The United States Postal Service (USPS) recently announced it will not be increasing stamp prices at the start of next year. Following a recommendation put forth by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to not raise prices for some of its products,

The U.S. Postal Service said on Friday it will not hike stamp prices in January for the first time since January 2022 after a series of price hikes in recent years.

A recommendation by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy not to raise prices in January 2025 for Market Dominant products, which includes First-Class Mail, was accepted by the Governors of the United States Postal Service.

The USPS regularly releases new stamps to commemorate and celebrate holidays for all different faiths. Recent offerings include special stamps for the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, which is celebrated for eight days, usually in December, and Day of the Dead, the Mexican holiday which pays respects and remembers friends and family members who have died.

Increases to the price of postage stamps has become something of a rite of passage. However, the U.S. Postal Service just made a surprising announcement for 2025. U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced recently that the Post Office would not raise prices on First-Class Mail and other postal products come January 2025,