This means that even if the cost of first-class postage rises, a Forever Stamp bought at a lower price can still be used without the need for an extra payment. According to a fact sheet from the ...

President Trump proposed bringing the independent service under the Commerce Department purview. That would upend decades of historical independence.

Rates were based on the number of sheets used and the distance it would ... But in 1847, Congress authorized the use of postage stamps; the first ones went on sale in New York City on July 1.