"The current postage adjustments are broadly in line with the cumulative inflation since the last adjustments in January 2018 up to September 2022. However, there is a need to periodically adjust postage rates in order to offset escalating operating costs, in particular increases in major cost components such as conveyance costs and terminal dues payments," a spokesperson for Hongkong Post said. "Hongkong Post is committed to providing reliable and efficient postal services to the public at reasonable prices. If you want insurance, proof of delivery, signature services, or other optional services, you'll have to pay extra.Hongkong Post today (August 24) announced that the principal postage rates will be adjusted with effect from September 26. TIP: Put the stamp on last that way, if you make a mistake at any other point, you won't waste a stamp. You can also buy 1¢, 2¢, 3¢, 5¢, and 10¢ stamps at The Postal Store ®.You'll also have to pay more if your envelopes are square or vertical (taller than they are wide). Nonmachinable items, including envelopes that are lumpy or rigid, or have clasps, string, or buttons will cost $0.39 more to send.Each additional 1 oz is $0.24, for letters up to 3.5 oz and large envelopes up to 13 oz.If your envelope weighs over 1 oz, you can buy additional postage in the amount you need: TIP: If you're sending larger envelopes (flats) using Priority Mail ® or Priority Mail Express ® service, you can use Click-N-Ship ® service to pay for and print your own postage online. Shop online for all stamps and add-on postage for oversized or heavier envelopes.īuy stamps at Post Office locations, self-service kiosks, or at Approved Postal Providers ® such as grocery and drug stores.
The postage for a large envelope (or flat) starts at $1.20 for 1 oz. TIP: As a rule of thumb, you can send 1 oz (4 sheets of regular 8-1/2" x 11" paper and a business-sized envelope) for 1 First-Class Mail ® Forever ® stamp (currently $0.60). You can weigh your letter with a kitchen scale, postal scale, at a self-service kiosk, or at the Post Office ™ facility counter. Postage for letters mostly depends on weight and size/shape. When you're done addressing your envelope, put what you're sending inside the envelope, then close and seal it (using the envelope's glue or tape).
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Some Puerto Rico addresses include an urbanization or community code for a specific area or development. Include the following on separate lines:Īdvanced Tips for Secondary Addresses (like Apartment or Suite) Postal Addressing Standards Special U.S. Write the delivery address (the "recipient" address) in the bottom center of the envelope. Write your address (the "return address") in the top-left corner. Include the ZIP+4 ® Code whenever possible.Print addresses neatly in capital letters.Print your return address and the delivery address clearly, in the correct spots, to make sure your mail is delivered on time. Size & Weight Requirements – Postcards & Envelopes Standard postcards are usually made of paper, are between 5" to 6" long and 3-1/2" to 4-1/4" high, and are between 0.007" and 0.016" thick. Save money using a $0.44 postcard stamp to send a standard-sized postcard anywhere in the U.S. Postcards are for short messages that you don't need to put in an envelope. ( See additional postage in Step 3.) You'll also have to pay more if your envelopes are square or vertical (taller than they are wide). TIP: If your envelope can't fit through USPS mail processing machines, or is rigid, lumpy or has clasps, string, or buttons, it's "nonmachinable" and you'll have to pay $0.39 more to send it. If your large envelope is nonrectangular, rigid (can't bend), or lumpy (not uniformly thick), you'll have to pay the package price. If you want to send letter-sized papers without folding them, you can use a large envelope (called a "flat") the postage for flats starts at $1.20. 10 envelope is 9-1/2" long x 4-1/8" high.) You can fold what you put in your envelope, but it needs to stay flat-no more than 1/4" thick. Your envelope can be a maximum of 11-1/2" long x 6-1/8" high.
Envelopes must be rectangular and made of paper to qualify for letter prices.