Posted by softheprairie on November 6, 2010, at 11:35:33
In reply to Thanks Willful, Dinah and Sassyfrancesca!, posted by Anemone on November 5, 2010, at 16:37:21
> and I sent it in an envelope that is square (not rectangle, not in the shape of a cheque), and I drew hearts on it with pencil crayons
All this grief, and I think it was just because the worked for the postal service did not take the time to let you know what the problem was -- they charge extra to deliver a square envelope.
I entered in a search engine "USPS square envelope postage" and got some hits. One of the answers at "wiki answers" said that as of May 11, 2009, a regular/standard letter stamp costs 44 cents, and there is a 20 cent surcharge on that for a square envelope (since their machines can't handle those dimensions), so you need 64 cents in postage to send it.
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