USPS
STANDARD MAIL
NEW ADDRESS REQUIREMENTS
Effective March 29th, 2009,
the U.S. Postal Service changed the way
Standard Flat mail is processed.
Standard Flats such as large envelopes,
catalogs and publications fall into this
designation. The new rules must be
followed in order to continue to receive
postal discounts.
The USPS ordered and installed new flat
sorting equipment. The changes they have
implemented requiring clear, legible
addresses ensure accurate sorting,
redirection and delivery; enable
high-speed processing; and minimize
service delays. Consistent address
placement is needed to take advantage of
new flats processing technology and will
significantly increase efficiency, which
helps keep postage costs affordable.
The majority of the changes affect how
UH Postal Services must determine to
address our customer�s flat size pieces
such as font type (sans-serif) and font
size (minimum 8-pt.). What does affect
the departments and colleges at the
University of Houston is the orientation
of your flat size envelopes\catalogs in
regards to the placement of the return
address, the recipient address and the
indicia.
This means:� The return address, the recipient
address and the postage and/or indicia
must all be in the top half of the mail
piece.
� The orientation of the flat size
envelope has changed from landscape to
portrait.
We have two examples to show you what
the changes look like. As departments
are ordering flat envelopes UH Printing
is automatically changing the
orientation of the return address and
indicia. We have also contacted many
departments who have annual or bi-annual
publications such as the UH Magazine,
Parameters or the President�s Report to
instruct them on the new requirements
before they begin designing their next
publication.
The first example is the UH Magazine and
the second example shows a flat size
envelope. The recipient �s address will
appear in the upper half of the envelope
and magazine. The bound edge of a
publication must be on the right. This
would necessitate having the address
space on the back of the mail piece
(like the UH Mag).
Please contact UH Postal Services if you
have questions about the new changes.
EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 2
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