How To Address A Mass Letter

did you know, the us postal service runs postage discount programs for letter size mail? letter size mail is just what you'd expect: a mailpiece that meets certain size, shape, thickness and weight restrictions. although the idea is similar to standard mail flats, the process and the way discounts are applied to letter size mail are a little different.

How To Address A Mass Letter, instead of being bundled, letter mail is printed, addressed and placed in trays grouped by zip code each tray is 24" long and must be full or contain a minimum of 150 pieces. once sorted, the trays are sleeved and stacked on pallets.

and these letter mail pallets receive greater discounts for being drop shipped deeper into the postal system. the larger the mailing list, the greater the likelihood that your mail will become part of a 5-digit tray. which is why many mailers combine their mailing lists using commingling or co-palletization programs. commingling operations combine multiple mailing lists into one large mail file. all the addressed mailpieces are removed, read and sorted back into trays with the goal of...

creating finer sortation, such as 5 digit trays that qualify for greater discounts. with co-palletization, each participant sends presorted trays on pallets to the co-palletization operation. then, the pallets are broken down into trays, and the trays are resorted back onto pallets to qualify for high drop ship discounts. if you're interested in saving money on your letter size mail, talk to a mail service provider to see exactly how much you could save. and if you'd like to know more about commingling or co-palletization, send quad/graphics an email.