Thursday, July 4, 2024

Postage stamps going up July 14

The price of postage is going up this month. Increases by the U.S. Postal Service take effect July 14. 

The new rates include a five-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 68 cents to 73 cents. 

The additional-ounce price for single-piece letters will increase from 24 cents to 28 cents. 

Domestic postcards are going up to 56 cents from 53. A First-Class Mail Forever stamp in 2014 was priced at 49 cents.