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Postal Service to increase rates May 12 The U.S. Postal Service will increase its rates effective May 12, 2008. For First-Class Mail, the retail cost of one-ounce letters will go from 41 to 42 cents each; flats from 80 to 83 cents; parcels from $1.13 to $1.17; and postcards from 26 to 27 cents. Discount mail prices will increase as well, and priority and express mail prices will be announced later. 2008 rate change: new rates, current rates.

Business Mail 101 Postal Service primer on mailing: decision tree, getting started, rates, classes of mail, mail characteristics, addressing, sorting, checklist, resources, glossary. Domestic rates and fees Classes of mail: First-Class, Priority, Express, Parcel Post, Bound Printed Matter, Media Mail (book rate); special services (certificate of mailing, certified mail, collect on delivery, delivery confirmation, insured mail, money order, return receipt for merchandise, registered mail, restricted delivery, return receipt, signature confirmation, special handling); zone charts; sizes for domestic mail; bulk mail information International mailing Mail and package information, online rate calculator, online services, tracking system Priority mail

Tracking and confirmation Zip-code lookup Publications #25 Designing Letter Mail: addressing, facing identification marks (FIMs), reply mail (business, courtesy) #28 Postal Addressing Standards: address formatting, abbreviations, standardization #32 Glossary of Postal Terms: terms, abbreviations, and acronyms #51 International Postal Rates and Fees: categories of mail, services, mail preparation, markings, customs documentation, prohibited articles #177 Guidelines for Optimizing Readability of Flat-Size Mail: address and bar code readability for magazines, newspapers, catalogs, large envelopes, and brochures #178 Recommendations for Designing Flat-Size Mail: designing magazines, newspapers, catalogs, large envelopes, and brochures for automated sorting #280 Identity Theft: what it is, how to protect yourself, what to do if it has occurred