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| The following compares current rates with those the U.S. Postal Service submitted on April 8, 2005 to the Postal Rate Commission; the latter agency can take up to 10 months to consider the request.
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| DOMESTIC SERVICE | Current | Proposed
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| First-Class
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| Letter, up to one-ounce | .37 | .39
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| Letter, additional ounce | .23 | .24
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| Postcard | .23 | .24
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| Stamped Stationery
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| Stamped envelope | .45 | .47
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| Stamped card | .25 | .26
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| Express Mail
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| Up to ½ pound | 13.65 | 14.40
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| Over ½ pound to two pounds | 17.85 | 18.80
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| Priority Mail (flat rates apply to items weighing up to one pound*)
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| Up to 1 pound | 3.85 | 4.05
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| Over 1 pound to 2 pounds | 3.95 to 5.75 | 4.20 to 6.05
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| Parcel Post
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| 2 pounds, zone 5 | 4.14 | 4.36
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| 3 pounds, zone 5 | 5.65 | 5.96
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| Insurance (First-Class and Parcel Post)
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| Up to $50 | 1.30 | 1.35
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| $50.01 to 100.00 | 2.20 | 2.30
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| Per $100 increment from $100.01 to $5,000.00 | 1.00 | 1.05
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| Registered Mail
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| Up to $100 declared value | 8.00 | 13.60
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| $100.01 to $500.00 declared value | 8.85 | 15.05
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| $500.01 to $1,000.00 declared value | 9.70 | 16.50
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| Per $1,000 increment from $1000.01 to $25,000.00 | .85 | 1.45
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| Certified Mail | 2.30 | 2.40
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| Return Receipt | 1.75 | 1.85
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| Money Order
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| Up to $500.00 | .90 | .95
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| $500.01 to $1,000.00 | 1.25 | 1.30
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| *Zoned rates, based on the distance an item is mailed, are applicable to priority mail items over one pound.
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| FOREIGN SERVICE
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| Rates for international mail are not considered by the Postal Rate Commission; any proposals for changes are published in the Federal Register.
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