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Re: Airmail vs Economy
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lugnet.market.shipping
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Mon, 7 May 2001 19:08:01 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shipping, Troy Cefaratti writes:
> From what I noticed with the new USPS pricing, they seem to be really
> pushing the "Global Airmail Letterpost", or what used to be called
> "Small-Packets Air". I've seen numerous times where the cost for airmail
> was actually less than surface, sometimes substantially. This is more
> evident with lighter packages than with heavier ones.
Some of the pricing mystery is de-mystified here ...
<http://pe.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub51/pub51.pdf>
Economy Letter Post is calculated at flat rate for anything under 16-oz. It
appears that Airmail Letter Post is cheaper for small packages (up to 5-oz)
because of the rate schedule scheme. Likewise, Economy Parcel Post is flat rate
for anything under 5-pounds.
Ray
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| From what I noticed with the new USPS pricing, they seem to be really pushing the "Global Airmail Letterpost", or what used to be called "Small-Packets Air". I've seen numerous times where the cost for airmail was actually less than surface, (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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