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• Everything you need to know about postage
• The Facts About Us Postage
• Postage Stamp Art - Beautiful And Historical
• The Current Rates For Postage
• The Facts About Postage Stamps
• Benefits Of Internet Postage
• Rates For Us Postage
• Using Postal Meters
• Can You Get A Postage Discount?
• The Postage Meter: Saving Money And Time
• Postage Stamp Supplies
• Benefits Of Buying Rebuilt Mailing Equipment
• A Stamp For Every Holiday
• History And How-tos Of A Postage Stamp Collection
• The Philatelist And His Stamps
• Everything you need to know about postage
• The Increase In Postage Price
• The Facts About Postage Stamps
• Us Postage Stamps, A Necessary Part Of Our Society
• Why Stamp Collecting Is Perfect For Kids
• Finding The Best Postage Scales
• The Benefits Of Using Mailing Equipment
• The Facts About Postage Meters
• Valuable Postage Stamps
• The Fun Of Personalized Postage Stamps

Can You Get A Postage Discount?

If you are interested in learning more about how to get a discount on all your postage, then you should check with your local post office to see if bar-coding your mail might entitle you to lower postage rates. But first, you will need to find out if you meet all the requirements for the automation postage rates, because having a bar code does not automatically qualify you for automation rates. The U.S. Postal Service recommends that you should not use bar codes on pieces of mail unless you are preparing your mail for automation rates. An inaccurate bar code would be more harmful than no bar code at all, by causing your pieces of mail to travel in the wrong direction. As long as you provide the correct mailing address, your mail will be processed efficiently without the use of a bar code.

What is the Automation Rate Mail?

This is mail that is 100% bar coded and that is especially prepared for the U.S. Postal Service's high speed processing machines. By using these high speed mail processing machines, the Postal Service is saving money from using manual labor and therefore shares the savings with you, resulting in a discounted postage rates. These Automation rates are made available for use on cards, letters, flats and packages. These mailings have different minimum quantity requirements, so you can't have a combination of Automation and pre-sorted pieces in order to reach the minimum. If you are interested in learning more about Automation Rate Mail, then visit your local Postal Service for additional information to see if Automation is right for you. A letter or pre-sort bureau can also help you prepare your mail in order to qualify for these special rates.

What is a Bar Code?

Specifically, a bar code is a series of short and long bars that represent a series of numbers. Some of these bar codes may represent delivery addresses, ZIP Codes or Zip plus 4 codes. The U.S. Postal Service used automated machines to read the bar codes in order to process and sort the mail. The bar code basically tells the Postal Service where to deliver the mail to. There are several different kinds of bar codes for other matters as well, take for instance Delivery Confirmation. Just having a bar code on a piece of mail does not necessarily qualify you for a lower postage rate. Your mail must meet specific qualifications in order to get the discounted posted rate, all of which you can find more information at your local Postal Service.