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1 USPS POSTAGE RATES & FEES TABLE OF CONTENTS First Class Mail... Standard Mail Regular... Standard Mail Nonprofit... NOTE: taken from the official USPS web site: pe.usps.com, effective May 4, 007

2 Rates effective May 4, 007. For more information, go to pe.usps.com Discount Letters & Cards.5 Card Rate 5-Digit -Digit AADC Mixed AADC Presorted $0. $0.4 $0.4 $0.60 $ Letters that weigh ounce or less and meet one or more of the nonmachinable characteristics in DMM 0.. are subject to the $0.7 nonmachinable surcharge.. The maximum weight for machinable letter preparation is. ounces.. The card rate applies to each single or double postcard when originally mailed; reply half of double postcard must be designed for reply mail purposes only. Retail Letters and Cards Single-Piece Single-Piece.5 $ Card Rate $0.6. Letters that weigh ounce or less and meet one or more of the nonmachinable characteristics in DMM 0.. are subject to the $0.7 nonmachinable surcharge.. For weights over.5 ounces, see flat-size rates.. The card rate applies to each single or double postcard when originally mailed; reply half of double postcard must be designed for reply mail purposes only Digit -Digit AADC Mixed AADC Presorted $0.8 $0.484 $0.567 $0.686 $ Flat-size pieces with certain characteristics (see 0.. through.5) are subject to parcel rates. 705 East Union Street, West Chester, PA 98 p f

3 Rates effective May 4, 007. For more information, go to pe.usps.com Discount Letters: Enhanced Carrier Route &. oz. or less. oz. (per pound rate) Enhanced Carrier Route (ECR) Discount Saturation High-Density Basic 5-Digit -Digit AADC Mixed AADC None $0.77 $0.86 $0.6 $0.8 $0. $0.8 $0.5 DBMC DSCF None DBMC DSCF ECR letters that are not automation-compatible and barcoded (0..0) are mailable at the flat-size rates (4.6.4 or 4.6.5). Mailers may not pay ECR flat rates and claim the DDU discount for letter-size pieces.. For pieces weighing. ounces, each piece is subject to both a and a per pound rate. Multiply the number of pieces in the mailing. Per piece rate for ECR letters and automation letters that weigh. ounces but less than (or equal to).5 ounces includes a discount that equals the applicable flat-size rate (. ounces or less) minus the applicable letter piece rate (. ounces or less). Discount Letters:. oz. or less Machinable Nonmachinable Discount AADC Mixed AADC 5-Digit -Digit AADC Mixed AADC None $0.46 $0.55 $0.8 $0.4 $0.440 $0.50 DBMC DSCF DDU. For pieces over. ounces, see Standard Mail Not Flat-Machinable rates. Flats weighing. oz. or less. oz. per pound rate Discount Enhanced Carrier Route (ECR) High Mixed Mixed Saturation Density Basic 5-Digit -Digit ADC ADC 5-Digit -Digit ADC ADC None $0.87 $0.05 $0.49 $0.5 $0.9 $0.44 $0.477 $0.6 $0.47 $0.46 $0.55 DBMC DSCF DDU None DBMC DSCF DDU Flat-size pieces with certain characteristics (see 0.. through.5) are subject to not flat-machinable or parcel rates.. For ECR flats with a detached address label, add $0.05 per piece.. For pieces weighing. ounces, each piece is subject to both a and a per pound rate. Multiply the number of pieces in the mailing 705 East Union Street, West Chester, PA 98 p f

4 Rates effective May 4, 007. For more information, go to pe.usps.com Discount Letters: Enhanced Carrier Route &. oz. or less. oz. (per pound rate) Enhanced Carrier Route (ECR) Discount Saturation High-Density Basic 5-Digit -Digit AADC Mixed AADC None $0.08 $0.7 $0.57 $0.7 $0.4 $0.47 $0.6 DBMC DSCF None DBMC DSCF ECR letters that are not automation-compatible and barcoded (0..0) are mailable at the flat-size rates (4.6.4 or 4.6.5). Mailers may not pay ECR flat rates and claim the DDU discount for letter-size pieces.. For pieces weighing. ounces, each piece is subject to both a and a per pound rate. Multiply the number of pieces in the mailing. Per piece rate for ECR letters and automation letters that weigh. ounces but less than (or equal to).5 ounces includes a discount that equals the applicable flat-size rate (. ounces or less) minus the applicable letter piece rate (. ounces or less). Discount Letters:. oz. or less Machinable Nonmachinable Discount AADC Mixed AADC 5-Digit -Digit AADC Mixed AADC None $0.55 $0.64 $0.7 $0.0 $0.49 $0.49 DBMC DSCF DDU. For pieces over. ounces, see Standard Mail Not Flat-Machinable rates. Flats weighing. oz. or less. oz. per pound rate Discount Enhanced Carrier Route (ECR) High Mixed Mixed Saturation Density Basic 5-Digit -Digit ADC ADC 5-Digit -Digit ADC ADC None $0.8 $0.6 $0.80 $0. $0.69 $0.0 $0.54 $0.7 $0.0 $0.5 $0.89 DBMC DSCF DDU None DBMC DSCF DDU Flat-size pieces with certain characteristics (see 0.. through.5) are subject to not flat-machinable or parcel rates.. For ECR flats with a detached address label, add $0.05 per piece.. For pieces weighing. ounces, each piece is subject to both a and a per pound rate. Multiply the number of pieces in the mailing 705 East Union Street, West Chester, PA 98 p f

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