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That means that you have a flat if ANY of the following are true:
its shorter side is more than 6⅛ inches but not more than 12 inches; or,
its longer side is more than 11½ inches but not more than 15 inches; or,
it is more ¼ inch thick but not more than ¾ inch thick, (except Periodical Class nonmachinable flats, which may be up to 1¼ inches thick.)
Note that a mail piece is a "flat" if it meets at least one of those requirements. It does not need to meet all of them. So if your piece is larger or thicker in any allowable dimension to be a "letter", and is not larger or thicker than the maximums for flats, it is a flat, even if it fits the other dimensions for a letter.
originally posted by: Naturallywired
Trump hater SJW excise postage tax?
originally posted by: manuelram16
Hey! USPS mailmen also like coffee & donuts.....
originally posted by: Ameilia
a reply to: reldra
You are talking about letters when what was sent is considered a package. The postal worker was correct, and the problem is the eBay seller cheating on shipping and got caught.
Source: ships packages for a living. Doesn't cheat.
originally posted by: JinMI
a reply to: reldra
I weighed it on a digital kitchen scale. It is exactly 1.5 oz.
That's the only part that stood out to me.
The seller cheated. Bust his arse!
originally posted by: reldra
originally posted by: Ameilia
a reply to: reldra
You are talking about letters when what was sent is considered a package. The postal worker was correct, and the problem is the eBay seller cheating on shipping and got caught.
Source: ships packages for a living. Doesn't cheat.
You're wrong. Source: USPS website. This is an envelope containing a rigid object.
The Franciscan Friars send me all manner of prayer cards with holy medals and bits of relic. They are mailed as letters.
Q. If a flat-size First-Class Mail piece is rigid, is that piece charged the parcel rate?
A. Yes. If the physical dimensions are within flat-size standards, and the mailpiece is rigid, it is classified and priced as a package (parcel). Notice 3-S, First-Class Mail Shape-Based Pricing Template, is a useful tool to help determine First-Class Mail prices.