Currently, the cost of a first-class United States Postal Service stamp is 46 cents. The forever stamps that the post office sells will always remain enough to send mail, even if the price of stamps goes up.
The First Class Postage is currently 45 cents.
Current price for a first -class stamp is 45 cents, as of 10/4/12.
45 cents, effective January, 2012
42 cents for regular first class stamps.
42 cents a piece
39 cents
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well to a collecter on a good day $2000
Postage rates vary according to what service you want (Overnight, two-day, first class, etc.). If you're just using stamps, a First Class stamp is 49 cents. Standard shipping for non-weighed items to Hawaii is no more expensive than anywhere else in the US.
Dreams often include events of your day as the subconsious processes what you have seen heard or done. Did you perhaps encounter a situation the previous day involving postage stamps? If not then I'd have to say that they needed to mail something.
There is no such thing as a first edition stamp. First Day of Issue are stamps canceled on the first day that a stamp is available for sale to the public. Older stamps, over 70 years or so, on first day covers have good value. Most current ones can be purchased for about a $1.
This company produces a variety of products. Their first-day covers are real enough. I think they make gold or gold-plated replicas of certain stamps, which of course, are not real postage stamps. They offer some stamp and coin combinations that contain real US stamps and coins. I think they all sell at a discount of the secondary market.
US Postage stamps from the last 50 or so years are pretty much worth their face value. In large quantities, dealers will buy them for 80 cents on the dollar. You would be better off using them for postage, unless your really need cash. The US has not devalued their stamps since the Civil War, so any stamp issued can be used for postage. Stamped evelopes are sllightly rarer than postage stamps, but not as many people collect them. They are referred to as "Back of the Book" items as they are listed in the catalogs behind the normal postage stamps. Selling or buying a single stamp is usually not worth the effort to a dealer unless they are of high value. They can make their profits on buying in bulk and selling them in smaller lots. Older stamps may be worth a bit more. High value stamps, the half dollar and up values, are rarer and worth more. To maximize your profits in stamps, you need to fully identify the stamp, including knowing the catalog number, perferations, watermarks, condition and other factors. If you look it up in the catalog there is a price listed. That price is what a buyer should expect to pay a dealer for the stamp. If you are selling, you should consider yourself lucky if you get half that amount. Look for special markings. Stamps on envelopes can be worth more, particularly with picture cancellations, First Day Cancellations and special locations. Find a philatelist and ask for more information!
Postage stamps are released on a specific day, called the First Day of Issue. Stamps cancelled on this date are the earliest usages possible. While special cancellations on special envelopes (cachets) are commonly available for stamps issued in the last seventy or so years, earlier stamps are much harder to find.
$1.50 (Scott Specialized Catalog of US Stamps 2011, page 405(First Day Covers))
In most cases, mint stamps, those that have not been used, are worth more. In a few cases, used stamps are more valuable. Modern used stamps are typically worth very little, but there are exceptions and the most valuable stamps in the world are used.
A first class 1 ounce letter from Florida to the Bahamas is .94 The USPS website will help answer any other postage questions. Have a great day!
Absolutely, or else there would no market for rare old mint (unused) stamps. Also, convenience stores, groceries, concierges and others sell current US postage for over the face value as a service to patrons and to make a little money for their efforts.
The first stamps valid for postage throughout India were placed on sale in October, 1854 with four values: 1/2 anna, 1 anna, 2 annas, and 4 annas