# US 1st class postage question, need answer fast!

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 16, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-1st-class-postage-question-need-answer-fast/453159 "2008-06-16T22:10:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-1st-class-postage-question-need-answer-fast/453159/21 "2008-06-18T17:39:53Z")

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[QUOTE=Inigo Montoya]  
Lessee…$10k in $0.42 stamps = 23,810 stamps  
If postage goes up to $0.44 then they’re worth $10,476  
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Your math is fault. $10,000 in 42¢ stamps is 23809 stamps (you can’t buy half of a forever stamp.) At 44¢ those stamps would cost $10475.96.

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> That’s like a 5% increase (better than a savings account or CD) which would be cool if postage rates go up within a year of me making my big buy. And definitely better odds than I saw in Vegas.

Except that the postage may only go up 1¢; also even if you achieve your desired 4.7596% increase, you do not have an extra $475.96 in your pocket - you have 23809 stamps that you have to stick on envelopes to get your money’s worth.

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-1st-class-postage-question-need-answer-fast/453159/22 "2008-06-18T17:53:05Z")

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My bro buys discount stamps. Actually he collects stamps of historic value but while he’s at said meetings, there are people with sheets of postage for sale. I’m guessing they are speculating as the spirit of this implies, reselling them when prices go up.

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