The University Mail Center provides services for all classes of USPS mail except for non-profit or bulk rate, which is handled by Printing Services. The following is a description of the various classes of mail.
 First Class Mail
Any mailable matter may be mailed as first class mail. The following are considered First Class matter and must carry postage at First Class or Priority Mail rates:
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Matter wholly or partially handwritten
or type-written, originals or carbons, invoices, and post cards.
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Bills and statements of account,
regardless of method of preparation or quantity of identical pieces mailed,
except authorized enclosures in or attachments to standard mail.
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Price lists with written-in
figures changing items or prices.
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Business reply mail.
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Blank printed forms filled out
in writing including canceled or uncancelled checks.
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Priority Mail
All first class mail exceeding
11 ounces and not exceeding 70 pounds, and, at the option of the mailer
any mail weighing less than 11 ounces, is considered priority mail. This
is not a minimum weight limitation. There is a flat rate up to five pounds.
Use priority mail when 2 to 3 day service is desired. Please note that
priority mail is not insured or trackable. Priority Mail envelopes are
available at no charge at the University
Mail Center.
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Standard Mail
The following can be mailed
at Standard Mail rates:
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Circulars
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Booklets
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Merchandise
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Photographs
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Catalogs
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Newsletters
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Product Samples
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Printed Matter
Standard mail provides an economical
way to ship items than weigh more than 11 ounces. Please remember that
these items are shipped by truck.
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Special Standard Mail
Only these items may be
mailed at Special Standard Mail Rates:
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Books, including books to supplement
other books of at least eight printed pages.
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16 millimeter or narrower width
films which must be positive prints for viewing.
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Printed music, whether in bound
or printed form.
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Printed objective test materials
and their accessories used by or on behalf of educational institutions
to test ability, aptitude, achievement, interests and other mental or personal
qualities.
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Sound recordings and guides
or scripts prepared solely for use with such recordings.
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Play scripts and manuscripts
for books, periodicals and music.
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Printed educational reference
charts designed to instruct or train individuals for improving or developing
their capabilities.
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Loose-leaf pages and their binders
consisting of medical information for distribution to doctors, hospitals,
medical schools and medical students.
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Computer readable media containing
prerecorded information.
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Library Mail
Library Mail is Standard
Mail that meets the following regulation:
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Each piece must show, in the
address or return address, the name of a school, college, university, public
library, museum or herbarium or the name of a non-profit religious, educational,
scientific philanthropic, agricultural, labor, veterans and fraternal organizations.
The following items may be mailed
at Library Rate to or from institutions described above:
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Books.
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Printed music.
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Bound volumes of academic thesis.
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Periodicals, whether bound or
unbound.
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Sound Recordings.
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Other library materials in printed,
duplicated, or photographic form.
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Museum materials, specimens,
collections, teaching aids, printed matter and interpretive materials for
informing and furthering the educational work and interests of museums
and herbariums.
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Certified Mail
Certified mail provides you
with a mailing receipt and a record of delivery is maintained at the recipients
post office for two years. A return receipt providing you with proof of
delivery can be obtained for an additional fee. Certified mail service
is only available for First Class domestic mail. No insurance coverage
is provided.
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Registered Mail
The registered mail system
is designed to provide added protection for valuable and irreplaceable
items. Postage insurance may be purchased. Registered mail is the most
secure mail the United
States Postal Service offers. It incorporates a system of receipts
to monitor registered articles from the point of acceptance to delivery.
Return receipt and restricted delivery services are available for additional
fees. Added security may delay delivery up to 48 hours.
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Insured Mail
Payment can be obtained for
domestic mail that has been lost, rifled or damaged by having it insured.
Standard Mail or merchandise mailed at first class rates can be insured
up to $5,000. Express Mail includes $500 insurance at no extra charge.
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Return Receipts
A return receipt is a proof
of delivery. It is available for insured mail, and with certified, registered
and domestic mail shipments. The return receipt identifies the article
number, who signed for it and the delivery date.
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Express Mail
Express mail is an expedited
delivery service. It reaches all major markets in the US. Express Mail
provides for the shipment of letters, documents and other mailable items
up to 70 pounds.
Please note: You may purchase
prepaid UPS
next day air labels from Printing
Services at a significant cost savings. These labels are for overnight
letters to an address in the contiguous 48 states. This service is with
United
Parcel Service not the United States Postal Service.
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International Mail
Most items are mailable to
foreign countries with certain restrictions. Please contact the mail center
to determine the proper classification and documentation. The last line
of any foreign address should be the country name spelled out in capital
letters.
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Business Reply Mail
All business reply postage
and handling charges are billed back to departments. Please be sure to
place your department name on the business reply envelope. Generic business
reply envelopes are available through Printing
Services. Custom business reply pieces or envelopes can be printed
through Printing
Services at an additional cost.
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Outgoing Personal Mail
Outgoing personal mail is
handled with university mail. You may deposit personal mail in your out
basket in your department or area. Please keep it separate from university
mail to be metered. Outgoing personal mail must be sealed and have the
proper postage affixed. For your convenience a stamp machine is located
outside the Allyn Hall lounge. Our personnel are able to determine the
correct amount of postage required if you bring the item to the service
window in 011 Millett between 8:30 and 4:00 on work days.
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Incoming Personal Mail
Please do not have personal
items sent to your university address.
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