What is standard mail?
This is mail not requiring expedited or 1st-class service and not required to be mailed as 1st class mail. Bulk or Standard Mail included Standard A – what was formerly called 3rd Class mail and Standard B – what was formerly called 4th Class mail. Requirements: • Each piece must weight less than 16 ounces • Must have a minimum of 200 pieces or weigh 50 pounds • Mail must be marked “Bulk” or “Standard” • Mail must be in letter trays and/or sacks for processing • Requires complete zip code information • Call University Mail Services for exact rates.
never heard of “standard mail” only mail that I know of that will not be forwarded would be junk mail and things from government agency’s etc. that state no forwarding. Ok found it. Standard Mail A proven cost-effective business tool. Standard Mail® offers a lower price on postage for the work you perform. For Standard Mail, you must do some of the work the Postal Service would otherwise do. The work you do in terms of preparing, sorting, and entering your mail can lower your postage costs. You must pay an annual mailing fee at each facility where you enter mail. The mailpiece must weigh less than 16 ounces. Standard Mail requires a minimum of 200 pieces or 50 pounds per mailing. It can not be used for sending personal correspondence, handwritten or typewritten letters, or bills and statements of account. Prices are based on weight, shape, preparation, and entry. Automation prices are lower than nonautomation prices. Mailers use Standard Mail to send: Printed matter, flyers, circulars
Standard mail is a term referring to a large mailing of identical material. Commonly, these mailing are classified as Standard A mail (formerly 3rd Class) by the USPS. Standard Mail Discounted Postage Rates Standard mailings are an effective means to reach a large audience at discounted postage rates. The postage costs are discounted because the sender provides the labor required to prepare the mail for entry into the USPS system. In order to take advantage of the university’s non-profit mailing status at a lower cost to departments, mail must be prepared according to strict USPS guidelines (see www.usps.com). Criteria for Standard Mail • A minimum of 200 pieces or 50 lbs. of identical mail is required. • All mail must be destined for a U.S. address. No foreign mail may be sent in a standard mailing. • The pieces must be of identical size, weight and content, no exceptions made. • Each piece must weigh less than 16 oz. • The mailing piece must be printed or duplicated material. • Stand
A standard mailing consists of 200 or more addressed pieces of mail sorted and prepared to postal regulations. The pieces must be identical in piece and weigh less than 16 ounces each. Below you will find basic information for Non-Profit and Pre-Sorted Standard mail. All Non-Profit Mailings must have a Work Order Form attached to it before it will be picked up from your Department, Word Processing or accepted at the Mail Center. Prior to this mailing being picked up, you should have contacted the Mail Center to coordinate this job. Depending on what needs to be done to the mailing and how many jobs are ahead of yours, it could take anywhere from 1 to 7 days to process the mailing. Please plan accordingly.
