Things You'll Need:
- Packaging
- Postage
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Step 1
Send mail quickly with express services. Domestic express mail takes one to two days. Flat rate envelopes are available from the Postal Service. Your own packaging can weigh up to 70 pounds and must be no more than 108 inches in combined girth and length.
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Step 2
Use priority mail to have envelopes and packages delivered in two to three days. Flat rate envelopes and boxes are available, or you can use your own packaging. Parcels can weigh up to 70 pounds and up to 108 inches in combined length and girth.
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Step 3
Mail letters and small packages weighing no more than 13 ounces by first class mail. First class takes one to two days for delivery.
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Step 4
Ship books, printed music, records, CDs and DVDs by media mail. Items that contain advertising like magazines don't qualify. Media mail takes two to nine days, excluding delivery to Alaska and Hawaii, which may take longer.
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Step 5
Consider parcel post for packages that don't need to arrive quickly. Parcel post takes two to nine days, excluding Hawaii and Alaska, and can weigh up to 70 pounds with a combined length and girth around the widest part of the package.
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Step 6
Send materials like catalogs and phone books that contain advertising or promotional material as bound printed matter. Packages can weigh up to 15 pounds and take up to two weeks for delivery.
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Step 7
Mail letters and packages internationally with global express, which takes one to three days; express mail international which takes three to five days; or priority mail, which takes six to 10 days. First class international mail varies by destination and can weigh up to four pounds. Flat rate packaging is available from the postal service for international mail.
