On Sunday, the cost of a stamp is going up for the second time this year, jumping 5 cents for first class postage to 73 cents. You probably didn’t notice. And truthfully, you may not care.

First-class stamp prices could increase by 5 cents in July under a new United States Postal Service proposal announced Wednesday. Why it matters: The proposed rate is the first of five planned ...

Starting April 1, USPS will deliver 75% of first-class mail at the same rate, 14% at a faster standard and 11% at a slower rate, Newsweek reported. All mail will stay within the delivery standard ...

The U.S. Postal Service has asked for permission to increase the cost of mailing a first-class letter and other products. The rate increases, about 7.4%, could take effect in July.

In 1974, the price to mail a first-class letter went up to 10 cents. By 1981, less than a decade later, it doubled. In 1988, it jumped a quarter, and in 2018, it had doubled again to 50 cents.

A stamp is shown on an envelope Friday, May 28, 2021, in Washington. The U.S. Postal Service is raising rates on first class stamps from 55 cents to 58 as part of a host of price hikes and service ...