Contributing Writer

Jan. 10 is the date when the United States Postal Service will require

one additional cent for its first class postage on a one ounce letter.

The "H" stamp, having a domestic value of 33 cents, is now available.

It depicts Uncle Sam's hat with red stripes and a blue band around it with

white stars. This follows the tradition that began a number of years ago when

the first stamp was issued without a denomination on it and was called

the "A" stamp. It was temporarily used until stamps with the

denomination could be printed.

The "temporary" stamps can be used for domestic mailing only and

cannot be used on letters going out of the country.

Ounces.......Rate

...1.........$0.33

...2.........$0.55

...3.........$0.77

...4.........$0.99

...5.........$1.21

...6.........$1.43

...7.........$1.65

...8.........$1.87

...9.........$2.09

..10.........$2.31

No time frame has been set for the issuance of a stamp that actually has

33 cents printed on it.

In the meantime, you may want to buy

one-cent stamps to go with the 32 cents stamps you have left on Jan. 10.

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