Postal Basics

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Across
  1. 2. a large public box with a slot into which post is placed for collection by the post office
  2. 5. Mail that is undeliverable as addressed and cannot be returned to the sender
  3. 7. the transport of mail by air transportation
  4. 8. a company or employee of a company that transports commercial packages and documents
  5. 9. any mail that is sorted by zip code or carrier route before it is delivered to the post office
  6. 12. A mail processing category of mailpieces, including cards, that do not exceed any of the dimensions for letter-size mail (that is, 11-1/2 inches long, 6-1/8 inches high, 1/4 inch thick)
  7. 13. A mail class that provides expedited delivery service
  8. 15. order issued by the Post Office for the payment of a sum of money to the person whose name the money order is sent through the agency of the Post Office
  9. 16. Another name for advertising mail sent to targeted markets. It can be any mail class, but it is usually Standard Mail.
  10. 17. large volumes of mail that are sent through the post office at reduced rates.
  11. 18. The location to which postal company is to deliver a mailpiece
Down
  1. 1. Payment for delivery service that is affixed or imprinted to a mailpiece, usually in the form of a postage stamp, permit imprint, or meter impression
  2. 3. A private third party that mails on behalf of someone else
  3. 4. A series of vertical bars and spaces that represent any numerical series, most often a correct ZIP Code for the delivery address on a mailpiece
  4. 6. A class of mail consisting of magazines, newspapers, or other publications formed of printed sheets that are issued at least four times a year at regular, specified intervals (frequency) from a known office of publication
  5. 10. a postal code consisting of five or nine digits
  6. 11. A service that provides indemnity coverage for a lost, rifled, or damaged article, subject to the standards for the service and payment of the applicable fee
  7. 14. a card on which a message may be written for mailing without an envelope and to which the sender must affix a stamp
  8. 19. Systematic plan for the distribution of mail to its destination