May 19, 2013
Mailing a letter is getting a little more expensive.
The price of a First-Class stamp is rising $0.03 Monday to $0.37.
That's for the first ounce. The cost of each additional ounce remains at $0.23.
Other rates are going up as well. The cost of mailing a postcard goes up $0.02, to $0.23, while priority mail goes up to $3.85 a pound.
Express mail will now cost $13.65 for eight ounces.
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U.S. Post Office Postal Increases for a First-Class stamp
Source: United States Post Office Contributed to this report
