A first-class stamp for one letter (1932)

July 6 · Post office

$0.03

A first-class stamp for one letter in 1932 cost $0.03.

The rate had dropped to 2¢ in 1919, then went back to 3¢ in 1932 and stayed there for 26 years, until 1958.

Source: History of U.S. postage rates, Wikipedia. Prices are what people paid at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

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