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jmcquown said...

> James Silverton wrote:
>> Hello, All!
>>
>> It is probably OT for this group but I had to look at the new
>> postal rates this morning since I had some heavier letters to
>> send. The US Post Office seems to have done a wonderful job of
>> complicating things with no simple formula applicable over a
>> large range. Have a careful look at letter post rates if you
>> have to go from 3 oz to 4 oz.
>>
>> Fortunately, most things I mail to Europe and Canada are under 2
>> oz but the 1 oz increments are really erratic!
>>
>> A rationale for the new rates is that they will increase
>> efficiency but it seems to me that they will increase business
>> at the actual post offices!
>>
>>
>> James Silverton
>> Potomac, Maryland
>>
>> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
>> not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

>
> For anything other than a standard letter I use the USPS web site and do
> the click & ship mail option to print postage (shipping labels) on my
> printer. Of course, you have to know the size of the package and the
> weight, but it saves a trip to to the post office.
>
> Jill



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