Standard Mail Letter Rates

It all comes down to volume and saturation. The more you mail to one area the cheaper the rate. These days with all of the postal automation, it makes a lot of sence to mail at standard rates. There have been instances where "bulk mail" (standard mail) has arrived before first class that was dropped on the same day. This is because all the work is done for the post office. Mailing companies have sophisticated software that will sort the mail all the way down to line of travel. This means the mail is in order for the delivery persons route!

If your sending letters to people all over the country, your postage will be between 19 cents each and 23 cents each.

These rates are for letter size mail (6 x 11 max. Landscape only, if you turn it into a portrait orientation it becomes a flat). You get up to 3.3 ounces! First calss mail only gives you up to an ounce.

If you are sending flats standard rate, your postage will be about 37 cents to 46 cents per piece depending on your list.