Paul Morris

You may have noticed the extra appendage of numbers added to a ZIP code called the plus-four, ZIP + 4, or add-on code. What is it for? The USPS considers the five-digit ZIP plus those additional four digits to be the most complete kind of delivery code. Introduced in 1983, the plus-four is a helpful […]

Last year, 12 billion postage stamps were sold to customers across the United States. These billions of stamps bear a wide variety of images, ranging from seashells and coastal birds to Jimi Hendrix and Wonder Woman. Ever wonder how images are selected for use on postage stamps? Ever hope that your art could appear someday […]

You have a package that needs to go to San Juan, Bayamón or Ponce. Not to worry: Stamps.com can offer you guidance on how to best format your addresses for mailpieces headed to Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican addresses are considered domestic addresses with the state code of “PR.”  You can use the Domestic options within […]

You’re in Arizona and interested in sending a cactus to a friend in New York. Or you’re in Minnesota and want to send a Japanese maple to your mother in Oregon. Can you do this? You can mail certain plants within the United States. However, keep in mind that when mailing plants, flowers, roots, seeds, […]

Here’s something to keep in mind as we approach the busy holiday season—did you know you can receive a $2 discount off the flat rate of a Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box? As a Stamps.com customer you already receive the discounted Commercial Base rate of $16.35 for the Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box […]

You may have spotted a box called “HS Tariff” in the Stamps.com International Shipping Label’s Customs Information section. What is it and what is it used for? The Harmonized System, or HS, Tariff code is used to classify physical goods and traded products for export to another country. In the Stamps.com software, you have the […]

Sometimes historical forces will affect what and where you’ll be able to mail.  In 1963, mail service was cancelled between the U.S. and Cuba, and mail was sent indirectly through countries such as Mexico and Canada. However, direct mail service has been restored officially by the USPS as of March 16, 2016, thanks to the […]

Not sure what price group to use for a flat rate envelope to Switzerland?  Check out the table below to determine shipping zones for your shipments for each country. Changes to USPS International Flat Rate Products As of January 17th, 2016, all Priority Mail International and Priority Mail Express International Flat Rate products moved from […]

Items like posters, blueprints and important documents etc. will sometimes need to be rolled and packed into a triangular shipping tube.  These are a great option if you need a space-saving mailer that won’t roll around – but how do you add postage to them using Stamps.com? Selecting USPS Triangular Tubes In Stamps.com Like traditional […]

This year, Easter falls on Sunday, March 27, and Stamps.com can help you celebrate in style! Easter egg hunts are fun, but hunting for information on mailing options isn’t.  We want to make the process easy for you! Customize Your Easter Cards with Stamps.com Easter is a great time to send a card to a […]

You have an international order to go out and the delivery address you’ve been provided by your customer includes foreign characters such as 青岛市5号楼，8号室, or Не́вский проспе́кт, or רחוב דיזנגוף.  What’s your next step? The first thing to know is that the Stamps.com software only accepts delivery addresses written with Latin/Roman characters, in order to […]

A hurricane or forest fire is mentioned in the news – how will it affect your shipment?  Is there a way to stay ahead of the game and find out where and when the USPS mail service will be affected? Post Offices can be affected by anything from fires, tornadoes, and power outages, to flooding, […]

Whether you’re sending a package to Puerto Rico or a flat to Guam, Stamps.com makes it easy for you to send your mail to all U.S. Territories! The first thing to remember is that U.S. Territories are considered domestic mail, so you would use the Stamps.com domestic sections for sending mail to these locations.  Due […]

Personalizing your mail is a great way to create a strong first impression on your customers and Stamps.com’s powerful Graphics feature can make that happen for you! With the Stamps.com software, you can add Return Address and Postage graphics to your Envelopes, and Return Address graphics to your Shipping Labels. How to Add Graphics Using […]

Did a customer in Scotland just buy one of your products and you need to ship your merchandise over?  Do you need to send a gift to a relative in London?  Learn how to use Stamps.com to ship packages to the United Kingdom (U.K.)! How to use Stamps.com for packages headed to the U.K. Once […]