The United States Postal Service has long helped make the holiday season more festive with beautiful collections of seasonal postage stamps. Digi Dog did a little digging and discovered that the USPS first began issuing Christmas Stamps in 1962. The initial print run of 350 million, 2-color (red & green) stamps, quickly sold out. The Read more…
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Effective January 22, 2017, the United States Postal Service will be implementing new prices, including a two cent increase in the First-Class Mail Forever stamp price. This is the first stamp price increase since January 2014. The First-Class Mail price changes are as follows: Letters (1oz) Current: 47 cents; New 49 cents Letters (over 1oz) Read more…
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You only have 3–5 seconds to get recipients to open your mail (the Open NOW Rate of physical mail), which is why an envelope’s top job is to get itself opened. The outer envelope is typically the last piece of a direct mail package to be designed; yet the first piece your audience will see. Read more…
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For the first time in nearly 100 years, the price of stamps is going down. Effective on April 10th of this year, stamps will drop from their current price of 49 cents to 47 cents, in addition to the other Market Dominate services (First Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, Standard Package Services [Bound Printed Matter/Media Read more…
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Following an announcement that the United States Postal Service made on its website several months ago, prices for many of its services have increased. As of January 17, 2016, USPS increased its shipping rates by an overall average of 9.5%. While this increase does not impact letters, First-Class flats, Forever Stamps, or cards, it does impact Read more…
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Children have been carefully writing their letters to Santa Claus around this time of year for as long as most of us can remember. Often explaining how they’ve been more nice than naughty and outlining what they would like for Christmas, writing letters to Santa has become a household tradition for many families. This year, Read more…
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No Increase in Forever Stamp Prices or Other Mailing Product Prices No Increase in Shipping Prices Until After the Holiday Season Today the United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of proposed price changes for its Shipping Services products to take effect next year, following the conclusion of the holiday Read more…
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The U.S. Postal Service commemorated the U.S. Coast Guard on its 225th anniversary today by dedicating a Forever Stamp to honor its role in protecting the security of the nation and advancing vital maritime interests. The stamp shows two icons of the Coast Guard: the cutter Eagle, a three-masted sailing ship known as “America’s Tall Ship,” and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, the Read more…