The postage stamp increase is the second this year after the United States Postal Service raised the price from 66 to 68 cents in January and recorded a net loss of $1.5 billion earlier this year.

The largest price jumps, all totaling 5 cents, have been the last two and the January 2019 increase. If the next four price ...

The current price of 68 cents for a first-class postage stamp and forever stamps reflects a 5 cent price increase made on July 9, 2023, after the Postal Service raised the price by 3 cents on Jan ...

The Postal Service contends, as it did last year when it enacted a similar increase, that it’s needed to achieve financial stability. A first-class stamp would go up a nickel, to 78 cents.

Forever stamps get a 5-cent increase from 68 cents to 73 cents when the price increase goes into effect on Sunday. When Forever stamps were introduced in 2007, they cost 41 cents each.

The U.S. Postal Service is marking its upcoming 250th anniversary with the release of new commemorative stamps.