Also, the nonmachinable rate may not be charged for round-trip mailings of letters containing discs discs mailed under specific criteria from a mailer who expects to receive the disc back from a subscriber that are placed into the mailstream either presorted or returned single-piece. Use the Postal Price Calculator to help determine if your letter or flat is nonmachinable and what the surcharge is.
Go to USPS. Sign In. FAQs Home. How can we help? Search for a topic. However, you can make a fun variation of mail art by placing stamps in unconventional spots. I have a tough time getting someone on the phone if I call the Boulder post office, and the line is always too long for me to justify standing in it just to ask questions; so I like to interact with USPS over Reddit.
It was through Reddit that I found out that clear envelopes like the one above should have extra postage, as they are non-machinable. A legible address is a soft prerequisite for delivery. Despite the title, the goal is not to annoy postal workers, but to test the limits of mail art. Sometimes, the crazy creative artist side of you may take over, leaving you with a beautiful but perhaps impractical envelope, like the Halloween-themed piece below …. In cases like that, I not only add extra postage, but I also put a sticky note on the envelope.
I have no idea whether the note helps or not — for all I know, maybe it ended up falling off of this particular mail art piece — but I will say this: the skull envelope ended up at its intended destination within two days. And it made its debut sans sticky note! When creating mail art, I always try to make sure the zip code is prominent and legible.
If I am being totally honest with you, I have never had a letter evaporate into thin air, even when sending internationally knock on wood. When that happened, I got my letter back along with a contrite note of apology, which I actually thought was pretty cool. Instead, not only did I get confirmation that the letter had not arrived, but the person who discovered the mangled letter tried to tape it all back together again. So: be prepared for that, and if by some chance your envelope is neither delivered to the recipient nor returned to you as the sender, remember that sometimes life happens and things do not go as planned!
I have conflicting feelings about recommending avoiding postal workers and their varying willingness to take on mail art — the advice seems sneaky and slimy. However, transparency is my policy when writing the TPK blog, and I have to admit that all my letters are sent out from a blue box or my home mailbox. Remember, too, that not all post offices will react to mail art the same way. However, I have heard from multiple TPK readers that this is not the case in their community, and some mail art endeavors are woefully nipped in the bud.
If you live in one of those communities, there is absolutely no shame in putting your mail art in a larger, plainly addressed envelope and sending it! When your recipient opens the large envelope, they will still be delighted and surprised.
While this post is dedicated to helping you ensure that your letters are delivered, I also thought it would be nice to touch on cool ways to enhance your mail art experience! You can use vintage, uncanceled stamps to collage with, as shown on the Breezy Hand-Lettered envelopes below! Just make sure the total value of the stamps is equal to or exceeds the cost required to send the envelope. But keep in mind that weight usually affects price— the higher the weight the higher the postage, especially for First-Class Mail.
Mailing Services. A letter that has clasps, strings, buttons, or similar closure devices. A letter that is too rigid.
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