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A postcard is a card (not an envelope) that fits ALL THREE of the following:
If what you are mailing (including any wrapping or container) is:
If you mail some of each, you can save by buying Postage $aver Pro and Postage $aver for Parcels together!
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walks you through each mailing step-by-step, so you don't have to learn 'postal-speak';
prints an easy-to-follow instruction sheet for each mailing, listing the zip codes that go in each bundle and sack;
automatically prints the required barcoded tray or sack tags using standard business card sheet stock;
fills out and prints the USPS postage statement and required mailing and zone reports;
prints your addresses on popular label formats sorted for quick sacking, or use a mail merge to print in your own format in sack order;
automatically adds barcodes and required endorsement lines.
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prints USPS-certified tracking labels for your shipment, on any good-quality regular printer or Zebra label printer;
prints an easy-to-follow instruction sheet for each shipment, listing the zip codes that go in each sack;
sorts your labels by sack for quick assembly;
automatically prints the required barcoded sack tags using standard business card sheet stock;
fills out and prints the USPS postage statement and required mailing and zone reports;
automatically creates and uploads the required tracking file ('shipping services file') to USPS with one click; and,
is certified by for use by USPS Electronic Verification Service (eVS) shippers and non-eVS shippers.
Postage $aver Pro and Postage $aver for Parcels are
They work with all standard spreadsheet and database formats, including Excel, csv, Access, dBase, FilemakerPro, and most others, so you save time and money and don't have to re-enter your list.
Both apps are certified by USPS to get it right! If your post office questions the way you have prepared your mailing, we'll help you find and correct the problem.
And they're backed by more than 25 years experience helping mailers successfully prepare bulk mailings! We'll be there for you.
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These are the four main size categories that USPS uses to classify mail and determine postage. Is your mail a postcard, letter, flat or parcel? Here's the quick answer:(Click on the links for more detailed information.)
A postcard is a card (not an envelope) that fits ALL THREE of the following:
- 3½ - 4¼ inches tall; and,
- 5 - 6 inches wide; and,
- 0.007 - 0.016 inches thick.
For Marketing Mail (bulk mail) and Periodical Class (newspapers and magazines), postcard-size pieces are classified as letters, not postcards.
- 3½ - 6⅛ inches tall; and,
- 5 - 11½ inches wide; and,
- 0.007 - ¼ inches thick
(except at least 0.009' thick if the piece is larger than 4¼' x 6'). - weighs no more than 3½ ounces (applies to First Class letters only).
If your letter is an unusual size, shape or material, or have unusual content, find out if you have to pay a surcharge. For First Class mail only (including regular mail and Presorted First Class), a card that is postcard-sized is a postcard, not a letter.
- more than 6⅛ inches on its shorter side; or,
- more than 11½* inches on its longer side; or,
- more than ¼ inches thick.
* 10½ inches for Every Door Direct Mail.
- no more than 12 inches on its shorter side; and,
- no more than 15 inches on its longer side; and,
- no more than ¾** inches thick.
** 1¼ inches for Periodical Class nonmachinable pieces.
- be flexible enough to go through postal sorting equipment. For example, a carton, hard-bound book, or an envelope with contents that cannot bend is a 'parcel' even if it fits the dimensions for a flat.
- not be 'lumpy'. The thickness may not vary more than ¼' except within 1' of the edges.
- longer than 12 inches on its shorter side; or,
- longer than 15 inches on its longer side; or,
- more than ¾ inches thick (except more than 1¼ thick for Periodical Class nonmachinable pieces); or,
- fits the dimensions for a flat, but is not flexible, or is too lumpy.
If what you are mailing (including any wrapping or container) is:
- 3/4' or less thick;
- weighs 20 ounces or less; and,
- is flexible;
If what you are mailing (including any wrapping or container) is:
- more than 3/4' thick;
- weighs more than 20 ounces; or,
- is not flexible, (like a hardbound book);
If you mail some of each, you can save by buying Postage $aver Pro and Postage $aver for Parcels together!
Postage $aver Pro:
walks you through each mailing step-by-step, so you don't have to learn 'postal-speak';
prints an easy-to-follow instruction sheet for each mailing, listing the zip codes that go in each bundle and sack;
automatically prints the required barcoded tray or sack tags using standard business card sheet stock;
fills out and prints the USPS postage statement and required mailing and zone reports;
prints your addresses on popular label formats sorted for quick sacking, or use a mail merge to print in your own format in sack order;
automatically adds barcodes and required endorsement lines.
Postage $aver for Parcels:
prints USPS-certified tracking labels for your shipment, on any good-quality regular printer or Zebra label printer;
prints an easy-to-follow instruction sheet for each shipment, listing the zip codes that go in each sack;
sorts your labels by sack for quick assembly;
automatically prints the required barcoded sack tags using standard business card sheet stock;
fills out and prints the USPS postage statement and required mailing and zone reports;
automatically creates and uploads the required tracking file ('shipping services file') to USPS with one click; and,
is certified by for use by USPS Electronic Verification Service (eVS) shippers and non-eVS shippers.
Postage $aver Pro and Postage $aver for Parcels are
user-friendly, and include a
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complete user guide and screen-by-screen help. Confusing postal jargon? Forget about it!They work with all standard spreadsheet and database formats, including Excel, csv, Access, dBase, FilemakerPro, and most others, so you save time and money and don't have to re-enter your list.
Both apps are certified by USPS to get it right! If your post office questions the way you have prepared your mailing, we'll help you find and correct the problem.
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And they're backed by more than 25 years experience helping mailers successfully prepare bulk mailings! We'll be there for you.