Mailing inviations is actually cheaper starting Monday May 14th

[MagicKingdom05]

Hi,

For all of us mailing out our invitations after the stamp price increase happens on Monday May 14th, we are all actually lucking out because we are paying less to send them out.

In the past to send out an invitation by mail, you put on a .39 stamp on the response card envelope and then paid .63 to send the invitation out as long as it was 2 ounces, $1.02 total.

Starting Monday May 14th, while the price of everyday 1 ounces stamps go up to .41, the price to send a 2 ounce letter, invitation etc, goes down to .58 cents costing .99 to send each one out.

Some of the post offices might not have the new 2 ounce stamps so you might have to pay the $.63 to get your invitations out if they have to be sent in the next couple of weeks.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/postal_rates;_ylt=AtgD6PKsKyjRToYry094wais0NUE

 

[MagicKingdom05]

Here are pictures of what the new 2007 wedding stamps are going to look like.

.41 (1 ounce)

http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2007stamps/downloads/newrates/USPS07STA018.jpg


.58 (2 ounce)

http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2007stamps/downloads/newrates/USPS07STA019.jpg

 

[Emwit27]

Thanks for posting that. I rushed to get mine mailed out this morning, but we are not doing response cards so I think I actually save a few cents. I will definately keep that in mind when I send my reception invites. Thanks again!

 

[MagicKingdom05]

Thanks for posting that. I rushed to get mine mailed out this morning, but we are not doing response cards so I think I actually save a few cents. I will definately keep that in mind when I send my reception invites. Thanks again!

Here is the write up on the stamps:

Wedding Hearts

The U.S. Postal Service introduces two unique wedding stamps, the latest in its Wedding series. Featuring vines that form the shape of a heart, these stamps were designed especially for mailing wedding invitations and RSVPs and are sure to add an elegant touch to invitations and response cards.

The Wedding Hearts stamps will be available in two denominations to cover both the one-ounce and the two-ounce mailing rates. Each one-ounce stamp is intended for use on the RSVP envelope often enclosed with a wedding invitation. Each two-ounce stamp will accommodate the heavier weight of a wedding invitation with enclosures. The stamps will be issued in booklet form containing 20 one-ounce and 20 two-ounce First-Class stamps.

The artwork on the Wedding Hearts stamps was created by illustrator Nancy Stahl, who based her designs on memories of a wide range of intertwined objects, including silver charms and old-fashioned garden gates. The one-ounce denomination features a light purple background, while the two-ounce denomination features a light pink background.