NPES Government Affairs Update — Mailing & Postage

The Commission also approved the Postal Service’s new “Forever Stamp,” which is designed to facilitate the transition to new single-piece First-Class letter rates. Forever Stamps will be sold in limited quantities, and continue to be worth the price of a First-Class one-ounce letter even if that price changes. In a press release, the new chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission, Dan G. Blair, stated that “[The forever stamp] . . . is a prime example of the Postal Regulatory Commission working together with the Postal Service in the best interest of the citizen mailer.”