Postal rates were remarkably stable for decades – first-class stamps were 2 or 3 cents from 1863 until 1932, and stayed at 3 cents from 1932 until 1958.īut now, the Postal Service is just another old-economy outfit buffeted by the winds of change – e-mail, online bill paying, nimble private package delivery companies and penny-pinching bulk mail customers. Universal postal service was one of the wonders of the 19th and 20th centuries, expanding personal and business communications and fueling economic growth. Postal Service has bigger things to worry about than its grumpy customers. Sure, we”re grouchy about those new 39-cent stamps.
