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Show New "A" Stamp on Sale At Panguitch Post Office A new postage stamp that bears the letter "A" instead of a denomination, has been placed on sale at the Panguitch Post Office and all postal branches, Postmaster Ingra Richards announced. The stamp's value is 15 cents and corresponds with the new 15-cent postage rate for one ounce of first-class domestic mail which went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday, May 29. The new first-class rate was approved Friday, May 19 by postal service governors. The stamp design features an eagle with the legend "U.S. Postage" beneath it. The letter "A" appears beside the eagle. The eagle and lettering are white, on an orange background. The postal service printed the stamps in 1975-76 when similar uncertainty existed regarding its last rate case The "A" stamps are available in sheets, coils and booklets. Embossed stamped envelopes, bearing "A" in lieu of a denomination, also may be purchased. The "A" stamps and envelopes, along with stamps and postal stationery items already in the postal service irivntory, are sufficient to meet mailers' needs until deliveries begin of postal items with denominations matching the new rate. In addition to the non-denominated stamps, many mailers will find it convenient to use existing low-value stamps in combination with the 13-cents stamps to meet the new first class rate for letters weighing an ounce or less. The charge for each additional ounce or letter mail over one ounce is 13 cents. Therefore, mailers can affix "A" stamps in combination with as many 13-cent stamps as necessary to letters weighing more than an ounce. |