REGISTERED MAIL
Registration protects valuable and important mail. You declare the value
of your mailing and all corners and seams must be sealed. Only first class
and priority mail may be registered.
INSURED MAIL
You can get insurance for Standard-Class mail or First-Class mail containing
Standard-Class matter. Liability for insured mail is limited to $600.00.
Payment will be made to you for lost, rifled, or damaged mail if it is
insured.
BUSINESS REPLY MAIL----
Business Reply Mail (BRM) is a service from the US Postal Service that allows you to send any number of reply pieces (envelopes, cards or self-mailers) and pay only for those that are returned to you. BRM is designed to be automatable so delivery times are comparable to First Class mail. BRM is the most cost effective way to provide reply pieces for a wide variety of mailings, including fundraising solicitations, surveys, subscription renewals, etc. Here’s a sample:
Mail Services maintains the Business Reply Mail account with the Postal Services and can provide contact information for proper USPS mail piece design.
IMPORTANT! If you are sending a bulk mailing at the automation rate (whether it’s First Class or Non-Profit Standard), the Postal Service requires that enclosed reply pieces must be Business Reply Mail. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in paying higher postage.
EXPRESS MAIL
This service is available for those items that just have to be there tomorrow.
IMPORTANT: Not all ZIP codes have Express Mail Services so check the USPS
web site to see if service is available to your desired destination.
STANDARD (BULK) MAILING
Bulk mailing offers significantly lower postage rates for a large quantity
of same printed material mailings. All bulk mailings must meet USPS requirement.
Mail Services will be happy to assist you with your bulk mailing requirements,
and has a bulk mailing kit that is available for your use. Call us at
x3595 if you are contemplating a bulk mailing so that we can answer any
questions you may have. Please click here for
more information on Standard (Bulk) Mailing.
MAIL BOX LOCATIONS ON CAMPUS
Personal mail can be deposited in one of the US Postal Service mailboxes
located on campus, or at the Post Office situated downstairs at the UCen.
DISTRIBUTION LISTS
Hard copy distribution lists are a convenient way for you to send special mailings
to a chosen audience and can be used for UCSB related announcements only.
Remember to provide the mail room with enough copies, and to separate
copies in bundles of 10 for all 'S' and 'P' type distributions. All distributions
will be distributed after processing all existing first
class and campus mail within the department. You can also download our latest excel file with listing in departmental order and by mail code order by clicking on the button to the right. These counts have been updated as of January 2006.
Choose the "D" list distribution to send one copy
of your mailing to each department or sub-department on campus. You
will need 300 copies for mailing.
Choose the "S" distribution list to send one copy
of your mailing to each staff member on campus. You will need 3,278 copies in bundles of 10’s.
Choose the "P" distribution list to send one copy
of your mailing to each faculty member on campus. You will need 1,447 copies in bundles of 10’s.
Choose the "A" list distribution to send .... You will need 62 copies for mailing.
