Going up
10 percent stamp increase hits this month
January 17, 2019
This month's jump in price for postage stamps will be larger than any Postmistress Pam Craig has seen before in her 31-year career. Prior to the January 27 increase of 5 cents for a first class letter stamp, Craig is encouraging the community to purchase forever stamps at the current price.
"I've ordered a lot – and I can order more," she smiles. "They're good forever for the price of a one-ounce letter. So if you buy them up to the day before the rate goes up, you could save 5 cents for the rest of the year – or two years, or three years, or however long you want to do it."
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