National Newspaper Association
Protecting, Promoting and Enhancing Community Newspapers Since 1885
Postal Tips
The National Newspaper Association provides postal consulting services for its members.
We can help with:
- Interpretations of postal rules
- Understanding how to enter mail properly
- Assess steps you may be able to improve slow service
- Know whether you are eligible for Perodicals permits
- And unsnarl a host of other conundrums that arise when newspapers (and their shoppers/TMCs) are in the mail
Consulting assistance is a member-benefit. Membership includes a subscription to Publishers’ Auxiliary, featuring the monthly column, Postal Tips.
Renewal notices can be mailed as Marketing Mail
Aug 30, 2018
In this column I’ll share actual questions received by NNA’s postal email hotline with answers that might be worthwhile to others.
Can charitable gift subs be counted as paid?
Aug 14, 2018
Here are more questions and answers from actual inquiries to the National Newspaper Association Postal Hotline in recent weeks.
Curbside postal delivery ending for new homes
Jun 14, 2018
The U.S. Postal Service is ending curbside delivery for new home construction in favor of cluster boxes, which would require residents to go to a central location in the neighborhood, much like what is ...
Physical standards for proper preparation of ‘flat’ mail like newspapers and magazines
May 4, 2018
I am sharing relevant content from a recent seminar I attended at the Kentuckiana District Postal Customer Council in Louisville by mailing specialist Ron Burch. I have found him to be a smart guy with ...
Enterprise Payment System now operable for all postal accounts
Apr 9, 2018
The U.S. Postal Service has been unveiling for some months now the transition to a new, more secure business mail account payment system to migrate current users of the Centralized Account Processing System. ...
Postal Q & A … from the NNA postal hotline …
Mar 14, 2018
Every now and then, I like to share with all National Newspaper Association members some of the calls and emails we get from members where we have helped them in their businesses. Here’s a sample ...
Flats trays can now be prepared without lids
Feb 12, 2018
The U.S. Postal Service has granted Periodical newspapers the option of preparing flats trays (white tubs) without lids and strapping, as required since 2006.
NNA tracking multiple postal issues at MTAC
Dec 29, 2017
Overshadowing everything at the Dec. 5-6 meeting of the Mailers’ Technical Advisory Committee at Postal Service headquarters in Washington was the Dec. 1 filing by the Postal Regulatory Commission. ...
Requester Periodicals usage growing
Dec 22, 2016
Changes in the business environment for community newspapers have encouraged a growing number of publishers to investigate the Requester Periodicals category that allows a newspaper to qualify for Periodicals ...
