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Monday, January 28, 2013

Speak Out: The Cheapest Stamp Rates You Remember

The cost of mailing a domestic letter increased by one penny to 45 cents Sunday. What's the lowest rate you remember?

As the cost of mailing a domestic letter increased for the first time in more than two years this week, many thought back to the days when it cost a little more than a few pennies to mail a written correspondence. Here's what some of our Facebook fans wrote on the Manassas Patch page on Monday. "I think I remember 12 cent stamps—am I OLD or what?"-Cindy Wayland "I remember eight cents!"-Jody Schaffner-Swiech "I think it's crazy that it keeps going up."-Chrissi Blasius "I can remember 5 cents I believe...I can even picture the stamp. I am a stamp collector and have been an avid letter writer since my pre-teen years. I will never give up postal letter/note/card writing no matter how expensive stamps get." -Cindy Jones Clements What's the …

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