The United States Postal Service (USPS) on Wednesday filed a notice of price change with the Postal Regulatory Commission that includes a two-cent increase in the price of a first-class mail forever stamp from 58 cents to 60 cents. The proposed hike in prices comes ahead of President Joe Biden’s announcement for about $50 billion in financial relief over a decade to the USPS. The proposal would raise the prices of first-class mail, an affordable way to send envelopes and lightweight packages, by about 6.5 percent, USPS said. If the price hike goes through, the single-piece letter additional ounce price would increase to 24 cents, the metered mail one-ounce price would increase to 57 cents and the price of a postcard stamp would increase to 44 cents. A one-ounce letter mailed to other countries would increase to $1.40. Forever stamps can be used to mail a one-ounce letter regardless of …
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