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Date Posted: 12/23/2018 5:39 AM ET
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All postal rates will be going up in January 2019 so be sure to stock up on the forever stamps.  They may be going up from .50¢ to .55¢.  Media rate will be going up from the present $2.66, to possibly $2.75.  Be sure and check your rates.  The rates change in mid-January.

*******  Rates go up on January 27.  Media rate will be 2.75 for first pound.  All rates are going up so check with your P.O. for new rates.  Forever stamps will go up to .55¢.  *******



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Date Posted: 12/23/2018 9:04 AM ET
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Here are the new rates that take effect January 27, 2019.

 

First-Class Mail letter (1 oz.) $0.55        
First-Class Mail letter - each additional ounce $0.15        
First-Class Mail Flat/Large Envelope (1 oz.) $1.00        
First-Class Mail Flat/Large Envelope - each additional ounce $0.15        
Postcard $0.35  

 

Media Mail – 2019 Rates
INCREASE PER PACKAGE – 2019 rates vs. 2018 rates
Weight
(lbs.)
2019 2018 Increase
1 $2.75 $2.66 $0.09
2 $3.27 $3.17 $0.10
3 $3.79 $3.68 $0.11
4 $4.31 $4.19 $0.12
5 $4.83 $4.70 $0.13
6 $5.35 $5.21 $0.14
7 $5.87 $5.72 $0.15
8 $6.39 $6.23 $0.16
9 $6.91 $6.74 $0.17
10 $7.43
   


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Date Posted: 12/24/2018 12:02 AM ET
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Thanks for the rates, Rebecca.

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Date Posted: 12/26/2018 11:29 AM ET
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First Class Packages will be moving to zone based pricing. I live in the Pacific Northwest and most of my shop customers are zones 7 or 8 away from me. The price increases will be over $1 at some weights. :( 

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Date Posted: 1/23/2019 4:39 PM ET
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Just bumping this up as a reminder that there are just a few more days to buy stamps at 50 cents as Sunday they will become 55 cents.