Postal Letter

when do new postal rates go into effect?

Public Comments

1. On May 2, 2006, the Postal Service Board of Governors approved filing an omnibus rate case with the Postal Rate Commission to adjust postage rates in spring 2007 to cover increasing operational costs. Our proposal calls for a 3-cent increase in the price of a First-Class stamp and a new "forever stamp" that would be good for any future 1-ounce single-piece First-Class Mail letter, no matter how prices may change beyond 2007.
2. The new postal rates will take effect in May 2007 http://www.dmnews.com/cms/dm-news/direct-mail/38249.html "The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors approved a fiscal year 2007 plan that assumes slower growth in the U.S. economy and postage price increases in May. "