A Surprise For The Pleasant Peninsula

[dr_phil_physics]

Priority Mail Stamps Dropped In Price

In January the USPS adjusted some of its rates, and in a surprise, the price for the Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope stamp dropped from $4.95 to $4.90. Over the years the USPS has had some wonderful iconic images for the Priority Mail stamps -- Air Force One, Mount Rushmore, California Redwoods, The White House, the X-15 rocket plane -- and I'm always interested to see where they're going next.

On to Michigan!

So today I needed to buy some stamps -- scored the last sheet they had of the 44¢ Distinguished Sailors -- and asked if they had the new Priority Mail stamps. They did. "So what is the picture this time?" I asked. Oooh! It's the Mackinac Bridge, which links the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet:

Compared to Wikipedia's picture:


Maybe they can keep this rate for a while. (grin)

Dr. Phil

Comments

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

I don't know that they ARE raising the rates. I just know that May is when they would. For me, the Forever stamps are a polite way of not costing people extra money. I know that some outfits have taken real hits with having to add postage on SASE's sent in weeks or months before.

So it's more "better safe than sorry" than actually knowing that the postal rates are going up.

Dr. Phil