The added cost of first class mail would drive borderline companies right out of business. This fact will become apparent when later chapters are studied. Here are the permits to obtain: 1. Bulk Mailing Permit. This permit, under law, requires a fee (subject to Congressional change). It enables the mailer to take advantage of the lower postal rate for bulk mailing 2. Permit To Use Precancelled Stamps Once the bulk mailing permit is obtained, it is necessary to decide whether you will use precancelled stamps, metered mail, or envelopes with pre-affixed stamps. The likelihood is that in the beginning it will be less tax on the pocketbook to use precancelled stamps. Letters sent under this classification are unsealed. At least 200 letters must be mailed at one time, and the envelopes arranged and tied by zone. Detailed information is obtainable at your local post office. Approved envelopes which appear to be sealed, selling under trade names such a “Cent-a-Post,” and “Penny-Savers,” are preferred by many mail users. The flaps are sealed after the material is inserted, but one side has been left open for postal inspection at the time of manufacture. Any good printer has a complete line of these special mailers.
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