Effective at 12:01 A.M., Sunday, January 22, 2017, the new First-Class Mail® single-piece 1-ounce price is 49 cents. All Post Offices™, postal retail units, and Stamps by Mail® fulfillment centers must increase the value of each Forever® stamp on hand in their inventories prior to opening for business on January 22, 2017. All Forever stamps on hand must be revaluated to the new First-Class Mail single-piece 1-ounce price of 49 cents each.
The new First-Class Mail single-piece 1-ounce price may affect Stamps by Mail Forever stamp orders that are in transit. If a Stamps by Mail Forever stamp order is mailed (postmarked) or the order form and check are dated before January 22, 2017, with the old First-Class Mail single-piece 1-ounce price, accept the order with the old price and process the transaction as follows:
Note: Do not process Stamps by Mail Forever® stamp orders mailed after January 22, 2017, with the old price; return the order and payment to the sender advising of the new First-Class Mail single-piece 1-ounce price.
— Revenue and Field Accounting,
Controller, 1-19-17
