[50mhz] Postal Rates

[mweisbergs at juno.com]

The new rates are more complex than it would seem because First-class
mail is no longer strictly by weight -- a given weight can now have three
different rates depending on "machinability",  which is determined by
thickness. 

Say you mail a CD to a friend in the US and it weighs just under 3 oz...
if the envelope is under ¼ inch it will go for 75¢.
(41+17+17=75). But if the package is still 3 oz but is over ¼ inch but
under ¾ inch it will cost $1.14. None of this will affect the mailing of
a couple of QSLs but is of importance to those mailing cards in bulk,
like to a bureau.

Bud K2YOF