Last week, we learned the price of a first-class US postage stamp has increased for the second time this year at 73 cents, a five-cent jump from this past January.
Quick tip, buy a bunch of “forever” stamps because they don’t change value. Well, you have to pay a higher price for a book of stamps now, but if you don’t mail a lot of stuff, which I only send one bill these days, you’ll have them, maybe forever.
I saw an article a couple of months ago that posed the question and the answer as to why there isn’t an alternative mail delivery system to the US Postal Service. You hear all the time you can’t mess with someone else’s mail or mailbox because it’s against the law and that’s true. Mail delivery in the US falls under the Private Express Statutes, a set of laws that date back to 1792. It states the USPS has the exclusive right to deliver letters in exchange for compensation. These laws are necessary to keep private couriers away from taking business on the most profitable routes which would leave the government at a net loss of profit.