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Postage rises a penny Sunday WASHINGTON (AP) - New postage rates take effect Sunday, raising the cost of mailing a letter by one penny, to 34 cents. The U.S. Postal Service has printed billions of new 34-cent stamps, which went on sale Dec. 15, and 1-cent stamps, to help people use up their leftover 33-cent stamps. The new 34-cent stamps do not show a price because they had to be printed in advance. The stamps are available on the Internet at http://www.usps.com and by phone at 1-800-STAMP-24; they can also be purchased at post offices and supermarkets. Postal officials say that "mail in the system" when the change takes effect will be handled. That is, a 33-cent letter put in a mailbox Saturday but not postmarked until Monday should be delivered. Letters sent this week without enough postage will be returned, and will not be delivered postage due. The rate increases include changes for several types of mail. The Postal Service, citing rising costs and falling revenues, proposed new rates a year ago. Visit our back issue library Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Western Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2000 Lee Northwest Publishing