Postal Information

Over the past several years the post office has been aggressively updating their mailing equipment and revising standards to give greater postage discounts to those mailers who are designing mail to utilize this equipment. Two major changes appear on our horizon. The first is an increase in postage costs on May 12, 2008, and the second is the Move Update standards that will begin applying the Standard A (Bulk) mail on November 23, 2008.

May 12th Postal Increase

On May 12th, the Postal Service adjusted prices for mailing services - First-Class Mail, Periodicals, Package Services, and Special Services.

A First-Class Mail stamp is now $ .42. To download a PDF of the new postage rates click here. Need to check a postage rate? We have the new First Class and Standard (Third Class) mail rates in HTML format.

Move Update Requirements

Effective November 23, 2008, the Postal Service is increasing its efforts to improve the percentage of deliverable mail by revising Move Update standards. Currently in force for First Class bar coded mail, after November 23rd, these standards will apply to Bulk (Standard A) Mail too.