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	USPS Price Increases Approved

ejoiner2

3-21-2007 9:38 PM

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The US Postal Service gets a rate increase for mail postage to 41 cents for First Class one-ounce letters. The pricing approval from the Postal Regulatory Commission also allows a new item, called a Forever Stamp as well as "shape based" pricing which reflects the additional handling costs associated with some parcel boxes and envelope sizes.

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