POSTAGE STAMP NOW 45 CENTS
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 -- 8:06 AM
In case you didn't notice, the cost of a first-class postage stamp went up 1 cent. As of Sunday a first-class postage stamp costs 45 cents.The increase comes at a time when fewer people are using the U.S. Postal Service and the rate increase is expected to bring in nearly a billion dollars for the USPS which lost more than $5 billion last year.
In addition to the price of a stamp going up 1 cent, now sending a postcard will cost people 3 cents more. Letters to Canada and Mexico will be five more cents, with other international mail going up 7 cents. While the package rate is going up about 2 percent across the board.
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