What Is the Difference Between First Class, Priority, Priority Express and Certified Mail?

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Sending mail is a major part of running a business. But it's not enough to write a great sales letter and just drop it in the mailbox. It's important to know how to send it because the service you choose will affect how much you pay and whether you know for sure it got to the recipient. So before you send the next batch of letters, find out the main differences between First Class, Priority, and Certified mail.

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How Return to Sender Affects Your Bottom Line

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Just about every business that sends direct mail will occasionally - or even frequently - get some of it back marked "return to sender." Although undeliverable mail is a common problem, it's a costly one that businesses should try to avoid. Here's what you need to know about it.

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ZIP Codes: A History

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Since 1963, mail has been zipping along its route thanks to the introduction of ZIP codes. But it hasn’t always been that way. Let's see how ZIP codes started and how they've changed over the years.

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Is the U.S. Postal service dying?

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These days you can do almost anything from home: faxing paperwork, paying bills or getting important documents in the mail quickly. With service like myMailHouse, the need to stop by your local post office has become obsolete. While the traditional role the US post office is changing, it still has a vital role to play in today's marketplace. How Mail Has Evolved The post office has been around since the 1790s, way back when Benjamin Franklin was heavily involved in this agency. As settlers wentfalse

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Holy Ship! Which States Ship the Most

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"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays These couriers from the swift completion of Their appointed rounds." This is the unofficial motto of the United States Postal Service, chiseled in granite gray above the entrance to the New York City Post Office on 8th Avenue. The USPS has stayed true to this mission in its nearly 240 years of service. While the use of digital platforms has caused the amount of First Class Mail to dwindle, there are still many people who ship and receivefalse

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Yesterday's Mail: A Brief History of the United States Post Office

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The United States Postal Service (USPS) stops at every home in the United States six days a week. It visits 144 million households and delivers 212 billion pieces of mail every year. Making that happen is a real logistics issue – but the government didn't build the postal service overnight.

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How to Send Mail Securely: Tips from the CIA

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You probably think nothing of popping your mail into the mailbox or through the company mailroom. However, recent statistics show that more and more mail is falling into the wrong hands and being tampered with.

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