Price of Stamps Going Up at End of Month

It's soon going to cost you an extra penny to mail a letter.

The U.S. Post Office recently announced that, effective Jan. 27, stamp prices will increase 1 cent to make way for the new 46-cent Forever stamp.

The price to mail a 1-ounce letter will increase from 45 cents to 46 cents, but the cost for letters weighing more than 1 ounce will stay the same, at 20 cents for each additional ounce.

Letters under 1 ounce mailed anywhere internationally will cost $1.10 and postcard stamps will also see a 1-cent increase, from 32 cents to 33 cents.

Highlights of the new single-piece First-Class Mail pricing include:

• Letters (1 ounce)—1-cent increase to 46 cents.
• Letters additional ounces—unchanged at 20 cents.
• Letters to all international destinations (1 ounce)—$1.10.
• Postcards—1-cent increase to 33 cents.

Those looking to save a few cents could stock up on the postal service's Forever stamps (costing 45 cents until the 1-cent increase on Jan. 27), which are usable even after stamp prices change.

Buy stamps at any post office in Cartersville, including the Liberty Drive, North Corners and Firetower Road locations.

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