2010 USPS Certified Mail Rates
The 2010 USPS Certified Mail rates for mailing a 1 OZ USPS Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested letter is $5.54. See the USPS Certified Mail rates and Extra Service costs.
The US Postal Board of Governors approved the USPS Postal Rates for sending USPS Certified Mail. The cost to send a USPS Certified Mail letter with Return Receipt (green card) is $5.54. Certified Mail rate increases announced by USPS included First Class Mail, Parcel Post, Media Mail, and special service Certified Mail.
Three costs make up the $5.54 USPS Certified Mail rates:
1. First-Class Postage $0.44 (this is a letter size envelope, up to 1 oz in weight)
2. Certified Mail Fee $2.80
3. Return Receipt (Green Card) $2.30
You can save money by using the Electronic Return Receipt – ERR that is included with each Certified Mail Envelope. This automation includes a USPS mail manifest form PS-3800 to provide legal proof of mailing, in-route delivery tracking plus the final USPS delivery confirmation – Electronic Return Receipt provided in a PDF file format. Today many mailers use ERR to replace the old fashioned green card return receipt.
Certified Mail Envelopes includes both Proof of Mailing and Proof of Delivery using Electronic Return Receipt authored by the United States Postal Service (USPS).
Certified Mail Envelopes are approved by USPS and provide free web access to address and print your address bar code information, Electronic Return Receipt – ERR is included with each mailing, ‘in-route’ tracking plus final delivery confirmation from USPS. You can even request a PDF of the Return Receipt Signature if needed. You may track each letter ‘in-route’ to insure delivery. No labels or stickers are used in this automation process. Just log into the web site to address then print an address sheet with tracking bar codes. Slide the address sheet into the window envelope that has been USPS approved for Certified Mail Envelope with your letters, apply postage and drop the envelope into the USPS mail stream. It’s that fast and easy.
New 2010 USPS Postal Rates:
• Letters – first ounce $0.44
• Large envelopes – first ounce $0.88
• Parcels – first ounce $1.22
• Additional ounces $0.17
• Postcard $0.28
• Stamped Card $0.31
Mailers may use Forever Stamps to help ease the transition during price changes. Forever Stamps do not have a denomination and will be honored for First Class Mail whenever they are used for a one-ounce letter mailing.
USPS Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested service can be purchased before or after your mailing. The old fashioned Green Card Return Receipt now cost $2.30.
This displays whom signed or accepted the letter, the date of letter delivery, and addressee’s address. Return Receipt Signature service costs $1.10 purchased at the time of mailing. This information displays whom signed or accepted the letter, the date of letter delivery and addressee’s address
Signature After Mailing
Return Receipts Signature After Mailing cost $4.60 and can be purchased after mailing. The PDF report is a scanned image that displays whom signed or accepted the letter, the date of letter delivery and addressee’s address.
For additional information call Certified Mail Envelopes 800-406-1792.
Related USPS Certified Mail Rate News
• 2011 USPS Certified Mail Postal Rates