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Show Twenty cent stamps effective on Sunday CEDAR CITY - The cost of mailing a first class letter will rise to 20 cents beginning Sunday, when new postage rates go into effect, Postmaster Frank Petty reminded customers recently. The 20 cent first cjass rate and increases for other classes of rrjBil, approved last monthly the 'j governors of the, Postal Service, take1 effect at 12:01 a.m. local time on Nov. 1. "However," Postmaster Post-master Petty said, "customers should not , wait until next month to make their stamp purchases. pur-chases. Now is the time to buy to avoid unnecessary un-necessary .' lines once the new rates become effective." A new "C" stamp is on sale at the main post office and all stations and branches. The stamp bears the letter "C" instead of a denomination and has a postage value of 20 cents, the new rate for one ounce of first class domestic mail. The brown and white stamp features an eagle 1! with the legend "US ' Postage" beneath it. The letter "C" appears beside the eagle. Also included in the design are the words "Domestic Mail" to remind mailers of its intended use. "The 'C stamp cannot I be used on international I mail," Postmaster Petty cautioned. "Mail destined for foreign countries and bearing 'C stamps will be returned to senders." The "C" stamp is available in sheets, coils and booklets. Embossed stamped envelopes, bearing a "C" in lieu of the 2 0 - c e n t demonimation, also are on sale. A non-denominated non-denominated postal card, also available, sells for 13 cents, the new postal card rate. "Any remaining supply of 18-cent stamps that mailers have on hand may, of course, be used," Petty said, "as long as they are combined with one or two-cent stamps to meet the new First-Class rate." An ample supply of these lesser-value stamps are on hand, Petty said. |