atis

Hello all,
I've been obsessing over how many stamps to put on a manila envelope for recommendations and such. Normally, when you mail manila envelopes, you get a specialized stamp from the post office based on weight. But as I need to give envelopes pre-stamped to my teachers/counselors/etc., I was wondering what the optimal number of 42 cent stamps is? Don't want to waste any, but don't want to get my envelopes resent to me by the US Mail!
Also, does anyone know if Princeton minds whether forms are sent in legal size envelopes or manila 9x12" envelopes? I know Stanford is pretty adamant about no folding...

T26E4

Just put two stamps. The actual cost is 83 cents. Dont stress.

atis

Uh, but on USPS the base price for manila envelopes is at least a dollar. 83 cents is the standard size for legal size envelopes.
I might just end up putting four on each large envelope. Ha ha! What's 42 cents for some extra mental stability...?

Shrinkrap

"83 cents is the standard size for legal size envelopes."


Where did you get that? I think pay 83 cents for those 5x7 manila envelopes...although it HAS been awhile..

atis

Haha, I was unclear. 42 cents is standard first class mail, but things like secondary school reports tend to be extra heavy so extra postage is required.
The manila envelopes I'm talking about are the huge 9 x 12" ones, where you can put in standard printer size paper without folding it at all.

Therifleman62

I only put one stamp on for the application to my dream school, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and they didn't get it in time! I failed to get in there (obviously) and now am stuck at University of Maine at Machias. PLACE AT LEAST 3 STAMPS ON ALL YOUR ENVELOPES AND PAPERS IN CASE THEY FALL OUT. Good luck.

happymomof1

TAKE THE ENVELOPES TO THE POST OFFICE AND HAVE THE PEOPLE THERE WEIGH THEM AND CALCULATE THE POSTAGE!!!

Depending on just exactly how much stuff you jam into those envelopes, the postage can be quite different for different mailings. If you are alert while you are at the Post Office, you can work out how many pages/things need how much postage and then you can put the stamps on at home.

Modulation

^Hahaha, that's so much better.

vballmom

S1 needs to give envelopes plus stamps to his GC. Has anyone also gone to the post office to get return receipt forms and attached them as well?

J_DT

You can check online for a postage calculator.

princessbell

WEIGH IT!!!!!!

there are scales for personal usage right when you walk in the post office...you will probably end up saving a lot of money if what you are mailing only costs 1 stamp instead of just putting 2 on everything.