** There were New Rates in January, 2013 ***
First Class Letters (up to 6.125 x 11.5 x .25 inches)
US domestic letter postage is 46 cents for the first ounce, and 20 cents for each additional ounce, to a maximum of 3.5 ounces
First Class Large Envelopes (up to 12 x 15 x .75 inches)
US domestic postage is 92 cents for the first ounce and 20 cents for each additional ounce, to a maximum of 13 ounces.
First Class Packages (larger or bulky size)
US domestic postage is $2.07 for the first 3 ounces and increased by 17 to 20 cents for each additional ounce, to a maximum of 13 ounces.
Priority Mail and Express Mail (packages)
$5.60 and higher for letter envelopes, $5.75 and higher for larger envelopes.
There are a variety of sizes of Flat Rate boxes, and slightly higher or lower rates for mailing parcels not in a standard package.
Postcards
Flat cards up to 4.25" by 6" and less than one ounce: 33 cents
Larger or thick cards at letter rate above.
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yes, you pretty much ALWAYS need a stamp to send a letter in the mail. :)
44 cents an ounce to mail a first class letter in the USA.
Put a 42 cent stamp on it. - Stuart
Just a forever stamp to mail it in the U.S.A
47 cents as of 2016.
In 1900 the price of a stamp to mail a letter was 2 cents. In 2008 a first class postage stamp cost 42 cents.
The present cost to mail an ordinary letter in the US is 44 cents.
44 cents to mail it first class
The value of the Forever Stamp is the domestic First-Class Mail letter price in effect on the day of use.
If you mail a letter without the extra $0.02 stamp or with two $0.39 stamps it will gladly come back to you!!!
one Forever stamp