USPS announces updated prices for mailing and shipping services

On Jan. 22, prices for most USPS Mailing and Shipping Services changed. Mailing Services includes domestic and international First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services and Extra Services.

Highlights include a 1-cent increase to 45-cents in the price of a First-Class Mail stamp and a 3-cent increase to 32-cents in the price of a postcard. The additional ounce rate for single-piece letters remains unchanged at 20-cents. For PO Box customers, a new shorter time period, a 3-month pricing option, is available.

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Prices for domestic and international Shipping Services also changed. Shipping Services include Express Mail, Priority Mail, First-Class Package Service, Parcel Select, Parcel Return Service, and other competitive products.

Priority Mail prices increased by an average of 3.1 percent and Express Mail prices increased by an average of 3.4 percent.

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