A tubular lock is a variation of a pin tumbler lock, where the pins are arranged in a circle facing the front of the lock and are operated by a tubular key. It was once referred to as an ACE lock, with ACE being a trademark of the Chicago Lock ...
Postage rate reductions include: First-class stamps â 47 cents (old rate, 49 cents) Each additional ounce for letters â 21 cents (old rate, 22 cents) First-class metered mail (first ounce) â 46.5 cents (old rate, 48.5 cents) Postcards â 34 cents (old rate, 35 cents) Certified mail â $3.30 (old rate, $3.45)
Once the USPS reaches that ceiling, it is required to roll back the 4.3% surcharge it had tacked on to first-class mail and commercial postage rates. That means that the cost of a stamp to mail a standard letter will decrease from 49 cents to 47 cents this Sunday. The price of sending a postcard will also drop by a penny, to 34 cents, while international mail will go down by a nickel, to $1.15 per letter instead of the current $1.20. While the price cut will be a boon for many consumers, itâs bad news for collectors and investors in so-called âForever stamps,â the generic stamps valued at whatever the current postage rate is no matter when they were purchased.