How much does it cost to mail a first-class letter to Canada or Mexico?
A 1-ounce letter to Mexico or Canada costs 72 cents, up 3 cents. It will cost you 94 cents to all other countries, up 4 cents. And for visitors who want to send a postcard home? It’ll cost you 27 cents, up a penny, inside the United States. What are forever stamps? Will they still be sold? Forever stamps feature the Liberty Bell but no denomination. They can be used indefinitely, so you can continue to use those forever stamps you purchased at 41 cents. Introduced last year, they have been a hit, with more than 6-billion sold — $267.7-million worth in March alone. Starting today, of course, forever stamps will cost 42 cents. But if you find these annual hikes a nuisance, they’re a good option. Why the increase? Consider that the use of traditional “snail mail” has declined. Plummeting new-home sales mean vacant houses with empty mailboxes. Those mail offers of easy credit have dropped. Online bill payments may be good for the trees, but they have reduced first-class mailings. Proposed
