2011 USPS Postal Holidays & pricing

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2011 Postal Holidays




Many PO's will close @ Noon Friday 12/31/2010 if you need to mail after noon time, use the Find a Post Officetool to find one with regular hours.

• Saturday, January 1 - New Year's Day
• Monday January 17 - Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday
• Monday, February 21 - Washington's Birthday (President's Day)
• Monday, May 30 - Memorial Day
• Monday, July 4 - Independence Day
• Monday, September 5 - Labor Day
• Monday, October 10 - Columbus Day
• Friday, November 11 - Veterans Day
• Thursday, November 24 - Thanksgiving Day
• Monday December 26 - Christmas Day

Current postage rates

first class envelopes letter & card size
up to 1oz .44
up to 2oz .64
up to 3oz .84
up to 3.5 .95

Over 3.5 oz is considered large envelope
up to:
4oz $1.39
5oz $1.56
6oz $1.73
7oz $1.90
8oz $2.07
9oz $2.24
10oz $2.41
11oz $2.58
12oz $2.75
13oz $2.92

2011 Priority Mail rates.

Flat Rate:
Envelopes, regular padded & legal $4.95
small box $5.20
medium box $10.95
large $14.95 APO/DPO/FPO $12.95


As of January 2, 2011 regular priority mail is going up by 3.5%

Full USPS Pricing Chart found HERE

[mammabear9]

i think the prices went up on the ounces though because i went to the post office today and they said they just raised prices and instead of a 17c stamp they had to put a 20c stamp on the envelope to mail it.

this is what I got of the usps website:
Letters

Weight Not Over Price
1 ounce $0.44
2 ounces $0.64
3 ounces $0.84
3.5 ounces $1.04
Large Envelopes
Weight Not Over Price 1 ounce $0.88 2 ounces $1.08 3 ounces $1.28 4 ounces $1.48 5 ounces $1.68 6 ounces $1.88 7 ounces $2.08 8 ounces $2.28 9 ounces $2.48 10 ounces $2.68 11 ounces $2.88 12 ounces $3.08 13 ounces $3.28