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Stamps.com announced the release of Version 7.1 of its PC Postage software which will include discounts of 3% on domestic Express Mail and up to 11% on domestic Priority Mail® versus USPS retail rates starting May 12 when the new USPS rates go into effect. Version 7.1 also introduces the new Stamps.com “Postage Wizard,” a new simplified approach to postage online for consumers, small businesses, and enterprises. In addition, Stamps.com announced today that, as always, its software supports the new USPS postage rates for all of its customers. The new USPS rates are also currently available for the PhotoStamps service.

“The new USPS rate discounts for Priority and Express Mail will be meaningful additional ways for many of our customers to save money with our service,” said Stamps.com president and CEO Ken McBride. “These discounts are currently available only to PC Postage customers and are not available with postage meters or with postage services that do not print address and unique piece identifiers such as those available with our service. We are also excited to launch our new Postage Wizard, which we believe will substantially improve ease-of-use for our customers, asking them simple questions in plain English and guiding them through the complex world of USPS rates and regulations.”

Stamps.com Version 7.1 supports the new discounts versus USPS retail prices and the following are the key points relevant to the discounts:

Stamps.com customers will receive a discount of 3% for all domestic Express Mail (up to 10% for higher volume Express Mail users.)

Stamps.com customers will receive a discount ranging between 1% to 11% for domestic Priority Mail based on package weight, package size, and package distance traveled (the average discount across all factors is 3.5%).