Postal rates to see first increase in four years

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  • USAFE News Service
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (USAFENS) --  The U.S. Postal Service has announced that rates and fees will increase by approximately 5.4 percent, effective Jan. 8.

This increase is the first since 2002. Among the adjustments, the 1-ounce, single-piece rate for first-class mail will increase from 37 cents to 39 cents, and the postcard rate will increase by one cent, to 24 cents.

For additional postal information, visit the USPS web site at www.usps.com/ratecase or the USAFE Postal Operations Directorate web site at https://wwwmil.usafe.af.mil/direct/foas/airps/AIRPS.

Following are selected rate and fee changes:

Rate
Current
Jan. 8
First-class mail letter (1 oz.)
37¢
39¢
First-class mail letter (2 oz.)
60¢
63¢
Postcard
23¢
24¢
Priority mail (1 lb.) and flat rate envelope
$3.85
$4.05
Priority mail flat rate box
$7.70
$8.10
Express mail (1/2 lb.) and flat rate envelope
$13.65
$14.40
Express mail (over 1/2 lb. and up to 2 lb.)
$17.85
$18.80
Certified mail
$2.30
$2.40
Return receipt (original signature)
$1.75
$1.85
Return receipt (electronic)
$1.30
$1.35
Delivery confirmation retail (priority mail)
45¢
50¢
Delivery confirmation retail (first-class mail parcels)
55¢
60¢
Money orders
25¢
25¢