USPS implements higher first-class stamp prices

(CNN)  – The federal government has raised the price of stamps.

After taking effect Sunday, July 13, prices of first-class Forever Stamps has increased.

Senior U.S. Postal Service Rep. Marti Johnson confirmed Saturday that the price of the stamps is up by 5 cents, rising from 73 cents to 78 cents.

Johnson called the jump a “rational and realistic approach.”

To learn more about the latest mail prices, visit USPS’s website here.