Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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Articles

Postage Rates Increase

March 8, 2010

E-mail has replaced the need to send a letter through the regular mail. Additionally, on-line banking, while not as widely understood or accepted as e-mail has decreased the amount of bills that are sent through the regular mail. The use of e-cards has also diminished the number of cards being sent through the regular mail [...]

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United States Postal Bar Code

March 8, 2010

United States Postal Service (USPS)  uses a computer cipher language called Postal Numeric Encoding Technique also known as POSTNET to assist it in delivering the mails easily and quickly. This technique was developed by the U.S. post offices to encode the zip code information of various places thus improving the accuracy and speed in delivering [...]

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Web-based Retailers Save Money With Online Postage Software

March 7, 2010

Small ecommerce businesses are feeling the economic crunch like everyone else these days.
In these tough economic times, it’s more important than ever before to economize wherever possible. Laying off employees is the last thing that any responsible business owner wants to do – and for entrepreneurs or small web-based retailers who ARE the entirety of [...]

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Buying Postage Online – How Small Businesses Can Lower Their Mailing Costs

March 7, 2010

There once was a time when office mail rooms used bulky, inefficient and expensive meter machines to stamp their outgoing mail. The machines dispensed postage, all right, but they ran down, causing postal inspectors or company representatives to have to come to a stalled office to reset and recharge the meter. Once ink ran out, [...]

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Ebay Seller Tips About Shipping With The United States Postal Service

March 7, 2010

 
When you decide to become a seller on eBay or to open an eBay store, you may be concerned about the shipping of your items to your customers. There is no need to worry as eBay combined with the United States Postal Service makes it easy to ship to anywhere in the world you wish. [...]

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History of the United States Postal Service

March 7, 2010

 
The history of formal mail service in the United States dates back to 1639, when the state court of Massachusetts established the first government-authorized dropoff point for mail.  That location was a privately held business, a tavern in Boston.  In those days, it was quite common for local stores and taverns to be used as [...]

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