Tuesday, January 3, 2006

Stamp rate increase


Those of you who live in the U.S., remember that starting January 8, 2006, the rate for a first class letter goes up from 37 to 39 cents.
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9 comments:

  1. The Village IdiotJanuary 3, 2006 at 10:26 AM

    Wowzers! I can rember when stamps were closer to twenty cents than thirty, and now forty cents. I know that doesn't make me very old, but to think that the price of stamps has doubled in my short lifetime! Why do I care tho... i barely use stamps anyways.

    That would by why the price goes up. My generation barely knows what a stamp is.

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  2. DymphnaJanuary 3, 2006 at 12:15 PM

    That's very true! I was just thinking, "Gee, its time I join the 21st century and stop mailing my bills!"

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  3. Danny Garland Jr.January 3, 2006 at 3:01 PM

    Gee, I remember when they were 25 cents and gas was a dollar a gallon....those were the days!

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  4. MatthewJanuary 3, 2006 at 3:55 PM

    I remember when they were 32 cents for years...

    Thanks for the reminder. I'll send everything off before the stamp increase then :)

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  5. DymphnaJanuary 3, 2006 at 5:29 PM

    My dh claims to remember when a first class stamp was 5 cents. I think I remember 10 cents myself.

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  6. CarmelJanuary 4, 2006 at 8:44 PM

    Here in australia they are 50cents. which is equivalent to about the same in US dollars

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  7. Saint Peter's helpersJanuary 4, 2006 at 10:55 PM

    Thanks for the reminder. I wasn't sure when this was going to take effect. I do remember the 10 cent ones too. Stamps have come a long way... self-adhesive, and now make your own stamps.

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  8. DymphnaJanuary 5, 2006 at 8:17 AM

    Carmel, I was wondering what postage is in Australia. Thanks for sharing! My dh is of the odd opinion that they should just up it to $1.00 and get it over with!

    St. Peter's, you are right. Stamps have come a long way! The self stick ones are such a great idea!

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  9. pfadviceJanuary 9, 2006 at 1:43 AM

    While not well known, it's possible to get stamps at below face value - as much as 10% below. This is great for those who mail a lot or sell on online auctions.

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