1 The Republic (ca. 380 BC) by Plato-one of the earliest conceptions of a utopia. 2  Sacred History (4th century BC) by Euhemerus-Describes the rational island paradise of Panchaea. 3  Tao Hua Yuan (The Peach Blossom Spring) (421 AD) by Tao Yuanming. 4  Utopia (1516) by Thomas More.
On Sunday, Jan. 26, the cost to mail a first-class single-piece letter jumped from 46 cents to 49 cents. The U.S. Post Office's 3-cent increase is the largest hike for consumer postage in more than a decade. The cost of mailing a postcard will also go up to 34 cents, a 1-cent increase.
File photo / NZ Herald. The cost of postage is set to rise in July, New Zealand Post says. The standard letter rate, which is the cost of sending a medium-sized letter by standard post in New Zealand, is set to increase from 70 cents to 80 cents.Sending larger letters would also cost more, increasing from $1.40 to $1.60.epending on the size of the parcel and whether it was self-wrapped or in a New Zealand Post postage bag, people would be paying between 10 cents and $1 more. Meanwhile, premium letter services, which is Fast Post and Box Link, would not change in cost, New Zealand Post said.