{"id":88137,"date":"2026-07-07T18:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/usps-to-raise-the-price-of-a-forever-stamp-to-82-cents-on-sunday-heres-what-to-know\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T18:26:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:26:02","slug":"usps-to-raise-the-price-of-a-forever-stamp-to-82-cents-on-sunday-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/usps-to-raise-the-price-of-a-forever-stamp-to-82-cents-on-sunday-heres-what-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS to raise the price of a Forever stamp to 82 cents on Sunday. Here&#8217;s what to know."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The U.S. Postal Service on Sunday will raise the price of a first-class Forever stamp from 78 cents to 82 cents, the latest in a series of increases aimed at stemming the agency&#8217;s mounting financial losses.<\/p>\n<p>The USPS\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.usps.com\/newsroom\/national-releases\/2026\/0409-usps-recommends-new-prices-for-july.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a>\u00a0the increase in April, saying the higher price was intended to bolster its finances. Over the past five years, the agency has raised the price of a first-class stamp six times, increasing the cost 34% from 58 cents in 2021 to 78 cents before the hike set to kick in on July 12.<\/p>\n<p>The USPS has struggled for years with high costs and shrinking mail volumes, culminating in a $9 billion loss in its fiscal 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Regulatory Commission, the federal agency that oversees the USPS, <a href=\"https:\/\/prc.arkcase.com\/api\/prc-dockets\/filing\/downloadFile?fileId=254130&amp;inline=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approved <\/a>the rate hike in May. However, it flagged concerns with the postal agency&#8217;s financial situation, its delivery performance and shrinking mail volumes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>How much are stamp prices increasing?<\/h2>\n<p>Forever stamps will increase in price on Sunday to 82 cents each, up from their current 78 cents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other postage products are also set to see price hikes on Sunday:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Domestic postcards will cost 65 cents, up from 61 cents<\/li>\n<li>International postcards and letters will run $1.75, up from $1.70<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why is the Postal Service raising prices?<\/h2>\n<p>The USPS has pointed to its financial losses as the impetus for the latest postage rate hike.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to a May <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prc.gov\/press-releases\/prc-releases-report-analyzing-usps-financial-condition-postal-service-has-not-had\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">analysis<\/a> of the USPS&#8217;s finances by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the agency&#8217;s operating expenses are rising faster than its revenue. For fiscal year 2025, USPS costs rose by $1.8 billion, while revenue increased by only $1 billion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, U.S. mail volume fell 3.7% during the last fiscal year, the report said. It added that USPS prices increased by about 15% between July 2024 and the end of FY 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have recently criticized the USPS for delayed mail deliveries. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, said in June that he was launching an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawley.senate.gov\/hawley-launches-investigation-into-failures-at-us-postal-service-after-postmaster-general-refused-to-forego-bonuses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investigation<\/a> into &#8220;ongoing mail service failures plaguing Missouri.&#8221; In November, Rep. Veronica Escobar, a Democrat from Texas, also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/escobar.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flagged<\/a> delivery delays in the El Paso, Texas, area.<\/p>\n<h2>Are stamp prices likely to keep rising?<\/h2>\n<p>USPS officials have signaled that additional price increases are likely. Postmaster General David Steiner said in March that first-class stamps should be raised to between 90 cents and 95 cents to help stabilize the USPS financially.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As you all know, there are only three things that any company can do to improve financial performance \u2014 sell more products, raise prices or cut costs,&#8221; Steiner said in congressional\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Steiner-Written-Testimony.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testimony<\/a>. &#8220;On the pricing side, we need to look for higher prices on both our package and mail products.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Steiner also told the House panel that the USPS was at risk of running out of cash in 12 months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But raising the price of first-class stamps to as high as 95 cents &#8220;would largely solve our controllable loss,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<h2>Will older Forever stamps still work after the latest price hike?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, any lower-cost Forever stamps purchased before July 12 will continue to work after that date. The USPS <a href=\"https:\/\/faq.usps.com\/s\/article\/Postage-Stamps-The-Basics#foreverstamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">notes<\/a> that Forever stamps are non-denominated &#8220;to save customers time and money, especially when first-class mail prices change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the agency, &#8220;The Forever Stamp always represents the current price of a one (1) ounce First-Class Mail postage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<p class=\"content__meta--editors\">\n      Edited by<\/p>\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/alain-sherter\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Alain  Sherter<\/a>\n                      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n        <\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/usps-forever-stamp-price-increase-july-2026\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Postal Service on Sunday will raise the price of a first-class Forever stamp from 78 cents to 82<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":88138,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[6969],"class_list":["post-88137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us","tag-united-states-postal-service"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>USPS to raise the price of a Forever stamp to 82 cents on Sunday. 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