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2. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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   History of United States postage rates. The system for mail delivery in the United States has developed with the nation. Rates were based on the distance between sender and receiver in the nation's early years. In the middle of the 19th century, rates stabilized at one price regardless of distance.

3. Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863 - Who we are - ...

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   Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863. 1 Beginning September 14, 1975, additional ounces were charged a lower rate; the prices listed in this table are for the first ounce. Since July 15, 1979, a surcharge has been added for non-standard envelope sizes.

4. Stamps price history by year as USPS postal cost goes up again

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   According to USPS data, the service increased the price of a First-Class stamp (for 1 ounce of mail) 17 times during the entire 20th century. But since the beginning of the 21st century, the...

5. U.S. Domestic Letter Rates | National Postal Museum

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   Under 300 miles, per 1/2 oz. Over 300 miles, per 1/2 oz. Drop letters. 5 cents. 10 cents. 2 cents. 5 cents. 10 cents. 1847.

6. Postage rates and historical statistics - Who we are - ...

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   The Statistical Abstract, published from 1878 to 2012, offers expanded coverage of the Postal Service beginning in 1909. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' CPI inflation calculator calculates the current values of past prices back to 1913. You can compare values back to 1774 at www.measuringworth.com.

7. Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863 - About.usps.com

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   Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863. 1 Beginning September 14, 1975, additional ounces were charged a lower rate; the prices listed in this table are for the first ounce. Since July 15, 1979, a surcharge has been added for non-standard envelope sizes.

8. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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   Postal service in the United States began with the delivery of stampless letters whose cost was borne by the receiving person, later encompassed pre-paid letters carried by private mail carriers and provisional post offices, and culminated in a system of universal prepayment that required all letters to bear nationally issued adhesive postage st...

9. U.S. Postage Rates History, U.S. Postal Rates History

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   U.S. Postage Rates and History. Click on each topic below to see a chart with applicable postage rates and fees. Listed are fees commonly charged retail customers at the post office with an emphasis on rates for which stamps were issued.

10. Cost of a first class U.S. postage stamp - Johnston's Archive

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    Cost of a first class U.S. postage stamp. * Postal rates as of July 1, base rate for first 1/2-ounce or first ounce; CPI annual averages. Sources:

11. History of United States postage rates - Wikiwand

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    The United States issued its first postage stamps in 1847. Before that time, the letters' rates, dates, and origins were written by hand or sometimes in combination with a handstamp device. [1]