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Post office prices increasing beginning today

By Patrick Damp

January 22, 2023 / 10:23 AM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

Cost of mail going up starting Sunday

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - If you're heading to the post office this week, be ready to pay a little bit more.

The cost of stamps is going up and as of today, a first-class forever stamp will cost 63 cents, up three cents.

One ounce of metered mail will be up to 60 cents, an increase from 57 cents.

Also, sending a domestic postcard will cost 48 cents now, which is a four-cent increase.

The Postal Service has said the increase is due to inflation.

U.S. Postal Service

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.