Price of a Stamp -- Current Price of a First Class Stamp

50 Cents

Last Price Change: Jan 21st, 2018 more» | Previous Price of a Stamp: 49 Cents

Welcome! Price of a Stamp is a simple reference site which keeps track of the current stamp price. Bookmark it if you find it handy — it’s always kept up with the most current info from the USPS.

The price of a stamp went up by 1 cent, effective January 21st, 2018. (This was after the price of a stamp oddly, decreased by 2 cents, from 49 cents to 47 cents, in April of 2016. Then, went back up by 2 cents again in early 2017.) Of course, if you own “Forever” stamps, the value of your stamp goes up or down automatically when the rates change, so there’s not much to worry about. Now that the price has increased by two more cents, if you buy new Forever Stamps, they’ll cost 49 cents each.

Stamps work with single-piece First-Class Mail — basically, a standard letter. If you’re using a common no. 10 envelope, your mail will be eligible for letter pricing. Letters can weight up to one ounce. Technically, letters must be a rectangle. They can be up to 6-1/8 inches high by 11-1/2 inches wide; but there are minimums too: 3-1/2 inches high x 5 inches wide. If these rules aren’t met, other charges can apply, so a single stamp won’t be enough to deliver your item.

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Price dropped? Amazing! I wonder why.
TruthNow

The USPS is one of the most irritating and poorly run organizations in America. These clowns do not care in the least for customer service. Years ago, I stopped sending very many packages at Christmas because I simply did not want to deal with these jerks.
- Mr payaso
  
  Fine , use UPS OR FED X & get screwed… don’t impugn the reputation of all due to your bad experience …
  - Zarenityx
    
    Actually, honest complaints like the one above serve to inform others. If you feel that USPS’ reputation is under attack, perhaps consider why. If someone has had repeated poor encounters with an organization, they have every right to forewarn others.
    
    If the reputation of an organization is under attack than there is a reason, and it should be considered rather than addressed with the strange mommy attitude you have towards government postage.
    
    To be clear, this is coming from someone who hasn’t had the same issues with USPS, but likely simply because I live in an area that has more resources dedicated to postage and a lower density of mail to process.
    
    It’s not slander to call an organization out on their poor customer service; it’s rather a force that should drive improvements that clearly need to be made.
    - Zaphod Braden
      
      be careful —- payaso may go POSTAL.
Iheyi Nnamdi Richard

i have had issues using USPS several times, I once got a missing item, was never delivered. they seems not to care truly.