A. Department Mailing Card
B. Campus Distributions
C. Mail Identification
D. Personal Mail
E. Did You Know?
F. Standard Abbreviations for Addresses
G. Standard Two-Letter State Abbreviations
H. Postage Charges on Peoplesoft 1074 Report

A. DEPARTMENT MAILING CARD

UH Postal Services Department has implemented the use of bar coded department account numbers to improve the accuracy and speed of inputting the charge back transaction. The bar coded account numbers must be included on all mailing cards.

All bundles of mail, parcels and any mail to be metered must have a "DEPARTMENTAL MAILING CARD" (DMC) attached. A separate card is needed for letter size, oversize and international bundles.

This card must have your:

• bar coded account number which is your business unit and speed type (see Mail Identification in this section for information on procedure for obtaining DMC)
• department name
• date
• name and signature
• telephone number
• number of mail pieces
• certified signatory (if mailing is $100.00 or more. Example: A 1st Class mailing of 300+ letter-size #10 envelopes or 150 oversize envelopes.)

B. Campus Distributions

UH Postal Services provides two types of campus distribution for flyers, bulletins, notices, etc., as a FREE service to the university community. The organization or group which requests a distribution must be a part of, or connected with, the university.

The minimum size for a distribution piece is 5 1/2" by 8 1/2".

Distributions are NOT done on Mondays or the day after a holiday because of the heavy workload from incoming mail. Incoming mail and interoffice mail are given priority over a campus distribution.

Distributions are done as soon as the workload permits. Please check with our UH Postal Services Manager for the approximate delivery time.

Once a distribution has been delivered to a designated mail stop, UH Postal Services is not responsible for the distribution within a department or area. Each department is responsible for seeing that the appropriate action is taken depending upon type of distribution.

The three distributions are:

• General Distribution: Requires 700 copies for each department to receive 1 to 3 copies. Each department should copy and distribute to individual employees or post on bulletin board(s) for all to read.

• Central Distribution: Requires 4000 copies for each employee to receive one copy. The department staff should distribute to each employee (faculty and staff) within the department.

NOTE: If you want to make sure that your information reaches the intended individuals, the items should be inkjetted with the person's name and mail code. This service can be provided by UH Postal Services.

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C. MAIL IDENTIFICATION

Please identify your mail. Attach a completed Departmental Mailing Card (bar coded account number is required) to each and every bundle of your outgoing "to be metered" mail.

UH Postal Services will prepare DMCs with printed barcode labels upon receiving written instructions via email from a department. Please include in the request the business unit and speedtype number(s), the name of the department associated with each account number and the mailcode of the requestor. E-mail the request to Sally Rowland at sjrowland@central.uh.edu or Robert Poole at rpoole@central.uh.edu.

Outgoing 1st Class mail must be in UH Postal Services office no later than 4:00 p.m. if it is to go out that day.

Note: Outgoing accountable mail (certified, insured, registered, etc.) must be in UH Postal Services office no later than 3:15 p.m. if it is to go out that day.

D. PERSONAL MAIL

University postage can only be applied to University business mail.

Do not submit personal letters to be metered.

Outgoing personal mail must be sealed and must have the proper postage affixed prior to depositing at a designated UH mail stop. This mail will be picked up by the U.S. Postal Service at 4:30 p.m. from UH Postal Services when the other university mail is picked up.

Personal items weighing 16 ounces or more must be taken to the USPS personally by the orignator. This rule went into effect due to heightened security measures in the aftermath of September 11th, 2001.

Stamps and other personal mail needs can be obtained through the U.S. Postal Contract Station #8 located in the corner of the University Bookstore in the University Center.

Please do not have personal mail (this includes retail, mail order catalogs) sent to your campus address. Only mail which deals with university activities or business, or used by your area in an educational manner, should be received at your campus address.

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E. DID YOU KNOW?

• Mail with no postage will be returned to the sender. Mail with partial postage will be delivered to the addressee marked Postage Due.

• Correct ZIP codes will help speed your mail at the U.S. Post Office. For the latest zip codes, you can access the U.S.P.S. web site at: www.usps.gov

• Improperly addressed mail will be delayed or returned to sender.

• All mail should contain a UH return address; if not, and your letter or package is undeliverable as addressed, it will be sent to a dead letter office to determine the sender's name and address, and a fee will be assessed upon return of the mail.

• Letter or card should have a rectangular shape and be a minimum of:
  • 3.5 inches high
  • 5 inches long
  • 0.007 of an inch thick.

• It is the department's responsibility to forward mail. When a person leaves the University, a change of address should be filed with the department. The person leaving should send change of address cards to his/her correspondents. Change of address kits are available at UH Postal Services.

• All First Class mail or mail marked "Forwarding Postage Guaranteed" can be forwarded by marking through the old address (leaving the name of the addressee) and adding the new address with the words "Please Forward".

• For all other mail which cannot be forwarded, it must