"James Silverton" wrote in message
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It's perhaps OT but the British Royal mail is to raise the price of a 1oz
first class stamp to GBP 0.62. That's USD 1.03 and makes the US first
class stamp at USD 0.49 sound like a bargain.

The price increase takes effect 31st March.
62 pence covers the cost of a standard size letter up to a maximum weight of
100 grams, which is about 3.5 ounces.
A 100 gram US First Class letter would cost US $1.12 in postage.
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JohnT