[ForSale-Swap] Re: [AMRadio] USPS Changes May 14

[Kees & Sandy]

I think it's basically an effort to more fully get into automated mail handling. I was always surprised that a wierd shaped lumpy envelope or small box which weighed say 4oz would go at the rate of a standard 4oz envelope. I know they had the $.12 "odd size" adder but most people ignored that. .
The elimination of overseas surface mail for boatanchors is going to impact us. Maybe they need the container space for something else. Maybe the surface shipping companies have a bigger lobby than I thought. The USPS surface rates were really good in comparison.
73 Kees K5BCQ

-- Peter Markavage <manualman at juno.com> wrote:
Priority Mail International
Flat Rate Envelope - limit 4 pounds
Canada and Mexico $9.00
All other countries $11.00

Flat Rate Box(2 types) - limit 20 pounds
Canada and Mexico $23.00
All other countries $37.00

>From Postal Bulletin 22203A(4-6-07) Page 67.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Thu, 3 May 2007 09:51:01 -0700 (PDT) Don Merz <n3rht at yahoo.com>
writes:
> As you know I ship a lot, so it is interesting to me
> the changes that USPS is putting in May 14. Rate
> increases on everything of course--that's standard.
> But their parcel post service is actually changing
> quite a bit. 
> 
> Foreign surface mail shipping has been eliminated.
> It's all air mail as of May 14th. That should really
> cut down on the number of boatanchors crossing the
> pond. 
> 
> Global priority mail is now limited to 3 ounces. That
> kills the best way to ship small parts, mics and
> accessories overseas inexpensively.
> 
> Parcel Post--ALL packages now have to be measured and
> are charged more as size goes up--not just weight.
> That should certainly drive a lot of shiping into
> UPS/FedEx camp.
> 
> There's many other small changes. If you ship a lot,
> you probably ought to visit USPS.COM and check it out.
> 
> 73, Don Merz, N3RHT
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