The Cost of Sending a Postcard

The cost of sending a postcard within the United States is currently $0.28. The minimum size to qualify for this postage is 3 1/2 inches high by 5 inches long by 0.007 inch thick. The maximum size is 6 inches long by 4 1/4 inches high. Additional postage is required for larger postcards. The current pricing can always be obtained online at usps.com for the United States Postal Service.

Anyone can also go online to wiki.answers.com to read previous questions and answers or even ask a question about the costs of postage. A postcard is defined as a card for sending messages by post (mail) without an envelope and it could also be called a "post card."

You could also mail a picture that has been inexpensively printed out for as little as 19 cents. Draw a line down the back of the photo so you can address it just as you would a standard postcard. Affix the proper postage and drop it in the mail.

The cost was only one cent when the first postcard was produced. Then. around the turn of the 20th century, there was quite an increase in the use of postcards. Many were beautifully illustrated or showed famous scenes. They were certainly highly prized and have become collectors items along with postage stamps.

It is still more economical to send a brief message, announcement, or advertising by means of a postcard. Less paper is used and the cost of an envelope is avoided as well as savings in the total cost of postage.