![]() Non profit mail is treated as standard bulk mail and is usually delivered in 2-5 days locally and 1-4 weeks nationally. Non-profit organizations qualify for discounted bulk postage rates. There is a minimum quantity of 200 pieces in order to mail at bulk rates. ![]() Bulk mail rates are also based on the size and weight of the mail piece in general, you can mail up to 3.3 ounces at the lowest Standard mail rate. Bulk mail is not automatically forwarded or returned to the sender if it is undeliverable (though you can pay extra to receive these services). Many companies use Standard Mail because it is less expensive than First Class mail. First Class Mail can be pre-sorted to qualify for a discounted bulk mail rates, but a minimum of 500 pieces are required.īulk (Standard) mail is generally delivered by the USPS in 2-5 days locally and 1 – 4 weeks nationally. ![]() First Class mail is generally perceived to be of higher importance by the recipient, so it generally gets looked at more closely by the recipient. First Class mail is also forwarded automatically or returned to the sender if it is undeliverable. Certain types of mail must be sent via First Class mail, such as invoices, statements, and other personalized mail. Rates are based on size and weight - you can mail up to one ounce at the lowest postage rate. First Class mail is also more expensive than Bulk Rate mail. First Class mail is generally delivered in 1-3 days locally and 3-5 days nationally by the USPS. First class mail is intended for personal or business correspondence whereas Standard Mail is used more for advertisements and mass communication.īoth qualify for discounted bulk mail rates and a full description can be found belowįirst Class mail is delivered faster by the USPS than Bulk or Standard mail. Simply put first class mail is more expensive, will be delivered faster, and comes with additional services like return service. (The pdf is here.)ĭon Cheney is a retired postal worker and former Bulk Mail Technician, living in Auburn WA.WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STANDARD AND FIRST CLASS MAIL? ![]() They make museums for DEAD things.Ĭheck out the the report by the USPS OIG "Cost of Service Standards" for more information about what's going on and what's at stake. When the National Postal Museum, part of the Smithsonian Institution, opened in 1993, I knew the U.S. Their payments are likely to be late when they move. According to a USPS spokesperson in Oregon, "forwarded mail can take as many as 20 business days to catch up with its recipient." This is progress? People's mail, like bills and checks, is important. The Seattle post office does the mail forwarding for most post offices in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Mail forwarding has been greatly centralized. This will hurt the survival of most newspapers since "news" is obviously time sensitive. This year, without fanfare, daily and weekly periodicals had their preferential handling abolished. ![]() Special treatment for daily and weekly newspapers has existed since Ben Franklin was Postmaster General. United Parcel Service, founded in Seattle, delivers its cheapest ground parcels from Seattle to most locations in Oregon and Washington over night. This is really a price increase, and the USPS didn’t have to go to the Postal Regulatory Commission to get it approved. People will be forced to pay for Priority Mail or Express Mail if they want one or two day delivery. Now, it will be THREE days? First-Class Mail is becoming like Standard Mail. After the trains were replaced by trucks, it took two days. First-Class Mail was delivered overnight between Seattle, Portland and Spokane. When I was hired by the Post Office Department in 1966, trains hauled mail. When Airmail was abolished in 1977, the Postal Service promised America, "All First-Class mail is going to fly." When Third-Class mail was changed to Single-Piece Standard in 1996 and then abolished as a separate category, USPS said it would "all go First Class." Now First-Class Mail is going to have yet another day added to its service standard? ![]()
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