USPS Lifts First-Class Stamp Price to 82 Cents as Costs Keep Rising
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Updated · KTTC · Jul 7
USPS Lifts First-Class Stamp Price to 82 Cents as Costs Keep Rising
3 articles · Updated · KTTC · Jul 7
Summary
82-cent first-class Forever stamps are set to take effect Sunday, up from 78 cents, after the U.S. Postal Service proposed the increase and moved it through the approval process.
USPS says the higher rates are needed to bring in more revenue and offset rising operating costs as it tries to remain self-funded.
Other mail prices are rising with it: domestic postcards to 65 cents and international postcards to $1.75.
Stamp prices have climbed steadily in recent years—the same Forever stamp cost 55 cents in 2020—and USPS says its postage still ranks among the world's lowest.