Postage Rates & Prices | USPS
USPS postage rates offer low-cost mailing and shipping prices for domestic & international customers. See Forever postage stamp prices and other postage rates.
First-Class Mail & Postage | USPS
First-Class Mail Mail in 1–5 Business Days. First-Class Mail ® service is an affordable and easy way to send envelopes and postcards. First-Class Mail Forever ® stamps cost $0.73 (the current 1 oz price) and will never expire, even if the First-Class ™ postage rate goes up. To send packages, see USPS Ground Advantage ® service. Buy ...
History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia
On September 25, 2013, the USPS announced a 3-cent increase in the First Class postal rate, effective January 26, 2014, increasing the price of a stamp to 49 cents. Bulk mail, periodicals, and package service rates were also increased by 6 percent.
1847: America’s First Stamps | National Postal Museum
These two United States postage stamps became valid for use on July 1, 1847. The cover (below) was postmarked the next day. The essay vignettes of Franklin and Washington were printed from existing engravings by Asher B. Durand.
Stamp price increase 2024: USPS Forever stamp cost jumps this …
2024年7月12日 · Any Forever stamp covers the cost of first-ounce postage even if the price of a stamp changes, Coleman said. You can also still use stamps that are not Forever stamps, but you will need to add...
The Story of the First Postage Stamp | Smithsonian
2013年7月19日 · It was coined in 1865 by Georges Herpin, who very well may have been the first stamp collector, from the Ancient Greek φιλο (philo), meaning “love of” and ἀτέλεια (atelīa), meaning “without...
Postage stamps and postal history of the United States
The first US postage stamp to incorporate microprinting as a security feature was the American Wildflower Series introduced by the United States Postal Service in 1992. It was also the first commemorative stamp to be wholly produced by offset lithography.
The World's First Postage Stamps | National Postal Museum
On January 10, 1840, the postage for all half-ounce letters was set at one penny. The introduction of prepaid stamps and stationery took nearly four more months, becoming valid for postage on May 6, 1840. Hill and his assistant, Henry Cole, had …
United States Stamp Values - 1847-1857 - America's First Stamps …
Wondering what your old U.S. stamps are worth? Hobbizine stamp value guides list prices in new and used condition. Highlights of the 1847-57 issues include America's first stamps featuring portaits of Ben Franklin and George Washington.
Postage stamp - Wikipedia
The Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp (1 May 1840) Postage stamps have facilitated the delivery of mail since the 1840s. Before then, ink and hand-stamps (hence the word 'stamp'), usually made from wood or cork, were often used to frank the …