New rates can be found at the USPS Web site at http://www.usps.com/news/2001rate.pdf. (This is a PDF file - you must have Acrobat reader on your computer.)
S. DOMESTIC POSTCARDS AND LETTERS - New Rates
Card Rate (post card): 20 cents
Letters: Up to first ounce: 34 cents
Each additional ounce: 21 cents
S. DOMESTIC PRIORITY MAIL - New Rates
Postage up to:
1 pound: 3.50
2 pounds: $3.95
3 pounds $5.15
4 pounds: $6.35
5 pounds: $7.55
Packages that are 6 pounds or more will vary in price according to zone. To see which zones are local to you, go to http://postcalc.usps.gov/Zonecharts/
Delivery confirmation for Priority Mail: 40 cents
Insured Mail: $1.10 for coverage up to $50, $2 for coverage from $50.01 to $100, $1.00 extra for every $100 in coverage thereafter.
Interestingly, the Postal Rate Commission allowed the USPS to keep the additional ounce rate at 22 cents, but the USPS chose to lower it to 21 cents. That means a letter weighing over 1 ounce up to 2 ounces will remain 55 cents, and every ounce after that will be cheaper! For example, a letter up to 3 ounces is 76 cents instead of 77 cents! I have no idea why the USPS decided to do this, but I won't complain.
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