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On September 25, 2013, the USPS announced a 3-cent increase in the First Class postal rate, effective January 26, 2014, increasing the price of a stamp to 49 cents. Bulk mail, periodicals, and package service rates were also increased by 6 percent.
On January 10, 1999, the Postal Service increased the price of stamped cards (formerly called "postal cards") to one penny more than the postage rate in order to pay for the paper and printing of the card.
From November 2, 1917, to June 30, 1919, the rate for postcards and postal cards was 2 cents. The 2-cent rate continued from January 1, 1952 to August 1, 1958, when the rate was raised to 3-cents. Thereafter the domestic surface rate changes were: Current mailing & shipping prices on USPS.com.
See the Postal Service's Domestic Rate History and Special Services Fee History on the Postal Regulatory Commission's Web site for rates for all categories of mail and services since 1970.
Postage Rate History for Postcards. The chart below shows the postcard postage rate changes. U.S.P.S. Postcard Postage Rates History. The Chicago Postcard Museum is a privately endowed, independent organization devoted to collecting and presenting Chicago history through picture postcard imagery and correspondence.
For more details on domestic postage rates from 1792 to 1863, please refer to this chart developed by the historian of the U.S. Postal Service. Click on each topic below to see a chart with applicable postage rates and fees.
Postal Card and Postcard Postage Rates for the United States (Up to 1952) Keywords U.S. POST CARD RATES: 1898 1¢, 1917 2¢, 1919 1¢, 1925 2¢, 1928 1¢, 1952 2¢ -- Reference: "POD Publication 15, United States Domestic Postage Rates, 1789-1956," a publication of the Post Office Dept., Washington, DC
