The cost was 32 cents at the beginning of 1999. That covered the first ounce of weight. It was raised to 33 cents on January 10th, 1999.
The cost for the first ounce of postage for most of 1999 was 33 cents. The rate was established 10 January, 1999.
33 cents
It varies from year to year for the cost of postage stamps. Right now in 2010, it cost around 44 cents for stamps..
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First ounce for First Class Postage was .29
Yes, postage stamps require that you pay for them. That is how the postal service gets its revenue so that it can do business. Postage goes up when the cost to deliver exceeds the cost taken in.
The cost was 3 cents for the first ounce.
In the US postage stamps are always valid. You do still have to have enough to cover the current postage cost. And Forever stamps are always valid for one ounce of first class mail, regardless of the actual cost.
44 cents
{| |- | First Class postage in 1995 was 32 cents for the first ounce. This rate was valid through January 1999. At that point it went up to 33 cents. |}