153 Placement of Postage | Postal Explorer (2024)

FAQs

How do I know if my letter has enough postage? ›

If your letter is a standard-sized envelope and weighs 3.5 ounces or less, you will need one stamp. Large envelopes. This includes 9x12, legal, and manila envelopes, Two stamps are needed for the first ounce, and postage will be an additional $0.20 cents after.

Weight. The weight of your mail is one of the most crucial factors in determining postage. The United States Postal Service (USPS), for instance, allows one First-Class Mail stamp for every ounce (or 28 grams) of letters. If your letter exceeds this weight, you'll need to add additional postage.

The orientation of the stamp doesn't matter at all, only the location. Stamps should be placed in the top right corner of the envelope.

Put your stamp in the top right corner and, boom, your letter is ready to go make someone's day. 🥰 Stock up at usps.com/stamps.

Customers must affix additional postage when mailing letters weighing in excess of 1 ounce and/or letters subject to the nonmachinable surcharge or mailpieces subject to another rate of postage (e.g., large envelopes or packages). Q.

In most cases, the receiver will pay a fee that equals the price of the stamp for the letter, but it can also happen that they need to pay a surcharge for insufficient postage for the unstamped letter. If the receiver refuses to pay, the letter will be returned to you as the sender.

Weigh Your Item and Round Up

For example, if your package weighs 3 lbs 4 oz, it would be charged at the 4 lb-rate. However, if you have a lightweight USPS Ground Advantage^® package that weighs 5 oz, you'll pay the 8 oz-price (based on the available pricing increments: 4 oz, 8 oz, 12 oz, and 15.999 oz).

For any domestic mail piece that weighs more than one ounce, you must include additional postage along with your Forever stamp to ensure USPS delivery. Also, you may purchase higher denomination postage stamps for heavier postage at the Post Office™. Avoid placing two Forever stamps on a mail piece for heavier mail.

How you can ship your package depends on a few things, like how heavy/thick it is and if you used stamps or not. If your package is less than one-half inch thick and weighs less than 10oz, you can use postage stamps and drop off your package by: Putting it in your mailbox for carrier pickup.

You can put a stamp on upside down or in fact anywhere on the envelope that you want. While there is guidance to put it on the top right corner, that is because of automatic sorting machines.

Does a postage stamp have to be in the top right corner? ›

Postage stamps and postage–paid impressions must be applied to the address side of mail in the upper–right corner. The postage meter stamp, postage validation imprinter (PVI) label, or permit may be affixed directly on the mailpiece or on the wrapper when plastic wrap is used.

Stamp Positions & Meaning

Upside down, top left corner = I love you. Crosswise on top left corner = My heart is another's. Centre of envelope, at top = Yes. Center of envelope, at bottom = No. Straight up and down, any position = Goodbye sweetheart.

A stamp: Place a stamp in the top right-hand corner of your envelope. Destination address: Who are you sending the letter to? The destination address, or the address of the person you're sending a letter to, goes in the center of your envelope.

Matter of any class, including that for which special services are indicated, received at either the office of mailing or office of address without postage, is endorsed “Returned for Postage” and is returned to the sender without an attempt at delivery.

Flat-rate envelope: $4.05, regardless of weight or destination, for material sent in a USPS Priority Mail flat-rate envelope (available at post offices) (123.1. 6). Flat-rate boxes: $8.10, regardless of weight or destination, for material sent in USPS Priority Mail flat-rate boxes (available at post offices) (709.6).

The Role of the Post Office and Delivery Office

If the postage discrepancy is minor, your posted item might still proceed with a slight delay. However, significant shortfalls result in the recipient receiving a notice, detailing the additional cost and any administrative fees required to release the letter.

TIP: As a rule of thumb, you can send 1 oz (4 sheets of printer paper and a business-sized envelope) for 1 First-Class Mail^® Forever^® stamp (currently $0.73). The postage for a large envelope (or flat) starts at $1.50 for 1 oz.

A letter of 1 ounce – 1 Domestic Forever Stamp costs 58 cents. A letter of 2 ounces – 1 Domestic Forever Stamp and one additional ounce stamp at 20 cents costs 78 cents. A letter weighing 3 ounces – 1 Domestic Forever Stamp and two additional 20-cent stamps – costs 88 cents.

Started July 2022, the USPS will continue increasing First Class Mail letter prices TWO times a year. Forever Stamps are $0.73 and you will automatically save $. 04 on every letter with the Metered Mail rate which increased to $0.69 for the first ounce. Each additional ounce is $0.28 for letters.