A097618 Successive basic U.S. postal rates since "uniform" rates (based on weight, not distance) were adopted in 1863.
3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 29, 32, 33, 34, 37, 39, 41, 42, 44, 45
Offset: 0
Examples
The basic domestic letter rate was 3 cents from 1863 to 1883, then 2 cents until 1917, then 3 cents until 1919 when it dropped to 2 cents for the last time.
Crossrefs
See A114062 for another version.