A dwarf planet is a planetary-mass object that is neither a planet nor a natural satellite. That is, it is in direct orbit of a star, and is massive enough for its gravity to crush it into a hydrostatically equilibrious shape, but has not cleared the neighborhood of other material around its orbit. The term dwarf planet was adopted in 2006 as part of a three-way categorization of bodies orbiting the Sun, brought about by an increase in discoveries of objects farther away from the Sun than Neptun
Quick Answer. According to the U.S. Postal Service, the price of a first-class postage stamp in the United States is 49 cents as of June 2014. This rate applies to standard-sized mail weighing 1 ounce or less. Letters weighing more than 1 ounce cost an additional 21 cents to mail.
WASHINGTON (AP) â It's going to cost you a few pennies more to mail a letter. The cost of a first-class postage stamp is now 49 cents â 3 cents more than before. Regulators approved the price hike in December, and it went into effect Sunday.Many people won't feel the increase right away: Forever stamps are good for first-class postage at whatever the future rate.ASHINGTON (AP) â It's going to cost you a few pennies more to mail a letter. The cost of a first-class postage stamp is now 49 cents â 3 cents more than before. Regulators approved the price hike in December, and it went into effect Sunday.