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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 701367, member: 66&quot;]One the value of a cent then having the purchasing power of a dollar today was for when the cent was introduced not sixty years later when the postage was set at 3 cents. By then it was closer to the purchasing power of todays fifty cent piece.&nbsp; So call it a dollar and a half to mail a letter.&nbsp;&nbsp; Two the three cent postage lasted for many years it did not disappear before the first three cent pieces were issued.&nbsp; Three postal rates are relatively much cheaper today because of economies of scale, much better and faster transportation, and the introduction of interstates and airplanes.&nbsp; Just what do you think it would cost to pay someone today to carry your letter across the country today if they had to walk or go on horseback and not use the paved roads we have today?&nbsp; It just might cost you $50 to mail that letter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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