The price of first and second class stamps have rocketed since 2010Why have stamp prices increased? In April, Royal Mail hiked the price of first class stamps from 95p to £1.10, while second class stamps rose by 10 per cent, from 68p to 75p. Since 2022, Royal Mail has hiked the price of first and second class stamps four times. Since 1980, when first and second class stamps cost 12p and 10p, prices have risen 941 per cent and 650 per cent. There is also a growing gulf between the price of first and second class stamps too.
