Time to Pay the Postman!
The latest postal increase, coming fairly hard on the heels of the last one, goes into effect tomorrow, May 14, 2007.
For more information on the new cost of doing (mail) business, including new shape-based pricing info, head over to the USPS website. I've linked some of the highlights for you:
USPS Short Announcement
USPS Long Announcement
USPS Rates & Fees Page
USPS Updated Domestic Mail Manual (html version)
One interesting thing that I didn't see mentioned anywhere until I started digging around on the USPS website is the new "Forever" stamp. According to the Postal Service, this Liberty Bell-bearing stamp will be good for a 1-ounce or less domestic letter in a standard envelope "forever" no matter what price changes may occur in the future. I think I may have to get me some of these...
For more information on the new cost of doing (mail) business, including new shape-based pricing info, head over to the USPS website. I've linked some of the highlights for you:
USPS Short Announcement
USPS Long Announcement
USPS Rates & Fees Page
USPS Updated Domestic Mail Manual (html version)
One interesting thing that I didn't see mentioned anywhere until I started digging around on the USPS website is the new "Forever" stamp. According to the Postal Service, this Liberty Bell-bearing stamp will be good for a 1-ounce or less domestic letter in a standard envelope "forever" no matter what price changes may occur in the future. I think I may have to get me some of these...
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posted by Dy at 11:56 AM
1 Comments:
The new stamp comes with a lot of new specs, including the requirement that it is machineable, and that it falls within a certain size range. Even though the forever stamp is forever, I'm kind of skeptical that the spec itself won't change over time to make the stamp increasingly worth less (notice I didn't say worthless!).
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