Postal Service Announces 2017 Mailing Services Prices
First increase in three years for First-Class Mail Forever Stamps
October 12, 2016
Repub Jan 22 2017
WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service today filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of price changes for Mailing Services products to take effect next year, following the end of the holiday mailing season.
The new prices, if approved, include a two cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp, returning the price to 49 cents, the price of a Forever stamp before the Postal Service was forced to reduce prices by the PRC as part of the exigent surcharge removal.
The last time stamp prices increased was in January 2014. Today’s price change filing does not include any price change for postcards, for letters being mailed to international destinations or for additional ounces for letters.
The First-Class Mail prices for these products are:
| Current | New | |
| Letters (1 oz.) | 47 cents | 49 cents |
| Letters additional ounces | 21 cents | 21 cents |
| Letters to all international destinations | $1.15 | $1.15 |
| Postcards | 34 cents | 34 cents |
Stamp prices have stayed consistent with the average annual rate of inflation since the Postal Service was formed in 1971.
Pricing for Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services and Extra Services will also be adjusted next year and can be found at www.prc.gov.
The PRC will review the prices before they are scheduled to become effective on Jan. 22, 2017.
Today’s filing does not affect Postal Service Shipping products and services.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
https://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2016/pr16_082.htm
4 comments:
Postal Service formed in 1971? That is funny! The Postal Service has been around for a long time! Even though it is not a government run operation as claimed, it did not start in 1971!
And, even if it were government run, the statutes surrounding it still only allow for a first class letter to be three cents for the first half ounce and three cents for each half ounce thereafter. So this forty nine cents for a first class letter is . . . basically. . . fraud! And don't let the phrase, "Non Domestic" throw you off, here, either! It ain't what you think!
1st Class Statutory Rate; Non Domestic
THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. SESS. III. CR. 11. SEC. 22.
... and be it further enacted that the rate of postage on all domestic letters transmitted in the mails of the United States, and not exceeding one half ounce in weight, shall be uniform at three cents; and for each half ounce, or fraction thereof of additional weight, there shall be charged an additional rate of three cents, to be in all cases prepaid by Prepayment, postage stamps plainly affixed to such letter.
"18 USC §1726 – Whoever, being a postmaster or other person authorized to receive the postage of mail matter, fraudulently demands or receives any rate of postage or gratuity or reward other than is provided by law for the postage of such mail matter, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both."
Interesting, huh?
The date of 1971 is actually the date when the Federal fictional location territory zip codes were introduced and the rural routes began to be abandoned.
First Class Non Domestic Mail
bk. 12 Statutes At Large
Chapter 71 Section 23
37th. Congress Session 111
2 cents mailing!
United States Postal Service is a private corporation created to conduct the operations for the United State Post Office. It was created circa 1971 and its charter bars 'profiting' ... hence the organic nature of the USPS pricing ... it must ALWAYS project a loss, albeit a slight one, so that it does NOT violate its by-laws.
as for cost ... yes, it IS still 2 cents for delivery of mail for "nationals" mailing 'from' a general delivery origin, 'to' a general delivery destination ... which IS all that existed pre-civil war.
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