USPS Announces Plans to Hike Prices of Stamps: Here’s How Much You'll Pay

The U.S. Postal Service this week said it will try to hike the price of first-class stamps by 5 cents starting this summer.
USPS Announces Plans to Hike Prices of Stamps: Here’s How Much You'll Pay
A postal worker at a U.S. Post Office sort center in San Francisco in a file photo. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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The U.S. Postal Service this week said it will try to hike the price of first-class stamps by 5 cents starting this summer.

If the USPS gets its way, the price will increase from 68 cents to 73 cents, according to an announcement on April 9. It also filed a notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission announcing the plan, which would go into effect in mid-July 2024.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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