Mar

20

The first forever stamps will sell for 41 cents apiece. They won't have a price printed on them and they will remain valid for sending a letter despite any future rate increases.

While a forever stamp will always be valid for mailing a letter, that doesn't mean the price won't go up. If rates were to increase to 45 cents, for example, that's what a forever stamp would sell for. But stamps already purchased at a lower rate could still be used without extra postage.

What of a government-issued paper currency that won't lose purchasing power? Is the assumption that the denomination is so low that use as an inflation hedge is impractical? One or two postage hikes down the road, will bulk quantities of these trade relative to then-current postage? I see an economics masters project.


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