First-Class on sale

This summer, Standard Mail went on sale for some of our largest customers. And early indicators is that it brought in some good revenue.

Brace yourself. This fall, First-Class Mail will go on sale.

The First-Class Mail Incentive will give eligible companies a 20 percent postage rebate on presorted letter, flat and card volumes that exceed a predetermined threshold. The incentive runs Oct. 1 through Dec. 31 this year.

Here's some of the details:

To be eligible for the incentive, a company must have mailed 500,000 or more non-parcel First-Class Mail presort pieces between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 in both 2007 and 2008.

First-Class Mail presort volume above a certain threshold will qualify for a 20 percent postage rebate, which will be credited to the company’s trust account.

Companies interested in taking advantage of the incentive can register online after Aug. 21 at http://usps.com/firstclassmailincentive.

Questions? Send an e-mail to firstclassmailincentive@usps.gov.

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