(NEXSTAR) — Earlier this summer, the cost of a Forever stamp rose five cents, marking the largest price increase the U.S. has seen on first-class mail.

You may want to stock up now, especially with additional price hikes already on the horizon.

The latest increase, which took effect on July 13, marked a 7.4 percent bump on first-class mail stamps alone. At 78 cents a piece, it may not feel like very long until they reach $1.

The July price hike is the seventh since 2021 — there were two rate increases in 2023 and 2024. Since 2014, stamps have gone up nearly 30 cents each.

Last September, the USPS proposed raising the price of stamps five times over the next three years, starting this July. Additional changes are on schedule to happen every January and July through the end of 2027, the USPS confirmed to Nexstar.

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