44 cents is the going rate for an ordinary first class stamp.
That is the purpose of the Forever Stamps. They always equal the first class cost. It does not matter what you pay for them.
As of Jan. '09 - in Canada - $0.54, to USA - $0.98, for international - $1.65.
The postage rate varies for each country. In the US, the rate for a second ounce is much less then for the first. You could expect to mail at least 3 ounces for two First Class stamps.
The First Class Postage stamp was 44 cents on 1 January 2012 and increased to 45 cents on 22 January 2012.
$0.61 (as of July 2010)
One first class postage.
Enough stamps to equal first class postage of 49 cents, or a Forever stamp. It will also have an address.
Regular first class international postage from USPS is $0.98.
First Class Postage is 44 cents for the first ounce.
First ounce for First Class Postage was .29
There is only one Forever Stamp, it pictures the US Liberty Bell and says First Class Postage. It is good only for the first ounce of a letter, anything more in weight requires additional postage. There are many other non-denominated stamps that may say First Class Postage, but they are not Forever Stamps, they were created for a specific rate. These stamps are still valid for that amount of postage, but they must be supplemented to make the full rate necessary.
In the US for a first class mail letter (1 oz.) it is .44¢
{| |- | First Class stamps are used to send a normal letter of one ounce through the mail. In most cases a regular stamp is considered the first class stamp rate. Most commemorative stamps are to meet the First Class Postage rate. |}
It reqires 49 cents in postage to send a first class letter within the U.S.
To send a letter to France from the United States, you would need to use three first class stamps. You could save about 32 cents by letting the post office apply the postage.
Maybe, depending on where you are and when "last year" was. The US postal service began a few years ago issuing "forever" stamps that are first-class postage "forever" ... that is, they can be used to mail a first-class letter even if the cost of first-class postage goes up. These will say "forever" on them, and will not have a denomination other than that. They're priced at whatever the current first-class postage rate is. If a stamp does have a denomination on it, that's the value of the stamp. If that's insufficient for current postage rates, you will need to add stamps to make up the difference.
All you need is ONE first class postage stamp. Provided that it's only a letter.