Postal rates, including the price of Forever stamps, are going up again.
Forever stamps get a 5-cent increase from 68 cents to 73 cents when the price increase goes into effect on Sunday.
When Forever stamps were introduced in 2007, they cost 41 cents each. That’s a 78% increase in 17 years.
The U.S. Postal Service called them “Forever” stamps so consumers knew whenever they bought them, the stamp would be good for sending mail. That means any stamps you have now that you bought for 68 cents or cheaper can still be used even after the price increase.
If it seems as if Forever stamps have been increasing forever, well, they have been rising a lot in recent years. Here are the increases since the stamps were priced at 55 cents on Jan. 27, 2019:
◾ Aug. 29, 2021 – 58 cents
◾ July 10, 2022 – 60 cents
◾ Jan. 22, 2023 – 63 cents
◾ July 9, 2023 – 66 cents
◾ Jan. 21, 2024 – 68 cents
◾ July 14, 2024 – 73 cents
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