Rate Commission Approves 2-Cent Postage Rate Increase

A 2-cent rate increase for a postage stamp was approved Tuesday by the Postal Rate Commission, AP reports (via Editor & Publisher). Under the recommendation, the cost of a first-class stamp will go from 37 cents to 39 cents and the postcard rate will rise a penny to 24 cents. Presorted advertising mail of 2 ounces will go up 1.1 cents to 21.4 cents.