(FILES) This photograph shows a stamp with the face of Marianne, the national personification of the French Republic, in Quimper, western France, on September 26, 2024. La Poste's rates for mailing letters and packages will increase by an average of 6.73% effective January 1, 2027, with a nearly 10% increase for the "Lettre verte" service for daily mail, which will rise to 1.67 euros from 1.52 euros, the company announced on July 27, 2026. (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP via Getty Images)