Postage costs are dependent upon the size, weight and thickness of your printed piece, as well as the class of service you choose (First Class or Standard). 

First Class mail arrives at its destination generally in 2 to 5 business days from date of mailing; Standard class, which includes Non-Profit, arrives generally in 7 to 15 business days. (Business days = Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays). Standard mail delivery time is not guaranteed by USPS.

4x6 postcards (or custom trim not less than 3.5x5 or not more than 4.25x6) automatically mail at First Class Presort (unless non-profit) – at an average rate of $.24 each.

Larger postcards, standard sizes up to 6x11 (or custom trim size up to 6.125x11.5), and folded brochures (with final folded size up to 6x11), can mail First Class at approx $.38 each or Standard at approx. $.27 each.

Catalogs/Booklets are dependent upon final weight, which is determined by paper stock, page count and page size. 5.5x8.5 and 6x9 booklets (or custom trim up to 6x10.5 "Slim Jim") can mail at the Letter rate if triple tabbed (for standard books stitched on the longer dimension). For postage estimates on catalogs/booklets, please email us with the paper stock, final size and page count.

Once we receive your mailing list, we will display postage due in your My Account, usually within 24 hours of receipt. Print Place must receive postage funds by 2:00 PM CST on the mailing date to avoid delays in the mail schedule. Postage may be paid via credit card (postage transactions incur a 5% convenience fee if paid by credit card), cashier's check, money order, or wire/bank transfer.

Print Place does provide mailing lists. If you need a list for your mailing, just send us an email request with the type of list (business, consumer, or "current resident") and the parameters.  There are many options available, from number of employees for a business list, to age of children in household for a consumer list.

If you are providing your own list, email your mailing list(s) to mailing@printplace.com with the Job Number in the subject line and the class of service to mail (First Class, Standard or Non-Profit).   List format preference is Excel or CSV.  Each field (such as name, company name and address) cannot be more than 50 characters, including spaces & punctuation, or our software will truncate the information.

Some other file formats we can accept for mailing lists are as follows:

Borland Paradox
dBase/Fox Pro
Comma delimited
Fixed length fields CR/LF
MS Access or MS Word
Std ASCII Fixed length file

We must also be advised if you want duplicates removed from your list (and if so, when address matches only, or when both name and address match), and if you want to mail to all recipients, even if some addresses fall outside of the automation postal rates.   We will not remove duplicate records unless this information has been included. You can select this information when you upload your mailing list from the My Account page.

Mail Services as paid for on the website includes the processing of one (1) mailing list.  Additional lists in exactly the same format will cost $25 each.  Additional lists in other formats will cost $85 each to merge. Extensive data work to merge lists may incur additional charges – please email mailing@printplace.com for more information if you think your list(s) may require extra time to process.

Please double-check to make sure your art/design has the minimum space requirements needed to inkjet address your piece (minimum 4” wide x 2” tall in the bottom right corner of the mailing panel – or – reference our templates for Postcards).  If you art does not allow for this, we will not be able to process your mail job at automated rates.

The inkjet area must be either completely unprinted and no borders are allowed on the bottom or right edge of the mailing panel.

PLEASE NOTE: We cannot inkjet your piece if it has UV coating (either Gloss or Dull UV).   You can UV coat the Front side of a postcard, but the back can have aqueous coating only.

Print Place does not “label” pieces for mailing – we inkjet addresses directly on the piece.

There is also an aspect ratio that must be met to keep the lower automated postal rates. All of our standard postcard sizes meet the required aspect ratio (calculated by dividing the larger dimension by the smaller dimension – 4.25x5.5=1.29 - the requirement is 1.30 - 2.5).

All booklets smaller than 8.5 x 11 must be triple tabbed to mail at the Letter rate (maximum size is 6.125” X 11.5” to mail at the Letter rate).  If mailing at the Letter rate, the back cover of the booklet should be designed so the bound edge is at the bottom of the mailing panel. USPS requires triple tabbing: 1 tab on the left side booklet edge (left of mailing panel) and 2 tabs on the right side edge.  For booklets with non-standard binding, such as "short side" binding for landscape orientation, additional mailing requirements apply.  Please consult with mailing services before sending your job to production if your booklet has a non-standard orientation.

Booklets larger than 6 x 10.5" (or heavier than 3 oz each) will mail at the Flat rate and do not require tabbing. NOTE: the mailing panel MUST be located in the top right corner of the page, with the spine on the right edge of the mailing panel.

Brochures that mail must be either single or double tabbed in order to mail. If the folded/closed edge is at the bottom of the mail panel, the piece can single tab at top for mailing. If the folded/closed edge is at the top of the mailing panel, the piece must double tab at bottom to mail.

If you hold a valid non-profit permit from USPS and would like us to mail at your non-profit rate, please email mailing@printplace.com so we can send you the paperwork to complete.  Average rate for standard letter is $.17 for non-profit.

Nonprofit organizations and businesses can both mail via Standard class. The only difference is that authorized nonprofit organizations are eligible for additional savings on Standard Mail.  Thus, nonprofit mailings, like regular standard mailings, are not guaranteed by USPS to deliver within or by a certain date.  Nonprofit mailings will generally deliver in 7-15 business days from the mailing date.

The mailing panel of your piece must have both the name and address that exactly match the address on the paperwork issued from USPS for your original non-profit postal permit. It doesn’t have to be in the return address area, but must be somewhere on the mailing panel of the piece.

For more information on how to apply for nonprofit mailings, visit the USPS Business Mail 101 website. Keep in mind that we cannot mail your job at nonprofit rates until we receive your USPS-authorized paperwork.

If you have selected our mailing services to mail your greeting cards, please be advised that the mail processing price does not include the cost of inserting your cards into the envelopes.

Inserting is also available for letterhead or brochures inserting into #10 envelope, 8.5x11 final size pieces into 9x12 envelope, 8.5 x 5.5 final size pieces inserting into 6x9 envelope.

Pricing for all the above can be obtained by emailing mailing@printplace.com.