How heavy can my postal mail be ?

[rh71]

Except for the "better safe than sorry" method of putting on two 37cent stamps, how can I tell 1 is enough ? It's essentially 6 standard pieces of paper folded in an envelope and 3 standard staples holding them...

 

[Kelvrick]

You're gonna need 2. Trust me. At least for the actual postage required. They'll probably send it anyway though but you never know.

 

[JohnnyAnnalog]

Originally posted by: rh71
Except for the "better safe than sorry" method of putting on two 37cent stamps, how can I tell 1 is enough ? It's essentially 6 standard pieces of paper folded in an envelope and 3 standard staples holding them...

United States Postal Service - Rates Effective 1 July 2001

 

[alkemyst]

after 1 ounce .37 cents is no good...every ounce it changes....6 sheets and 3 staples should make it for two stamps though.

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[nitsuj3580]

sign up for the free 29 day trial at Stamps.com and they'll send you a free digital scale along with supplies to print out stamps and postage right at home. It's pretty neat but I'm going to cancel when the trial is up.

You get to keep the scale though so then you can always weigh your mail to be sure 🙂

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: JohnnyAnnalog

Originally posted by: rh71
Except for the "better safe than sorry" method of putting on two 37cent stamps, how can I tell 1 is enough ? It's essentially 6 standard pieces of paper folded in an envelope and 3 standard staples holding them...

United States Postal Service - Rates Effective 1 July 2001

Effective until when ? 😉 It's no longer .34 cents. But I get the idea.

 

[captains]

take your pot off the scale and put the envelope on it

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: nitsuj3580
sign up for the free 29 day trial at Stamps.com and they'll send you a free digital scale along with supplies to print out stamps and postage right at home. It's pretty neat but I'm going to cancel when the trial is up.

You get to keep the scale though so then you can always weigh your mail to be sure 🙂

I've actually looked at stamps.com once but left as soon as I saw the service charge. I don't think I want to go through the trouble of having to cancel, as tempting as the scale is.

Any household objects weigh 1 ounce ? Anyone know how much a CDR weighs ? 😉

 

[JohnnyAnnalog]

Basic paper is about 20 lbs weight @ 17x22, therefore you have 4x500 bricks of 8.5x11.

1 ounce = 30 grams

20 lbs = 320 ounces = 9600 grams

2000 sheets of 8.5x11 = 9600 grams

1 sheet of 8.5x11 = 4.8 grams

6 sheets x 4.8 grams = 28.8 grams

Therefor the total weight of 6 sheets of papers including envelope & staples is very likely over 1 ounce.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: JohnnyAnnalog
Basic paper is about 20 lbs weight @ 17x22, therefore you have 4x500 bricks of 8.5x11.

1 ounce = 30 grams

20 lbs = 320 ounces = 9600 grams

2000 sheets of 8.5x11 = 9600 grams

1 sheet of 8.5x11 = 4.8 grams

6 sheets x 4.8 grams = 28.8 grams

Therefor the total weight of 6 sheets of papers including envelope & staples is very likely over 1 ounce.

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