On January 26, the U.S. Postal Service will institute changes in mail service pricing, including a 3-cent increase on stamps from $0.46 to $0.49 for First Class letters (1 oz.), as well as a 1-cent increase on each additional ounce from $0.20 to $0.21.
Postcard rates will increase by 1 cent to $0.34 from $0.33, while the USPS is introducing a new First Class letter rate for metered mail of $0.48, 1 cent below the retail rate for First Class letters. Other changes include an increase in First Class Flats from $0.92 to $0.98. Priority Mail Express rates will increase to a base price of $16.95. There will also be a 5 percent increase in First Class Package Service during 2014.