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Soviet postal rates stay at four kopeks five cents per stamp
In contrast to the United States postal rise to 13 cents, the Soviet first class stamp remains 4 kopeks or 5 cents. The Soviet post office cites government ownership of transport and lower salaries, with a mailman earning about $105 monthly versus $14,000 yearly for an American. Letters from Lenin grad to Moscow take two to three days, Crimea to Moscow five to seven, and Americans see faster service. The system handles 48 billion items in 1974, mostly newspapers and magazines, with far fewer items than the US total.
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