Postal Service proposes small price increases
JANUARY 16, 2015, 12:05 PM LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2015, 12:05 PM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday proposed slight increases for mailing postcards and international letters — but wants to leave first-class “Forever” stamps at their present 49 cents.
Under a filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission, letters to international destinations would rise from $1.15 to $1.20. Postcards would rise from 34 cents to 35 cents.
The increases being proposed would become effective April 26, if the requests are granted.
On first-class mail, every ounce over 1 ounce would cost an additional 22 cents, up from 21 cents. And letters to all international destinations would go from $1.15 to $1.20.
The filing does not affect Postal Service shipping products and services.
The Postal Service said the requested price increases are the latest in a series of steps “to achieve financial stability.”
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