In case you didn’t hear, the price of postage is going DOWN! On Monday, it will cost LESS to mail a letter than it does today! Really! For the first time in 97 years, the cost of postage is going down. Effective this Sunday, the cost to mail a first class letter will go from 49 cents to 47 cents.

Here’s the cost breakdown of the new postal rates:

First-Class Mail
LETTERS		FLATS		PARCELS
Weight Not Over (ounces)		Weight Not Over (ounces)		Weight Not Over (ounces)
1	0.47	1	0.94	1	2.45
2	0.68	2	1.15	2	2.45
3	0.89	3	1.36	3	2.45
3.5	1.10	–	–	–	–
		4	1.57	4	2.64
LETTERS – Metered		5	1.78	5	2.83
1	0.465	6	1.99	6	3.02
2	0.675	7	2.20	7	3.21
3	0.885	8	2.41	8	3.40
3.5	1.095	9	2.62	9	3.59
		10	2.83	10	3.78
		11	3.04	11	3.97
		12	3.25	12	4.16
		13	3.46	13	4.35
Postcard	0.34

Single-Piece Additional Ounce Rate (Letters/Flats)						0.21
Nonmachinable Surcharge (Letters Only)						0.21
Single-Piece Additional Ounce Rate after 3 oz (Parcels)						0.19