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Forever stamps are about to get more expensive — again

Jun 4, 2024
The price of a first-class Forever stamp is set to rise from 68 cents to 73 cents on July 14. But some question what they get for the price.
A Forever stamp will cost 73 cents starting July 14.
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The guarantees of a forever stamp investment not so forever anymore

Mar 25, 2016
The price of a forever stamp is going to drop from 49 cents to 47 cents.
"Forever" first-class stamps.
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Wilt Chamberlain postage stamp signals a shift

Dec 5, 2014
Pro basketball player joins a list of recent postal honorees who don't have squeaky-clean pasts.

If you bought Forever Stamps forever ago, you're getting a good return

Jan 29, 2014
The USPS raised the price of stamps by 3 cents last Sunday.

Stamp prices tick up ... again

Dec 24, 2013
Regulators said first-class postage stamp prices will increase $0.03 next year.

Coins and stamps now more profitable than art and wine

Sep 23, 2013
New trends in luxury investing. But while collecting rare collectibles may be fun, don't give up on stocks and bonds -- these 'passion investments' don't add too much heft to your portfolio.

For public good, not for profit.

Price of a 'forever' stamp is going up

Jan 25, 2013
The Postal Service is raising all rates an average of about 4 percent, but that's not enough to wipe out its losses.

Stamp prices to cost a cent more

Jan 20, 2012
The conventional wisdom is that stamp prices go up faster than the rise in inflation, but over the long haul, that may not be the case.

Snail mail gets interactive

Sep 7, 2010
British stamp enthusiasts should be lining up with their smart phones at Royal Mail post offices by now. The nearly 500-year-old Royal Mail is the...