Don’t look now, but the price of stamps are going up at 12:01am on Sunday, July 12.
Historical Trend
First class postage rates for a one-ounce letter stayed at 2¢ from July 1, 1885, to July 6, 1932, except for a brief “Wartime Emergency Rate” hike to 3¢ between November 2, 1917, and July 1, 1919.
The price of first class postage hit 10¢ for the first time on March 2, 1974. In January, 1991, the rate …
