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Basic
US Letter Rates
(Copied with
permission from the Scott Specialized Catalogue of US Stamps)
A
price list of all
rates is available.
Effective
Date |
Prepaid |
| Unless
otherwise indicated rates are for all parts of United States,
1st oz. |
| 2009,
May 11 |
44
cents |
| 2008,
May 12 |
42
cents |
| 2007,
May 14 |
41
cents |
| 2006,
January 8 |
39
cents |
| 2002,
July 1 |
37
cents |
| 2001,
January 7 |
34
cents |
| 1999,
January 10 |
33
cents |
| 1995,
January 1 |
32
cents |
| 1991,
February 3 |
29
cents |
| 1988,
April 3 |
25
cents |
| 1985,
February 17 |
22
cents |
| 1981,
November 1 |
20
cents |
| 1981,
March 22 |
18
cents |
| 1978,
May 29 |
15
cents |
| 1975,
December 31 |
13
cents |
| 1974,
March 2 |
10
cents |
| 1971,
May 16 |
8
cents |
| 1968,
January 7 |
6
cents |
| 1963,
January 7 |
5
cents |
| 1958,
August 1 |
4
cents |
| 1932,
July 6 -- Rise
due to depression |
3
cents |
| 1919,
July 1 --
Restoration of pre-war rate |
2
cents |
| 1896,
October 1 -- Rural
Free Delivery started |
|
| 1917,
November 2 -- War
emergency |
3
cents |
|
| 1885,
July 1 -- Weight
increased to 1 oz. |
|
| All
parts of United States, per 1 oz. |
2
cents |
|
| 1883,
October 1 -- Letter
rate reduced one-third |
|
| All
parts of United States, per ½ oz. |
2
cents |
|
| 1863,
July 1 -- Distance
differential eliminated |
|
| All
parts of United States, per ½ oz. |
3
cents |
|
| 1855,
April 1 -- Prepayment
made compulsory |
|
| Not
over 3,000 miles, per ½ oz. |
3
cents |
| Over
3,000 miles, per ½ oz. |
10
cents |
| Drop
letters |
1
cent |
|
| 1852,
September 30 -- Unsealed
circulars |
|
| 3
oz. or less anywhere in U.S. |
1
cent |
| Each
additional ounce |
1
cent |
| (Double
charge if collect) |
|
|
| 1851,
July 1 -- Elimination
of rates of 1847-1848 |
|
| Up
to 3,000 miles, per ½ oz. |
3
cents |
| Over
3,000 miles, per ½ oz. |
6
cents |
| Drop
Letters |
1
cent |
| Unsealed
Circular |
|
| 1
oz. or less up to 500 miles |
1
cent |
| Over
500 miles to 1,500 miles |
2
cents |
| Over
1,500 miles to 2,500 miles |
3
cents |
| Over
2,500 miles to 3,500 miles |
4
cents |
| Over
3,500 miles |
5
cents |
|
| 1847,
July 1 -- Unsealed
circulars |
|
| 1
oz. or less |
3
cents |
|
| 1847
- 1848 |
|
| East,
to or from Havana (Cuba) per ½ oz |
12½
cents |
| East,
to or from Chagres (Panama) per ½ oz |
20
cents |
| East,
to or from Panama, across Isthmus, per ½ oz |
30
cents |
| To
or from Astoria (Ore.) or Pacific Coast, per ½ oz |
40
cents |
| Along
Pacific Coast, per ½ oz |
12½
cents |
|
| 1845,
July 1 |
|
| Under
300 miles, per ½ oz |
5
cents |
| Over
300 miles, per ½ oz |
10
cents |
| Drop
letters |
2
cents |
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