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NEWS
U.S. Postal Rates Rise
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

As of Sunday January 7, the rate for a regular letter within the United States (first-class mail) rose to 34 cents. This increase was in the works for a year. Other rates that went up include Express Mail ($12.25), Priority Mail ($3.50), parcel post, periodicals, advertising, international mail ($0.80) and aerogrammes ($0.70).

International mail from Israel to the U.S. is the equivalent of $0.56.

In anticipation of the increase, the United States Postal Service, an independent agency, shipped 4 billion 1-cent stamps to its 38,000 offices across the United States to help people use their leftover stocks of the old 33-cent stamps.

About 7.6 billion stamps worth 34 cents each have been on sale since December 15. Because they were printed in advance, these stamps do not show a price on them but are marked "USA FIRST-CLASS." In later printings the value of 34- cents will replace the words "FIRST-CLASS."

U.S. postal officials say that mail bearing the old rate that was "in the system" by last Sunday will be sent on. For example, a letter put in a mail box Saturday night but not postmarked until Monday should be delivered. But letters sent later with inadequate postage will be returned to the sender.

The U.S. Postal Service is a remarkable organization that processes and delivers over 40% of the total world mail volume, visiting every household and business in the United States daily. Last year, the U.S. Postal Service delivered over 200 billion pieces of mail! It has not received any U.S. tax money to cover its operating expenses since 1982.

 

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