Mailing Guidelines

What Are You Mailing? Domestic

Knowing the shape of your mail determines the price you will pay.

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Postcards
Maximum thickness 0.016 inch		 Letters
Maximum thickness 1/4 inch		 Large Envelopes
Maximum thickness 3/4 inch		 Packages
Maximum length plus girth 108 inches (130 inches for Parcel Post)

Mailpiece Dimensions

SHAPE LENGTH HEIGHT
Postcards minimum
maximum		 5 inch min.
6 inch max.		 3-1/2 inch min.
4-1/4 inch max.
Letters minimum
maximum		 5 inch min.
11-1/2 inch max.		 3-1/2 inch min.
6-1/8 inch max.
Large Envelopes minimum
maximum		 11-1/2 inch min.
15 inches		 6-1/8 inch min.
12 inches
Packages Maximum length plus girth 108 inches (130 inches for Parcel Post)