CHANGES TO SELF MAILERS The United States Postal Service (USPS) will begin enforcing new design rules for "Letter" sized Self Mailers (THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE "Letter" sized envelope or postcard mail pieces).
A letter sized "Self Mailer" is a mail piece that has a fold (usually at least 2 even sized panels) and is not placed into a paper/poly envelope.
The main changes are as follows:
Old Max Size: 6.25” x 11.5”
New Size:
Minimum Size for letter size Self Mailer is now 3.5” x 5”
Max Size for letter size Self Mailer is now 6” x 10.5”
Final Fold/Spine: The final fold, when looking at the addressing area, NEEDS to be on the bottom or leading (right side) edge.
The FINAL FOLD CAN NO LONGER BE ON THE TOP WHEN LOOKING AT THE ADDRESS PANEL. If the following specs are not met, a non-machineable surcharge of $0.20 per piece will be charged in addition to the regular postage amount.
As of January 28, 2013:
POSTAGE INCREASE The USPS will raise postage rates again on January 28, 2013. For reference, a First Class single piece rate will now be $0.46 each. As for PreSorted Rates and Standard Class rates, postage rates are increasing by an average of 2.57%.
For more information about postage rates, please contact me.
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