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2. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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   Postal rates to 1847. Initial United States postage rates were set by Congress as part of the Postal Service Act signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792. The postal rate varied according to "distance zone", the distance a letter was to be carried from the post office where it entered the mail to its final destination.

3. Dimensional weight - Wikipedia

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   Dimensional weight, also known as volumetric weight, is a pricing technique for commercial freight transport (including courier and postal services ), which uses an estimated weight that is calculated from the length, width and height of a package. The shipping fee is based upon the dimensional weight or the actual weight, whichever is greater.

4. Domestic Mail Manual - Wikipedia

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   The Domestic Mail Manual ( DMM) is a document that lays out the policies and prices of the United States Postal Service (USPS). In legal parlance, it contains "the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service". [1] Changes to the DMM are announced in the Federal Register. [2] The DMM sets postage rates and all other aspects of the USPS ...

5. USPS is planning to increase shipping prices soon - AOL

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   The United States Postal Service will be raising shipping prices after the holidays, it recently announced.. Ground Advantage prices will go up 5.4%, Priority Mail will increase by 5.7%, and ...

6. USPS Forever Stamps Really Last Forever – Stock Up ... - AOL

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   The United States Postal Service announced plans to raise the price of Forever stamps and other postage for 2023. Upon approval from the Postal Regulatory Commission, USPS says the cost of first ...

7. U.S. Parcel Post stamps of 1912–13 - Wikipedia

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   To meet this demand Congress approved a law on August 24, 1912, creating postal rates for fourth class mail and providing for parcel post service. The Congressional law authorized the U.S. Post Office to produce the various special purpose postage stamps to pay the parcel fees, which became effective on January 1, 1913, the first day the U.S ...