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How Old Are You? I Am Old Enough To Remember When I Could Mail A Letter For 5 Cents…

Now the price of a stamp has increased to 78 cents….
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Heartlander · 80-89, M
Looks like a "good anytime" stamp was a better investment than buying Tesla.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Heartlander Yeah was thinking I should have bought a couple hundred a few years ago
Heartlander · 80-89, M
@cherokeepatti

If you compare the history of general inflation Vs postage, postage rates have consistently increased like twice the general inflation rate.

I haven't checked, but it would be interesting to compare the cost of a Pony Express letter to California to the cost of an overnight express to the same address.