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USPS Rate Changes

USPS Rate Change 2009

EFFECTIVE MAY 11TH, 2009

Prices will change for all mailing services, including First Class stamps. This change is a direct result of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act which states that the Post Office may increase their rates several times a year, in accordance with the CPI, and they are only required to give a 90 day advance notice. We summarized this Act on the 2008 Rate Change page or you can click on the Act to read it in its original context.

What are the changes? On May 11 the price for a 1-ounce First-Class Mail stamp will increase from 42¢ to 44¢. Prices for other mailing services — Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services (including Parcel Post), and Extra Services — will also change. The average increase by class of mail is at or below the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

Customers can use their Forever Stamps — regardless of when purchased — to mail 1-ounce letters after the price change, without the need for additional postage. Forever Stamps are widely available through Post Offices, commercial retail outlets such as grocery stores, and online.

Prices for mailing services will continue to adjust each May. Prices for most shipping services, including Express Mail and Priority Mail, were adjusted in January and will not change in May.

CLICK HERE FOR THE UPCOMING MAY 2009 PRICE LIST
(UPDATED APRIL 21ST, 2009)

United States Postal Service's website
A wealth of information from the source themselves.

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If you have any rate change questions, please call us at 541-726-6800 or 800-452-2601 and ask for Emily. Or you can e-mail her at Emily@BullfrogEnterprises.com.

Page last updated April 21st, 2009.