{"id":247668,"date":"2014-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/?p=247668"},"modified":"2024-11-07T20:22:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T20:22:13","slug":"ultimate-guide-to-the-2012-usps-postage-rate-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/article\/ultimate-guide-to-the-2012-usps-postage-rate-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultimate Guide to the 2012 USPS Postage Rate Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Stamps.com has released the \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/whitepapers\/Ultimate-Guide-2012-USPS-Postage-Rate-Increase.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ultimate Guide to the 2012 USPS Postage Rate Increase<\/a><\/strong>\u201d to help small business owners understand the postage rate increase that went into effect on January 22, 2012.&nbsp; The <strong>FREE guide<\/strong> contains detailed information on postage rates for each USPS mail class, including special services.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2012-postage-rate-increase-guide.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2012-postage-rate-increase-guide.png\" alt=\"2012-postage-rate-increase-guide\" class=\"wp-image-2318\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The guide contains info on the 2012 USPS postage rate increase including details on each mail class.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>The guide is free and can be downloaded at:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/whitepapers\/Ultimate-Guide-2012-USPS-Postage-Rate-Increase.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.stamps.com\/whitepapers\/Ultimate-Guide-2012-USPS-Postage-Rate-Increase.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stamps.com has released the \u201cUltimate Guide to the 2012 USPS Postage Rate Increase\u201d to help small business owners understand the postage rate increase that went into effect on January 22, 2012.&nbsp; The FREE guide contains detailed information on postage rates for each USPS mail class, including special services. 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