Get ready to pay more for stamps.

Starting Sunday, July 9, the price of a Forever Stamp will increase by 3 cents from 63 cents to 66 cents. The increase is designed to “offset the cost of inflation,” according to the U.S. Post Office.

The price to send a domestic postcard will increase to 51 cents; a 1-ounce letter mailed to another country would go to $1.50. The price for a single-piece letter and flat additional-ounce price remains at 24 cents.

It’s the second increase this year in the price of a Forever Stamp, which can be used to mail a 1-ounce letter regardless of when the stamps were purchased or used and no matter how prices may change in the future. Earlier in the year, it rose from 60 cents to 63 cents. Before that, stamp prices last increased in July 2022 when they jumped to 60 cents from 58 cents after prices rose by 3 cents in August 2021.

The increase means a book of 20 Forever Stamps – which can be used at any time in the future regardless of price hikes – will cost 60 cents more than it does today.

What U.S. Postal Service changes occur July 9?

Other mail services will also increase. Here’s a full breakdown.

• Mailing a one-ounce letter — increase from 63 cents to 66 cents.
• Mailing a metered one-ounce letter — an increase from 60 cents to 63 cents.
• The price of a postcard — increases from 48 cents to 51 cents.
• One-ounce letter mailed to another country — an increase from $1.45 to $1.50.
• Postcard mailed to another country — an increase from $1.45 to $1.50.
• Additional ounces for letters will remain at 24 cents.

Ground Advantage

The change in stamp prices isn’t the only thing happening Sunday.

USPS is launching Ground Advantage, a new shipping program designed to send packages in 2-5 days. It combined existing programs of USPS Ground Retail, First Class Package and Parcel Select Ground, as well as return options such as First Class Package Return and Ground Returns.

Ground Advantage will also offer free package pickup service at homes or offices and includes $100 insurance on packages with an additional $5,000 available to customers.

It will also offer:

• Return service for business customers who need to send items back.
• $100 insurance included on outbound and return packages.
• Primary option for shipping packages containing hazardous materials that can only be sent via Ground Transportation.
• Packages weighing more than 15.9 ounces will be charged by the pound, and tracking is included.