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
June, 1988 up to 25 cents << 25 cents in 1990.
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
Depends on when during 1999, but for most of the year US First Class postage was 33 cents. The postage rate went from 32 to 33 cents on the 10th of January of 1999. It went to 34 cents in January of 2001.
The postage required to send a standard 1 oz letter in 1990 was .25
How much did a postage stamp cost in 1989?
Cost of a postage stamp was dependent on the face value of the stamp and the country. The most common rate for a stamp is for First Class Mail. In 1989 it was 25 cents for the first ounce.
US first class postage in 1991 was 25 cents until February 3, 1991 when it jumped to 29 cents.
It cost 29 cents for a first class stamp in 1991.
Ordinary stamps sold for 25 cents in 1990.
25 cents in the U.S.
The price of a First Class Stamp in 1990 was 25 cents. It was good for one ounce of First Class Postage. It went up from 22 cents in April of 1988.
In 1990 the first class stamp was 25 cents. For a postcard it was 15 cents.
{| |- | First Class postage in 1990 was 25 cents for the first ounce. This rate was valid through February 1991. At that point it went up to 29 cents. |}
You can still use the stamp. However, you need to add additional value to the stamp with smaller values to equal the 44 cent cost of mailing a letter.
In the year 1997 in the United States, First Class postage was 32 cents. It stayed at that price until it went to 33 cents on January 10th of 1990. That covered the first ounce of postage.
Cost of a postage stamp was dependent on the face value of the stamp. The most common rate stamp is for First Class Mail. In the United States 1977 that was 13 cents for the first ounce.
The first ounce of postage in 1990 was 25 cents. The rate was set on April 3, 1988.
In the year 2000 in the United States, First Class postage was 33 cents. That covered the first ounce of postage. It went up to 34 cents in January of 2001.
In 1990 a first class stamp was 33 cents. A post card would have been 20 cents.
25 cents
The postage rate for a standard item of mail within Australia changed from $0.41 to $0.43 AUD in 1990.
The cost of a post card stamp in 1990 was 15 cents. For first class it was 25 cents. It stayed at that rate until February if 1991 when postcards went to 19 cents.