Gas Prices Hurting Post Office
By
The Associated Press
Published: Mon, February 11, 2008 - 3:45 pm
stamps. The cost of mailing a letter is going up a penny.
The Postal Service says a first-class stamp will cost 42 cents
as of May 12th. The price of the Forever stamp will go up at the
same time. But until then, those stamps can still be had for 41
cents and will remain good after the rate increase.
The post office says it has sold 5 billion Forever stamps since
they were introduced last April. It's planning to have another 5
billion in stock to meet the expected demand before the price
change.
Charges for other services are also changing. But specifics on
prices for Priority and Express Mail will be announced later.
Postage rates last went up last May, when a first-class stamp
jumped 2 cents.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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i hate paying the increase but we still have the finest postal service in the world.