{"id":246775,"date":"2014-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/?p=246775"},"modified":"2024-11-07T20:34:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T20:34:03","slug":"free-2013-usps-postage-rate-increase-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/article\/free-2013-usps-postage-rate-increase-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Free: 2013 USPS Postage Rate Increase Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;\">Stamps.com has released the \u201c2013 USPS Postage Rate Increase Guide\u201d to help small business owners understand the postage rate increase that went into effect on January 27, 2013.<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;\">The FREE guide contains detailed information on postage rates for each USPS mail class, including special services.<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;\">The USPS Postage Rate Increase Guide provides:<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;\">&#8211; Description of the 2013 rate increases by USPS mail class<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;\">&#8211; Introduces new USPS services for 2013<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;\">&#8211; Includes links to USPS mail class rate charts<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;\">(image)<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;\">The guide is free and can be downloaded at:<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;\">http:\/\/www.stamps.com\/whitepapers\/2013-usps-postage-rate-increase-guide.pdf<\/div>\n\n<p>Stamps.com has released the \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/whitepapers\/2013-usps-postage-rate-increase-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2013 USPS Postage Rate Increase Guide<\/a><\/strong>\u201d to help small business owners understand the postage rate increase that went into effect on January 27, 2013.<\/p>\n\n<p>The FREE guide contains 15 pages of detailed information on postage rates for each USPS mail class, including special services.<\/p>\n\n<p>The USPS Postage Rate Increase Guide provides:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Description of the 2013 rate increases for each USPS mail class<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduces new USPS services for 2013 including Standard Post and First Class Package International Service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Includes links to USPS mail class rate charts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2013_usps-pri-guide_medium.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2013_usps-pri-guide_medium.png\" alt=\"2013_usps-pri-guide_medium\" class=\"wp-image-3085\" title=\"2013_usps-pri-guide_medium\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>The guide is free and can be downloaded at:<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/whitepapers\/2013-usps-postage-rate-increase-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.stamps.com\/whitepapers\/2013-usps-postage-rate-increase-guide.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stamps.com has released the \u201c2013 USPS Postage Rate Increase Guide\u201d to help small business owners understand the postage rate increase that went into effect on January 27, 2013. 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