Postal Savvy
Let's test your knowledge of the US Postal Service. Knowledge of postal services can save your department time, money and aggravation.
1. Registered mail must be sent and rated as which class of mail?
a. First-Class Mail (which includes Priority Mail)
b. Periodicals
c. Standard Mail
d. All of the above
2. Certified mail must be sent as which class of mail?
a. First-Class Mail (which includes Priority Mail)
b. Periodicals
c. Standard Mail
d. All of the above
3. Certified mail may be addressed for delivery to which locations?
a. United States and its Territories and possessions
b. Army/Air Force (APO) and Navy (FPO) post offices
c. United Nations Post Office, New York
d. Canada
e. Mexico
f. only a, b, and c
4. Return receipts may not be purchased with which of the following services?
a. Registered mail
b. Unnumbered insured mail (insured for $50 or less)
c. Collect on delivery (COD) mail
d. Certified mail
e. Business reply mail
f. B and e
Now the answers. How well did you do?
- A. Only matter prepaid with postage at the First-Class rates may be registered.
- A. Only matter prepaid with postage at the First-Class Mail rates may be accepted as certified mail.
- F. Certified mail may be addressed for delivery only in the United States and its territories and possessions, through Army/Air Force (APO) and Navy (FPO) post offices, or through the United Nations Post Office, New York.
- F. Return receipt may be purchased only for mail sent as Express Mail or mail sent with certain other special services (certified, COD, insured for more than $50, or registered). Special services are not permitted with business reply mail.
