--- title: Stamp Prices Are About to Go up (Again) description: Stamp prices are going up on July 14, 2024, according to a USPS plan. It's the sixth stamp price hike in the last three years. authors: - name: Pete Grieve role: Lead News Reporter url: https://money.com/author/pete-grieve/ bio: Pete Grieve is a personal finance reporter at Money who frequently writes about news and trends related to car buying, auto insurance and gas prices. education: University of Chicago, BA Political Science at_money_since: 2022 articles: 603 covers: - Personal Finance - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes social: - https://twitter.com/pete_grieve - https://linkedin.com/in/pete-grieve-b5aa02138 - https://www.facebook.com/petegrieve4 editors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Personal Finance - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2024-07-08T19:39:24.000Z' modified: '2024-07-08T19:45:39.000Z' section: Personal Finance tags: - News word_count: 445 canonical: https://money.com/stamp-prices-increase-2024-usps/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Illustration featuring a postage stamp that endlessly rises in price](https://img.money.com/2024/07/News-Stamp-prices-go-up-again.jpg?crop=0px%2C298px%2C2880px%2C1620px&quality=85) The cost of a standard postage stamp will increase from 68 cents to 73 cents when a new pricing scale goes into effect next week. This will be the sixth time the U.S. Postal Service has [raised stamp prices](https://money.com/stamp-prices-increase-january-2024/) in the last three years. The new cost of mailing a letter will be 33% higher compared to July 2021, when the price of a standard “Forever” stamp was 55 cents. The USPS has been updating its prices on a twice-per-year schedule as it tries to grow revenue. The 5-cent increase is scheduled for Sunday, July 14, which means Saturday, July 13, is the last day to buy stamps for 68 cents. 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Higher stamp prices are part of the plan to address the USPS's issues. “As changes in the mailing and shipping marketplace continue, these price adjustments are needed to achieve the financial stability sought by the organization’s Delivering for America 10-year plan,” officials said in April, [announcing](https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2024/0409-usps-recommends-new-prices-for-july-2024.htm) the stamp price increase. “USPS prices remain among the most affordable in the world.” Forever stamps can be used for sending all regular-letter mail weighing less than 1 ounce, and they remain valid indefinitely. That means you could stock up on stamps before the price increase and save some money. Alongside the stamp price change, the USPS is also adjusting prices for many other mailing services on July 14. Here's what to expect: - The price of a Forever stamp will increase from 68 cents to 73 cents. - The price of a domestic postcard will increase from 53 cents to 56 cents. - The price of mailing an international letter will increase from $1.55 to $1.65. - Metered mail postage will rise from 64 cents to 69 cents. 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