11. In the meantime the 33-cent first-class rate remains in effect. 12. Nebraska also had a class rated among the top 10, landing four SuperPrep All-Americas. 13. The July increases will not raise the 34-cent first-class rate . 14. A semipostal stamp is valid for the first-class rate in effect at the time. 15. The union's intervention prevented the university from lowering the per class rate for teachers. 16. The current 33-cent first-class rate took effect Jan . 10, 1999, a 1-cent increase. 17. It paid the domestic first-class rate for letters weighing less than a half ounce. 18. But it's the first-class rate that's used by the public and gets the most attention. 19. It was recently listed as a " level-4 vital article " with a B-Class rating . 20. The current 33-cent first-class rate took effect Jan . 10, 1999, with a 1-cent increase.