Letters additional ounces: Current: 21 cents, New Rate: 15 cents Letters (1 oz.): Current: 50 cents, New Rate: 55 cents The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to fund its operations.
The single-piece additional ounce price will be reduced to 15 cents, so a 2-ounce stamped letter, such as a typical wedding invitation, will cost less to mail, decreasing from 71 cents to 70 cents. The new prices will include a 5-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp, from 50 cents to 55 cents. Some prices will increase, some will decrease. The United States Postal Service will be adjusting prices for postage on Sunday, January 27, 2019. 27thįorever stamps increasing to $.55 cents each Pinedale Online > News > January 2019 > Price of postage stamps to go up Jan.