Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Mailing a regular, one-ounce letter? That will cost you a penny more, if you haven’t noticed already. New U.S. Postal Service prices went into effect this week.
Greater Brandon area residents hoping a drop a few letters into the mail this morning might want to check their stamps. The cost of sending a letter has risen by a penney. The U.S. Postal Service raised the rate to mail a 1-ounce letter from 45 cents to 46 cents, effective Jan. 27. Of course, if you stocked up on the "Forever" stamp, you won't have to pay for extra postage. Going forward, the new 46-cent Forever stamps will continue to cover postage costs — no matter what price increases come down from Washington, D.C. “Forever stamps are always good for mailing a one-ounce letter anytime in the future regardless of price changes,” according to postal officials. The Postal Service is also introducing a new Global Forever stamp, which will …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
The price of postage to send a letter is increasing to 46 cents on Jan. 27.
Headed to the Post Office for stamps this month? You might want to bring some extra money. The price of a stamp to send a letter is increasing by 1 cent on Jan. 27. “The new 46-cent Forever stamps will allow customers to mail letters to any location in the United States,” according to a press release from the United States Postal Service. “Forever stamps are always good for mailing a 1-ounce letter anytime in the future regardless of price changes.” The Postal Service is also introducing a new Global Forever stamp, which will allow you to mail letters anywhere in the world for $1.10. Here is a breakdown of the new single-piece First-Class mailing prices: Let Patch save you time. Get great local stories like this delivered right to your …
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The Brandon Post Office remains open for business but that doesn’t stop some area residents from remarking on the changing times that challenge the business model of the nation’s largest retail networker.
The U.S. Postal Service has announced today, July 26, the closing of thousands of post offices throughout the country, and mostly in rural communities. The Florida list of 34 closings includes two post offices each in Cocoa, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Winter Haven. Jacksonville has the most reported closings, with three. In the Greater Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg areas, closings have been announced for the Tampa ZIP code 33610, for the St. Petersburg ZIP code 33705 and for the Clearwater ZIP code 33767. Brandon’s business will go on, complete with wait times that test even the staunchest of patient composures. On the eve of the announced closings, we asked on Facebook: “When’s the last time you waited in line at the Brandon Post…
