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2. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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   Postal rates to 1847. Initial United States postage rates were set by Congress as part of the Postal Service Act signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792. The postal rate varied according to "distance zone", the distance a letter was to be carried from the post office where it entered the mail to its final destination.

3. Stamp prices just went up again. Here’s what the U.S. Postal ...

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   Here are the first-class mail price increases, effective Sunday, according to the Postal Service website: One-ounce letter (domestic): 58 cents to 60 cents. Single-piece letter (extra ounce): 20 ...

4. US Postal Service hikes stamp prices again. Here’s ... - AOL

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   But the price increase returns for the second time in less than a year. In August 2021, postal officials increased the price of most of its first-class mail up to 10 cents to “help achieve ...

5. The US Postal Service wants to hike stamp prices again in ...

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   The US Postal Service filed a notice with its regulators to increase prices on First-Class “Forever” stamps to 73 cents from 68 cents. ... raising the cost of mailing services products by ...

6. Dimensional weight - Wikipedia

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   In May 2007, the United States Postal Service (USPS) adopted dimensional weight, calling it "Shape Based Postage Pricing". This rate system is designed to charge more for lightweight items, and also to recover costs involving manual sorting and handling, since many postal machines are built to handle flats. This system would charge much more ...

7. American Letter Mail Company - Wikipedia

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   Spooner's justification was that the Constitution provided for a government-run postal service, but did not exclude others from engaging in the same business. Spooner dropped his rates even lower, delivering many letters for free. This competition dropped prices dramatically with postage of 6 1/4 cents per each half-ounce and stamps 20 for a ...