Friday, December 28, 2018

USPS - RATES FOR DOMESTIC LETTERS SINCE 1863


Effective Date
Postage in cents per ½ ounce
July 1, 1863
3
October 1, 1883
2
Postage in cents
 per ounce*
July 1, 1885
2
November 2, 1917
3
July 1, 1919
2
July 6, 1932
3
August 1, 1958
4
January 7, 1963
5
January 7, 1968
6
May 16, 1971
8
March 2, 1974
10
December 31, 1975
13
May 29, 1978
15
March 22, 1981
18
November 1, 1981
20
February 17, 1985
22
April 3, 1988
25
February 3, 1991
29
January 1, 1995
32
January 10, 1999
33
January 7, 2001
34
June 30, 2002
37
January 8, 2006
39
May 14, 2007
41
May 12, 2008
42
May 11, 2009
44
January 22, 2012
45
January 27, 2013
46
January 26, 2014
49
April 10, 2016
47
January 22, 2017
49
January 21, 2018
50
*Beginning September 14, 1975, additional ounces were charged at 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.

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