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It's unclear if that would take rates for first-class postage back to 46 cents in 2016 or to a level somewhere in between that takes into account future inflation.

With basic First-Class Mail, you can send postcards, letters, small envelopes and other thin documents such as invoices. You can also send thick mailers and packages weighing up to 13 ounces ...

First-class mail parcel is particularly good for shipping items that can't be folded or bent. This can include anything from a clothing or jewelry item to a fragile item like printed art.

A legitimate ballot envelope with prepaid postage won't be processed as bulk. In fact, it must be first-class mail and have a proper $.55 stamp.

The mailing does not require specially printed envelopes By printing the proper First Class Mail indicia directly on the envelope, your mailing does not have to go through the mailing machine and can ...

WASHINGTON - It'll cost Americans an extra 2 cents to mail a letter starting Monday. The price of a first-class stamp will climb to 44 cents. It's the third year in a row that rates have gone up ...