UNITED STATES -- The price of postage is going up again.

  • The cost of postage is going up.
  • Forever stamps will cost 55 cents starting in January 2019, up from 50 cents. 
  • The last increase was in January 2018.

The United States Postal Service has announced it will increase the price of Forever Stamps from 50 cents to 55 cents on January 27, 2019.

This is the largest increase in U.S. history since 1991, when the cost rose from 25 cents to 29 cents.

The last increase came in January of 2018, when the cost rose from 49 cents to 50 cents.

A full history of the price of domestic letters can be seen below:

Stamp Costs
USPS