$0.22 The current price of a first class stamp is 49 cents.
Price for first-class stamp rises to 49 cents. It's going to cost you a few pennies more to mail a letter. The cost of a first-class postage stamp is now 49 cents — 3 cents more than before. Regulators approved the price hike in December, and it went into effect Sunday. Many people won't feel the increase right away: Forever stamps are good for first-class postage at whatever the future rate 1 The discounted “Metered Mail” category for First Class Mail Letters (1 oz.), which includes online postage providers and postage meters, will increase from $0.48 to $0.485 in 2015. 2  First Class Flats (1 oz.) will stay the same at $0.98 in 2015. 3  Each additional ounce will cost $0.22 (up one cent from 2014). 1 Each additional ounce will cost $0.22 (up one cent from 2014). 2  Postcard rates will increase by one cent to $0.35 from $0.34. 3  Media Mail will see an increase of 6.2% in 2015. 4  Rates will start at $2.72 (1 lb.), up $0.03 compared to 2014. 1 Each additional ounce will cost $0.22 (up one cent from 2014). 2  The discounted “Metered Mail” category for First Class Mail Letters (1 oz.), which includes online postage providers and postage meters, will increase from $0.48 to $0.485 in 2015. 1 Each additional ounce will cost $0.22 (up one cent from 2014). 2  Postcard rates will increase by one cent to $0.35 from $0.34. 3  Media Mail will see an increase of 6.2% in 2015. 4  Rates will start at $2.72 (1 lb.), up $0.03 compared to 2014. Summary of the 2015 Postage Rate Increase: 1  First Class Mail Letters (1 oz.) will remain the same at $0.49 when purchased at the Post Office. 2  Each additional ounce will cost $0.22 (up one cent from 2014). 1 Each additional ounce will cost $0.22 (up one cent from 2014). 2  Postcard rates will increase by one cent to $0.35 from $0.34. 3  Media Mail will see an increase of 6.2% in 2015. 4  Rates will start at $2.72 (1 lb.), up $0.03 compared to 2014. Letters destined for Canada and Mexico-for the (1) ounce first class letter cost $1.20 as of May 31st, 2015 that was a 5 cent hike from $1.15 effective January 26 `014 with the global forever stamp (then applying to all international destinations forward). Any extra ounce(s) are subject to a fee of $0.22 per added ounce as of May 31st, 2015 (previously $0.21 per oz). Another prior rise in rates occurred January 27, 2013 when the price of a first class letter sent through the United States Post Office went up $0.01 to $0.46. 1 USPS Tracking when purchased online will cost $0.36 in 2015, compared to $0.23 in 2014. 2  Postage for First Class Mail International Letters (1 oz.) and postcards will increase by five cents from $1.15 to $1.20. 3  First Class Package International Service will see an increase of 7.2% in 2015. 1 Each additional ounce will cost $0.22 (up one cent from 2014). 2  Postcard rates will increase by one cent to $0.35 from $0.34. 3  Media Mail will see an increase of 6.2% in 2015. 4  Rates will start at $2.72 (1 lb.), up $0.03 compared to 2014. 1 For the first time in two years, stamp prices will change. 2  On 31 March, the price of a First Class Stamp will rise by 2p to 62p.Royal Mail, under the current regulatory framework, could have raised the price of a Second Class stamp to 57p. 1 Royal Mail’s stamp prices are among the best value in Europe. 2  The European average for First Class letters up to 100g is 67p. 3  The UKFirst Class stamp price remains well below this. 4  The European average for Second Class letters, up to 100g, is 60p; the UK Second Class stamp price remains well below this (1).
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