Sorry, Charlie: A 49-Cent Stamp Will Not Save Your Post OfficeMotley FoolThis week, the United States Postal Service unveiled its grand plan to raise revenues, close its budget deficit, and save the Post Office now and forever. It's going to … raise stamp prices by 3 cents. As grand plans …
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Indiana’s NewsCenter USPS proposes stamp hike, hires futurist to study stamps' fateCNBC.comThe financially strapped United States Postal Service proposed a 3-cent increase to 49 cents in first-class stamps, citing precarious financial woes, on Wednesday. To assess the future of stamps, the organization is also paying a futurist more than …Postal …
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Members of the public who want a stake in the postal service must buy shares worth at least £750, and have until October 8 to register their interest. More: continued here
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