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 First Class Package Service will see an increase of 5.1% in 2015. 2  Commercial Base (online postage) rates will start at $2.04 (1 oz.), up $0.11 compared to 2014. 3  Priority Mail rates are NOT INCREASING in 2015. 4  Commercial Base (online postage) rates will continue to start at $5.05. 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 Price of a Stamp. The current price of a first class stamp is 49 cents. A domestic first class letter (1 oz.) is 49 cents. The price of each additional ounce is 21 cents. It will cost you 34 cents to send a domestic postcard 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 First Class Package Service will see an increase of 5.1% in 2015. 2  Commercial Base (online postage) rates will start at $2.04 (1 oz.), up $0.11 compared to 2014. 3  Priority Mail rates are NOT INCREASING in 2015. 4  Commercial Base (online postage) rates will continue to start at $5.05. 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 First Class Package Service will see an increase of 5.1% in 2015. 2  Commercial Base (online postage) rates will start at $2.04 (1 oz.), up $0.11 compared to 2014. 3  Priority Mail rates are NOT INCREASING in 2015. 4  Commercial Base (online postage) rates will continue to start at $5.05. 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 First Class Package Service will see an increase of 5.1% in 2015. 2  Commercial Base (online postage) rates will start at $2.04 (1 oz.), up $0.11 compared to 2014. 3  Priority Mail rates are NOT INCREASING in 2015. 4  Commercial Base (online postage) rates will continue to start at $5.05. WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service today announced proposed price changes, including an increase in the price of a First-Class Mail single-piece letter from 46 cents to 49 cents.  For more information about the Postal Service, visit usps.com and usps.com/postalfacts. WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service today filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of a price increase for Mailing Services products based upon the Consumer Price Index (CPI) cap authority. The filing, if approved, would keep Forever Stamps at their current price of 49 cents. 
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