On January 15th, The USPS filed a request to raise postage rates for its First-Class Mail services, impacting senders of international letters and postcards. If the proposal gets the go-ahead from the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), you will see these rate changes starting April 26, 2015...
A 13-ounce package will cost $5.50 in first class, $7.15 in two-day priority mail service, or $7.20 in priority mailbox rate boxes. These cost differences are more obvious when dealing with international shipping. While priority mail costs more than first class, USPS includes free tracking, ...
The postal rate for first-class mail is 41 cents for the first ounce or portion thereof and 17 cents for each additional ounce sor portion thereof up to 3.5 ounces.The cost in cents of first-class postage for a letter weighing N ounces (N≤3.5) is A.41+[N-1]*17B.[N-41]*17C....
Print Exact Postage: Stamps.com also gives you the flexibility to print the exact postage amount on every stamp, whether it be one ounce or five ounces. Additionally, we offer free software upgrades each year when the USPS performs their annual rate adjustment, ensuring that you’ll never need...
The use of U.S. postage stamps did not become obligatory until Jan. 1, 1856. Rather than a set price, the postage rate was determined by the length of the letter and how far it was being sent, said USPS. Unlike the pay-in-advance system of modern postage stamps, prior to 1847...