But Mr. Staley had dropped out of sight. Photo: Layne Staley in 1995. (Sony Music). Correction: April 26, 2002, Friday An obituary on Monday and in some late editions on Sunday about Layne Staley, lead singer in the grunge band Alice in Chains, misidentified a song on the band's second album, ''Dirt,'' in 1992.
By Patch Editor Judy Putnam. This week, the cost to mail a first-class single-piece letter jumped from 46 cents to 49 cents. The cost of a book of 20 stamps rose from $9.20 to $9.80.The U.S. Postal Service's 3-cent increase is the largest hike for consumer postage in more than a decade.The cost of mailing a post card will also go up to 34 cents, a 1-cent increase. More from Leesburg Patch.y Patch Editor Judy Putnam. This week, the cost to mail a first-class single-piece letter jumped from 46 cents to 49 cents. The cost of a book of 20 stamps rose from $9.20 to $9.80.
Mr. Carr is not entirely correct. The USPS issued a global forever stamp that pays the first class postage for an ordinary letter weighing not more than one ounce to anywhere in the world. This stamp was introduced in 2013 and sold for $1.10, the rate current at that time. Now this stamp will cost you $1.15, but if you buy them now, when the rate increases, they will still be valid for the full postage rate at the time. Albert van Veen, Collector and history hobbyist for 50 years.