Remember When: Stamps Were 3 Cents for a Letter

[This comes from a narrative written by Emmilou Collins Edmonds Adams around the year 2000. Portions in brackets [] were added for clarification.]

Actually I remember when they were 2 cents and postcards were 1 cent.
 
The 3 cent letter was in effect for a long time. You could send Christmas cards for 2 cents if you just tucked the flap in and did not seal them and only signed your name. If you sealed them or wrote a letter, they were three cents.
 
Now we have jumps in postage so frequently that it is hard to remember what the price is.