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Still a Bargain at 42¢

O Mailbox and Letters On May 12 the Postal Service will adjust prices for its services. Postage for First-Class letters will increase by 1- cent to 42¢. Through the end of this week, you can still purchase the Forever Stamp @ 41¢ Forever stamps will always be valid, regardless of the price you paid for them originally. So, if you have a large mailing coming up or just want to pinch a few pennies, you may wish to stock up on these stamps now (they can be purchased online at http://www.usps.com/ )

Although the First Class letter increase is the most visible change, the Postal Service has several other changes listed on their web site and some even save you money:

Reduced Express Mail prices for items shipped to addresses closer to home
Lower online postage prices for Express Mail and Priority mail (domestic and international)
Volume Express Mail price rebates for frequent shippers
Additional flat-rate box prices for Priority Mail (Note: in my opinion, these Flat Rate Boxes are terrific business tools!)

Have you seen the new 42¢ Flag stamp series? These stamps were designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia and each feature a painting by Laura Stutzman of Mountain Lake Park, Maryland, of an American flag flying at a different time of day: sunrise, noon, sunset, and night. They are really beautiful and a nice addition to any mailing piece.

Every time a postage increase is implemented, people moan and groan, however, in today's economy, how many things can you do or buy for 42¢? In my humble opinion, it is still quite a bargain.

Posted by Earlene Myers, Your Client Connection on 05/07/2008 11:09 AM

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4 Comments on Still a Bargain at 42¢

MAY

2008

It seems silly to raise postage ONE PENNY! Why bother? Wait a year and bump it to 45 cents or something. They are re-tooling all their stamps and marketing to accomidaite a Penny. Why have them at penny increments anyway. I thought the Treasury was going to do away with pennies, maybe this other government agencies didn't get the message.

Have you ever seen the stamp machines that accept pennies? Do you know how much more they paid for a machine that could accept and dipence change down to the penny? Maybe this caused the increase?

JUN

2008

Hmmm Schrader. Let's see, The post office raised by 1 penny and if they received "only" 3 million letters/postcards a day, over the course of a year (Not including Sunday's) that would be a little over $9,000,000 per year increased profit. It's amazing what a difference a single penny can do. I'll take the penny increase over a 4 cent increase any day. I only wish the oil companies thought the same as the post office.