When a Postcard Is a Postcard

The term postcard seems simple enough. It’s that thing you always receive while friends are visiting foreign exotic places. It’s what fills your mailbox during political season. It’s what tells of great sales or new places to try for dinner. But when learning postal terminology, a postcard is not always a postcard. The United States […]
I’d Like to Mail a Letter

“I’d like to mail a letter.” That sounds like a simple enough request, but in order to be successful it is important to understand what the United States Post Office considers a letter. The reason this definition is so important is that when the USPS rules are violated the cost to mail a piece can […]