The first class rate in the US has never been 17 cents. It was 15 cents until May 29, 1978. It then jumped to 18 cents. However from March 22 1981 to April 3, 1988 the second ounce of mail cost 17 cents. The second ounce was also 17 cents from May 14, 2007 to April 17, 2011.
The rate went to 32 cents on 1 January 1995. It stayed at that rate until January 1999. It went up from 29 cents.
Postage for first class was never 7 cents. The rate jumped from 6 cents directly to 8 cents. Air mail postage was 7 cents from 1958-1961.
The rate went from 34 to 37 cents on June 30 2002. It went from 37 cents to 39 cents on January 8 2006. That is for the first ounce of first class postage, each additional ounce was 23 cents.
The 37 rate was in effect for several Christmases and new stamps were issued each year.
The years were 2002,2003,2004, and 2005.
37 cents
This is a 37 cent stamp and can still used for 37 cents postage.
The postage rate in 2005 was 37 cents. It was raised from 34 cents in 2002. It remained at that price until it went to 39 cents in 2006.
It would be 37 cents that year. A post card cost 23 cents.
The price of a First Class Stamp at the start of 2002 was 34 cents. It went up to 37 cents June 30, 2002. It was good for one ounce of First Class Postage
The cost for the first ounce of postage in 2003 was 37 cents. It had been at that rate since June 2, 2002.
In the USA, the postage rate in April 2006 was 39 cents. It was raised from 37 cents in January of 2006. It went to 41 cents a year later in May 2007.
Cost of a postage stamp was dependent on the face value of the stamp and the country . The most common rate stamp is for First Class Mail. In October of 2004 in the US it was 37 cents for the first ounce.
A postage is 45 cents.
The 2005 first class rate was 37 cents. The cost of a post card was 23 cents.
The postage rate in 2006 started off at 37 cents. It was raised from to 39 cents on January 8th. The second ounce of postage was then increased from 23 cents to 24 cents.
The current cost of a US postage stamp is 44 cents