If you have forever stamps you will not need to do anything to mail a first class letter. Those stamps really are “forever”.
We are always here to help you maneuver all the other changes.
Summary of the 2014 USPS postage rate increase:
- First Class Letters (1 oz.) will increase by three cents . Each additional ounce will cost up one cent from 2013.
- First Class Flats (1 oz.) will increase by six cents. Each additional ounce will cost an extra one cent from 2013.
- Postcard rates will increase by one cent.
- First Class Package Service will see an average increase of 5% in 2014.
- NEW! A new “Zone 9” delivery zone has been introduced to represent U.S. territories and freely associated states (Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau) for Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express.
- NEW! A new morning delivery service option will become available for Priority Mail Express. For an extra fee, Priority Mail Express packages can be delivered to their destinations by 10:30am.
- NEW! Priority Mail International: The maximum weight for Rate Group 2 (Mexico) has been increased to 70 lbs. from 44 lbs.
- NEW! The following countries are now also eligible for USPS Tracking™: Estonia, Finland, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Portugal, and Singapore.