you put a stamp on the letter, stick it in your mail box, or run up to the nearest post office, or stick it in the mail box outside the post office.
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In the U.S., 66 cents for first class mail, provided the letter is within allowable dimensions.
One. It will cost you 42 cents. Or you can use 42 one-cent stamps, or any number in between depending on the amount each stamp costs. Before you ask, you can mail a letter next door with the same amount of stamps. Or you can mail one to Seattle.
A certified letter should be written just as any other business letter, but you should note above the name and address of the person to whom it is addressed "Sent Certified Mail, Article No. ***********" The Article Number should correspond to the Certified Mail Receipt form (PS Form 3800) from the USPS. This means that you should pick up the form from the Post Office before you print your letter, so that the article number can be printed, rather than hand-written in.
It will cost $1.29 to mail a 6 ounce letter. The first ounce is 44 cents. Each additional ounce is 17 cents.
If the letter weighs less than one ounce, then one 1st-class stamp will suffice. At present (August 2012), the postage rate is 45 cents.