Standard Mail A

Definition:

Matter formerly classified as third-class mail is referred to as Standard Mail A.

Used By:

• Primarily retailers, catalogers, and other advertisers to promote their products and services.
• Advertising by mail allows advertisers to reach existing customers or to target new customers by sending messages to specific neighborhoods or to certain demographic groups that are likely to be interested in their products. It also allows the advertisers to convey a significant amount of information about their products and to measure the results of their advertisements.
• Churches and other charitable organizations may take advantage of the attractive nonprofit rates for their large mailings.

Requirements:

The minimum volume needed to take advantage of either the regular Standard Mail A rates or the nonprofit rates is 200 pieces per mailing. The pieces must weigh less than 16 ounces and be prepared in a manner that allows for efficient handling.

Delivery Speed:

Not as fast as Priority Mail, Express Mail, or First Class.

• Express Mail and Priority Mail
• First Class
• Periodicals
• Standard Mail A
• Standard Mail B