What was the cost of a stamp in 1980?

Answer 1

US postage rate increases -- for ordinary first class letters

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June, 1932 up to 3 cents from 2 cents.

July, 1958 up to 4 cents

Jan , 1963 up to 5 cents

July, 1968 up to 6 cents

May, 1971 up to 8 cents

June, 1974 up to 10 cents

June, 1976 up to 13 cents

June, 1978 up to 15 cents

May , 1981 up to 18 cents

Nov , 1981 up to 20 cents

Feb , 1985 up to 22 cents << so 20 cents at the start of the year, 22 cents thereafter.

June, 1988 up to 25 cents

June, 1991 up to 29 cents

Jan , 1995 up to 32 cents

June, 1999 up to 33 cents

Jan , 2001 up to 34 cents

June, 2002 up to 37 cents

Jan , 2006 up to 39 cents

May , 2007 up to 41 cents

May , 2008 up to 42 cents

May , 2009 up to 44 cents

Answer 2

Hate to give you a vague answer, but, it depends upon which country, the condition of the stamp, which stamp it is (more than one stamp was issued in 1982), if it's new or used.

Some stamps are worth a bit of money, most aren't worth more than .50 cents.

Answer 3

The price for the first ounce of first class mail in the US went to 20 cents in November of 1981 and remained at that rate until February 1985.

Answer 4

The US domestic rate for an ordinary 1st-class letter was 20 cents in 1984.

Answer 5

The price of a First Class Stamp in 1980 was 15 cents. It was good for one ounce of First Class Postage. It went up from 13 cents in 1978.