[South Florida DX Association] Postal rates

[Neil Leibowitz]

There is also a cheap, slow, way of sending printed material, books and magazines.  Its Media Mail, offered by the USPS, and is less expensive than first class.

--- On Mon, 8/31/09, Kai Siwiak <k.siwiak at ieee.org> wrote:

From: Kai Siwiak <k.siwiak at ieee.org>
Subject: Re: [South Florida DX Association] Postal rates
To: "Peter Rimmel" <n8pr at bellsouth.net>
Cc: "SFDXA" <SFDXA at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Monday, August 31, 2009, 12:21 PM

The definitive word is from the USPS site:
http://www.usps.com/tools/calculatepostage/welcome.htm?from=home_header&page=calculatepostage

The specs on mail pieces are:
http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm100/what.htm 

Note that a "letter" can be up to 6-1/8 by 11-1/2 and 1/4 inch thick and 
up to 3.5 ounces
and a "large envelope" can be up to 15 x 12 and 3/4 inch thick.

The USPS site  explains it just a bit differently, and they don't define 
a "flat", but Pete's is close enough!

Kai, KE4PT

Peter Rimmel wrote:
> I had to mail a couple of different sized items in the mail today, and
> questioned the postal clerk about rates.  They seem to keep changing, so I
> asked for a rate chart.  She didn't have one, but told me the following:
>
> First class Mail in the USA:
>
> ..................Letters-------Flats------- Parcels
>
> First Ounce ------$.44 -------- $.88 ------- $1.22
>
> Additional Ounce   <-----  $.17 for all-------->
>
> You know what a letter size # 6 or # 10 Envelope
>
> a Flat is a bit flat envelope 8x10, 9x12 etc.
>
> A parcel is more than 1/2 inch thick and will not go through the automated
> machines.
>
> 4x6 or 5x7 envelopes can be first class unless they are too thick.
>
> 6x9 envelopes are flats unless too thick.
>
> So... if you mail a pile of QSLs and the package is small but thick you have
> to start at the $1.22 rate.
>
> First Class can go to 4 ounces.
> Flats and parcels can to to 13 ounces,
> Over that, the flat rate parcel post rates are more economical.
>
> Hope this helps you figure out what has puzzled me for a long time   LOL
>
> 73,  PeteR
>
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