The price of First Class mail went up to 41 cents today. In comparison of the previous price of 39 cents, this is a meager 5% increase. I do not begrudge the Post Office their fees. The mail almost always is delivered promptly and accurately. I am happy to pay 2 cents more.
The part that annoys me is I currently hold ~80 .39 stamps which are no longer valid. Sure I can make another trip to the post office and get a roll of 2 cent stamps. Of course, I now have to keep track of 2 different sets of stamps and REMEMBER to put one of each on each envelope. The remembering is more than a two cent aggravation in my book.
My Dad always said “Boy, Never complain unless you have a solution”. Lucky for me, I do have a solution!
From now on, the Post Office should EXCHANGE old stamps for new ones. It would still be the burden of the stampholder to pay the difference, but I would be perfectly happy to pay the difference. I would even be happy to pay a premium for the exchange. I just don’t want to be bothered with the pain of having 39 cent stamps in a 41 cent world.
Whaddya say Postmaster General? Can I trade in the Old for the New?
Consider this post an online petition. If I get enough signatures below, I’ll print it and send it to John E. Potter Post Master General