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A gallon of regular gasoline (U.S. average), 2012: $3.62. EIA annual average retail price for 2012: $3.618 per gallon.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. Regular Gasoline Retail Prices, annual
A first-class U.S. postage stamp (1 oz letter), 1984: $0.20. Rate in effect Nov 1, 1981 to Feb 17, 1985.
Source: USPS Postal History: Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863 (PDF)
Federal minimum wage, per hour, 1994: $4.25. Rate effective Apr 1, 1991 until Oct 1, 1996 (workers covered by the original 1938 Act).
Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor: History of Federal Minimum Wage Rates, 1938-2009