Direct Mail E-newsletter Supplement: Ancillary Service Endorsements

Ancillary Service Endorsements are short-hand requests you can print on any piece of mail that instruct the USPS on how to handle the mail if it is undeliverable for any reason. A full explanation of these endorsements can be found below. By using any endorsement, the mailer is obligated to pay any associated fees and applicable postage.

Since the USPS uses Optical Character Readers (OCR's) to process most mail automatically, they have instituted some placement and printing standards for endorsements. You will find those below the table.

Endorsement	Mail Class	Fee	Service
None	First Class	None	Month 1-12: mail forwarded to new address Month 13-18: mail returned with new address After month 18: returned if undeliverable
	Periodical	None	First 60 days: mail forwarded to new address
		.60	After 60 days or undeliverable: notice of address correction returned, mail discarded
	Standard	None	If undeliverable, mail is discarded
Address Service Requested	First Class	.60	Month 1-12: mail forwarded, separate notice of new address returned
		None	Month 13-18: mail returned with new address After month 18 or undeliverable: mail returned with reason for non-delivery
	Periodical	None	First 60 days: mail is forwarded
		S*	After 60 days or undeliverable: mail returned with address corrections
	Standard	.60	Month 1-12: forward mail to new address, noticed of new address returned
		W**	Month 13-18: mail returned with new address After month 18 or undeliverable: mail returned with reason for non-delivery
Return Service Requested	First Class	None	Mail returned with new address or reason for non-delivery
	Periodical	N/A	Not available.
	Standard	S*	Mail returned with new address or reason for non-delivery
Change Service Requested	First Class	.60	Mail is discarded and notice of address change or reason for non-delivery is returned
	Periodical	N/A	Not available.
	Standard	.60	Mail is discarded and notice of address change or reason for non-delivery is returned
Forwarding Service Requested	First Class	None	Month 1-12: forwarded to new address Month 13-18: mail returned with new address After month 18 or undeliverable: mail returned with reason for non-delivery
	Periodical	N/A	Not available.
	Standard	S*	Month 1-12: forwarded to new address
		W**	Month 13-18: mail returned with new address After month 18 or undeliverable: mail returned with reason for non-delivery

* Single Piece Postage Rate: .34 for first ounce and .21 for each additional ounce up to 13 ounces.

** Weighted Fee: .34 x 2.472 for first ounce, .21 x 2.472 for each additional ounce up to 13 ounces.

"undeliverable" means there was an error in the address such as an incorrect street name, or missing information like an apartment number. The address was either insufficient or incorrect enough that delivery was not possible.

If the endorsement is not printed in a way that meets these criteria it is possible that the service requested will not be performed.

1) First and foremost with these services is a return address must be present on the mail piece on the same side as the address. It must be placed in the upper-left corner and printed in the same direction as the address

2) The endorsement must be printed in no smaller than 8 point type and clearly stand-out against the color of the piece. There must be a one quarter inch space around the endorsement. There are four acceptable placements for the endorsement:

This is a guide only. Please contact CCI for more information or contact your local Postal facility for official postal regulations.

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