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To: Jon Koplik who wrote (21088)	1/10/1999 10:56:00 AM
From: Jon Koplik	Respond to of 152472

To all - off topic -- details on new postage rates. January 10, 1999 New Postal Rates Take Effect Sunday Filed at 8:01 a.m. EST By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Postal rates increase Sunday for the first time in four years, raising the cost of the basic first-class letter a penny -- to 33 cents. Despite four straight profitable years, the post office says it needs added cash to buy equipment, cover rising costs and reduce outstanding debt. Originally, the rate increase had been expected to take effect last summer, but it was postponed at the urging of the Postal Rate Commission and Congress. The first 33-cent stamps went on sale last Tuesday, with first-day ceremonies in Los Angeles. In addition, there are millions of undenominated ''H'' rate stamps available at post offices to cover the 33-cent rate, as well as 1-cent stamps that can be added to leftover 32-cent steps. Mail without enough postage will be delivered postage due. If the recipient declines to pay the extra postage, the item will be returned to the sender. While the U.S. stamp price goes up for the basic one-ounce letter, there is a one-cent reduction -- to 22 cents -- in the charge for each additional ounce. That means someone sending a two-ounce letter would pay 55 cents, the same as at present. A three-ounce letter now costs 77 cents, a penny less than the old rate. The new rates cover most types of mail. In other typical price changes a priority mail package will rise from $3 to $3.20; sending a local newspaper will cost 15.7 cents, up from 14.5 cents; the price to mail a national magazine will rise from 27.1 cents to 29.1 cents and a basic parcel post package that cost $2.42 to send will rise to $2.74. The increase does not affect international mail. Copyright 1999 The New York Times Company