U.S. Mail Charges Raised
It seems that the raise of cost in gas is not the only thing that we can expect to see this year. It seems that the cost to mail something off is constantly being increased and it has been raised once more.
The cost of mailing a letter in the U.S. was raised two cents to $0.41 (0.30 euros), with a new stamp going on sale that protects customers against future price increases. The U.S. Postal Service will start selling a Liberty Bell “Forever” stamp for 41 cents that has no price listed and will be valid indefinitely for first-class letters up to one ounce, the USPS said on its Web site.
Some letters will be cheaper to send. The cost for each additional ounce falls to 17 cents from 24 cents. The new charges were approved by the governors of the postal service on March 20. New charges for periodicals don’t take effect until July 15. The last rate change was in January 2006. U.S. letters still cost less than in other countries. The cheapest letter stamp in Britain is 24 pence, or 47 U.S. cents, while in France it’s 0.49 euros or 66 cents.