Starting in May the US Postal Service will once again raise the price of stamps. But this time they are offering a few different options.The first is the new “Forever” stamp. This stamp, which will be priced at 41 cents, will be good forever. Now this doesn’t mean the price won’t go up in the future, but as long as you have this stamp (which has no price printed on it) it will be good for mailing any letter, no matter the price. So you could purchase a roll of 41 cent stamps and even if the price of mailing goes up, it will be covered by the 41 cent stamp. Now if you have to purchase more and the price has gone up to say 45 cents then it will cost you 45 cents for the new ones you purchase. To understand more see this CNN article on new postal rates .
The really good news for brides is that the cost of mailing a wedding invitation will not increase; in fact it will go down. This will be because the 41 cent rate is for the first ounce with all additional ounces being 17 cents. Currently additional ounces are 24 cents. This means a two ounce invitation will now only cost 58 cents instead of the current 63 cents.
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