USstampsR Documentation

Price of US Stamps

Description

Price of US stamp for first class mail 1885-2012

Format

A dataset with 25 observations on the following 2 variables.

Year Years when stamp price changed
Price Cost of a US first class stamp (in cents)

Details

The data record the year and price for each change in price for a US first class (1 ounce, domestic letter) stamp since 1885.

Source

http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/domestic-letter-rates-1863-2011.htm