[50mhz] Postal Rates

[Peter Markavage]

Actually envelope size and thickness has been a USPS criteria for a long
time. All post offices should have a "measure" template at their counters
to determine if the envelope length and width and thickness meet the
various postage requirements. If you have a envelope that the total
weight was 1 oz and thickness was minimal, and you were mailing it in the
U.S., your assumption would be that the postage would be $.41. However,
if that envelope was larger than a typical #10 envelope, say a large
greeting card, your postage would be a larger amount for that 1 oz
weight. I don't have the template in front of me, but you can probably
find the max. dimensions for an envelope that still qualifies for 1 oz
postage if the total weight of envelope and contents doesn't exceed 1 oz.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Sun, 13 May 2007 15:25:56 -0400 mweisbergs at juno.com writes:
> 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
> Moderator: Ray Brown, KB0STN