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Stamps.com) and postage meters. This new Metered Mail rate provides a one cent discount for one ounce First Class Mail letters – Stamps.com customers now pay only $0.48 instead of $0.49 to send a letter. The one cent reduction equates to a 2% discount for all First Class Letter mail. A postage meter can be leased for an averages cost of $20 to $60 per month. That is the cost for the average sized postage scale, 30 pounds or less. Meters with larger scales will be pricier. Higher volume mailers can save thousands of dollars each year. The new January 26th USPS retail first-class stamp price is $0.49; but when you use a postage meter, online/PC postage, or permit mail for domestic first-class letters, you’ll post only $0.48 with your smart one-cent discount. For the first time, the USPS has given a discount to postage meter mail. The January 26, 2014 postal rates specified that domestic first-class letters with meter-applied postage would be only 48 cents, compared to the standard stamp price of 49 cents. Postage meter ink-up to 100 times more expensive than inkjet printer ink! That’s up to $0.10 per print! Stamps.com uses the standard ink used in your desktop printer and ends up costing about $0.001 per print. While the USPS ® rate for a First-Class letter is 49-cents ($0.49), metered clients receive a $0.485 rate. Note: This rate is effective as of May 31, 2015. The USPS discount is on all First-Class letters up to 3.5 ounces for metered mail. The $0.485 cent rate is automatically applied when you use a Postage Meter, PC Postage or Permit Imprint. The price of a stamp is $0.49.
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