May 14th was the introductory date for the new pricing system for the United States Postal Service. Instead of the 39¢ postal stamp the new cost will now be 41¢. If you have any 39¢ stamps left you would have to add a 2¢ stamp to the envelope. There is a up side to this price increase- You can purchase the Forever Stamp. This stamp cost 41¢, but if there was another price hike this stamp would not be affected. How would they be able to tell the difference? Well, these are postal stamps have a picture of the Liberty Bell. Pictured below.
You should also know that the United States Postal Service has also changed the pricing system for First Class Mail¡®. The new pricing system is the Shape-Based pricing on First Class Mail®. What this means basically means is the packages that you have that are in a different package like a bulky package or in a large envelope will vary widely in pricing. In a nutshell it would cost you more to mail off a bulky package or a large envelope vs. a regular size letter.
-Just a heads up from f@ke
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