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  2. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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    Postal rates to 1847. Initial United States postage rates were set by Congress as part of the Postal Service Act signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792. The postal rate varied according to "distance zone", the distance a letter was to be carried from the post office where it entered the mail to its final destination.

  3. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    Benjamin Franklin — George Washington The First U.S. Postage Stamps, issued 1847. The first stamp issues were authorized by an act of Congress and approved on March 3, 1847.[ 20] The earliest known use of the Franklin 5¢ is July 7, 1847, while the earliest known use of the Washington 10¢ is July 2, 1847.

  4. United States Postal Service - Wikipedia

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    The full eagle logo, used in various versions from 1970 to 1993. The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas, and its associated states.

  5. Flats (USPS) - Wikipedia

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    To fit the definition a flat must: Have one dimension that is greater than 6-1/8 inches high OR 11-½ inches long (the side parallel to the address as read) OR ¼ inch thick. Be no more than 12 inches high x 15 inches long x ¾ inch thick. Weigh no more than 13 ounces. Furthermore, the item must be somewhat bendable: see the USPS Domestic Mail ...

  6. US Postal Service hikes stamp prices again. Here’s ... - AOL

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    Effective Sunday, the U.S. Postal Service’s first-class mail “forever” stamps — commonly used to mail domestic letters — increased to 60 cents from 58 cents.

  7. U.S. Postal Service to Hike Rates in April - AOL

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    The postal service said the cost of a stamp for a basic letter. The U.S. Postal Service announced plans to hike postage rates on several different types of mail in April, but the cost of sending ...

  8. Postage stamps and postal history of the Confederate States

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    The first Confederate Postage stamps were issued and placed in circulation on October 16, 1861, five months after postal service between the North and South had been suspended. [ 9] The first postage stamp issued by the Confederate States (1861) was a 5¢ green depicting Jefferson Davis.

  9. Stamp prices are going up starting Sunday - AOL

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    The US Postal Service will increase prices on first-class mail stamps to 66 cents from 63 cents. The change goes into effect Sunday, raising the cost of mailing a first-class letter by about 5.4%.

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