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Old January 31st 19, 11:30 PM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Victor Manta
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Default Mailing in US got more expensive

"Sir F.A. Rien" wrote in message
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For this I should be happy to pay more ...


It is known that more was offered in the past, even if the technical means
(transportation, printing of stamps, sorting of mail, etc.) were less
developed and therefore more expensive.

By using the Inflation Calculator found he

https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

I found out that a letter under an ounce, that was franked by a 2 cents
stamp in 1919, should be franked hundred year later with a 29 cents stamp
(1991 level).

The USPS customers pay in 2019 roughly the double of that, despite the
technical progress and increased quantity of mail when compared with 1919.
The higher costs come, I suppose, from higher wages and operating costs.

Even if for an individual, who sends a quite limited number of letters, a 10
percent increase in postal rates is acceptable, and they would pay even more
for a better service, a known consequence of postal rates increases is that
many companies that operate by mail are driven out of their core business.
This backfiring should not be ignored either.

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