Pixelmaster Loc: New England

Inflation and the internet has taken a toll on the U.S. Postal Service.
Maybe you can remember when First Class Stamps were only eight cents.
For the current generation that is former president Dwight Eisenhower image on the
stamps. Now the rate is fifty five cents.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I remember 3¢ stamps.

Pixelmaster Loc: New England

Jerry:

Here is an interesting link about the cost of First Class stamps.

http://www.akdart.com/postrate.html

gasstro Loc: Indiana

I like Ike!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

jpwa Loc: Inland NorthWest

still the cheapest rates in the world.

chevman Loc: Matthews, North Carolina

Jerry, I remember the 3 cent stamp also.

Iron Sight Loc: Utah

I never thought they would cost more than 3 cents 🎭

Al Freeedman

You can go on line a buy first class postage stamps for about $40.00 for a 100 stamp roll.These are forever stamps that may be a couple of years old.

Captain Al

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

I bought 100 each of Forever stamps, two days before the prices went up from 50 cents to 55 cents. I saved $5, and had to go to the Post Office anyway. Buying Forever stamps before price increases, can offset the price . I also remember Air Mail Stamps and Special Delivery Stamps, that you could purchase at the Post Office. Now, all long distance places, go by Air Flight, on a First Class Stamp.

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

Pixelmaster, I remember the rate and Ike. Let us not forget gas was around $.30 a gallon and we thought that was way to high .

Greg

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

I remember the Pony Express.

trackmag

Thanks. I would have sworn that the penny post card lasted long than that.
As a publisher of a monthly magazine I deal with the USPS every day it seems. I have no idea how they do their pricing.
The mailing statement that we receive each month is harder to read than Chinese arithmetic. Some formula of zip codes, amount of advertising, number mailed to subscribers in county and perhaps even the
amount of daylight in the this county on the day the magazine is mailed. For years our office was in Fort Worth and the printer was in Fort Worth. We threw them a curve ball in 1999 and moved our office to Morgan Mill (70 miles west). Then we moved our printer to Jefferson City, Missouri. And they still want to know how many in county subscribers we have.
Funny.
Not as funny as our local post office in our little town of 200. You never know when it is going to be open.
And it seems like a new person is there every time I go there.
Early next week we will mail the biggest magazine that we have printed since 1983 (444 pages). It is going to interesting to see what it costs to mail it as compared to 1983. Of course that "in county" figure will come into play.
Again. Thanks for the figures. Good topic. Every once in a while I tell somebody that I am going to send them some by Air Mail. I make a person-to-person call to tell me about it. Collect.

JoAnneK01 Loc: Lahaina, Hawaii

I do remember the 3 cent stamp for letters and the long standing penny stamp for post cards.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

Congress is in charge of the Post Office. Prices have to be approved by Congress. Since, the Post Office is now operating with big deficits. Raising prices on postage stamps were suppose to close the deficits. But, it has had little effects on the deficits.