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Post office trying again to raise price of stamps
Photo credit: AP | The James A. Farley Post Office in Manhattan. (Oct. 18, 2010)
The post office is trying again to get a rate increase next year.
The agency said Friday it is appealing the Postal Regulatory Commission’s rejection of its requested increase.
The post office had asked for a 2-cent increase in the current 44-cent price for First Class stamps starting in January. Officials said the increase would help compensate for increasing losses caused by a drop...
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