{"id":43624,"date":"2023-07-05T02:36:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T06:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=43624"},"modified":"2023-07-03T18:43:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T22:43:13","slug":"postage-rates-increase-july-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2023\/07\/05\/postage-rates-increase-july-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Postage Rates Increase July 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2016\/01\/18\/some-u-s-postal-service-rates-increase\/united-states-postal-service\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/United-States-Postal-Service.png?fit=180%2C183&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"180,183\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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inflation\u201d and the impacts of \u201ca previously defective pricing model\u201d \u2014 noting that changes to mail service costs \u201care needed to provide the Postal Service with much needed revenue.\u201d<br \/>\nSource: AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting Sunday, July 9, the cost of the first-class \u201cforever\u201d stamps will jump from 63 to 66 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