a
roll of "forever stamps", so perhaps they were just out of the rolls in some
post offices.


"Karen, Queen of Squishies" hicall80 @ mchsi.com wrote in message
news:cFiWj.162230$yE1.40350@attbi_s21...
Yeah, if you got rolls, you got the 41-cent stamps.

Karen, Queen of Squishies


You'd better check. My post office said the forever stamps only came in
the booklets. I tried on several occassions to get the rolls but he said
they weren't available in that way.

--
Boca Jan
Florida - Land of the Hurricanes
snipsnstitchesatyahoodotcom
http://community.webshots.com/user/BocaJan

I saw something on the net a couple weeks ago about the stamps going
up so I went to the P.O. to buy some forever stamps. I asked for
rolls but the clerk said he was out of them. If the stamps are still
for sale, you might be able to get them before the supply is gone.

Kate

You'll pay 42 cents for forever stamps now. The price of the forever
stamps is the same as the current first class price. Of course, if you
really want some that someone paid 41 cents for, you can buy them on
e-bay. http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/forever_stamp_facts.htm
According to the website, forever stamps are sold in books of 20 and
sheetlets of 18; there is no mention of rolls. All forever stamps have a
picture of the liberty bell; if you have a roll of stamps with a picture
of something other than the liberty bell, you do not have forever stamps.

Julia in MN

Kate T. wrote:
I saw something on the net a couple weeks ago about the stamps going
up so I went to the P.O. to buy some forever stamps. I asked for
rolls but the clerk said he was out of them. If the stamps are still
for sale, you might be able to get them before the supply is gone.

Kate

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sorry. they were sheets.....just a slip of the keyboard...sorry.

amy in CNY