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The cost of a post card was 3 cents in 1960. It want up to 4 cents in 1963. Prior to that the 2 cent rate was in effect from 1952.
The cost of a post card was 15 cents in 1990. It want up to 19 cents in 1991. Prior to that the 15 cent rate was in effect for 3 years.
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A first class stamp in 1951 was 3 cents. A postcard cost a penny. It went up to 4 cents in August of 1958.
First class postage was 3 cents for up to one ounce in 1941.
It will cost approximately 98 cents to send a postcard to France from the US. However, the postcard will take about 3-4 weeks to actually arrive to its France destination.
Postage in 1900 was was 2 cents for a First Class letter in the US. It went up to 3 cents during World War 1 and back down after the war. A postcard could be mailed for 1 cent.
The cost of a post card was 4 cents in 1965. It want up to 5 cents in 1968. Prior to that the 3 cent rate was in effect for 5 years.
The most common use of the domestic 3 cent postcard started in 1958 with the Statue of Liberty issue. It is violet on buff. In 1926, a William McKinley 3 cent postal card was issued for the Universal Postal Union. In 2010, postal cards cost 28 cents and are a very effective low cost way to communicate by mail.
The cost of a post card was 19 cents in 1993. It want up to 20 cents in 1995. Prior to that the 15 cent rate was in effect for 3 years.
On Sunday, Jan. 26, the cost to mail a first-class single-piece letter jumped from 46 cents to 49 cents. The U.S. Post Office's 3-cent increase is the largest hike for consumer postage in more than a decade. The cost of mailing a postcard will also go up to 34 cents, a 1-cent increase
Domestic Letter Rate: 3¢ per oz · Postcard Rate:1¢ Air Mail Rate: Jan. 1 - Mar. 25: 6¢ per oz. · Mar. 25 - Dec. 31: 8¢ per ozFirst Class Mail was three cents.