Search results for Supporting Evidence of Mailing
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Certified Mail - Supporting Evidence of Mailing
Sometimes Certified mail will go un-delivered. This can happen for a multitude of reasons, and hopefully the USPS does a good job of providing the details as to why a letter was not able to be
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First Class Mail - Supporting Evidence of Mailing
First Class mail is a non-trackable product that the USPS offers. You can send First Class mail through our website, and is a great option for sending documents that you don't need tracking
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Affidavit of Mailing
In the event that you need to provide extra proof that a mailing went out, we might be able to provide you with an Affidavit of Mailing. This option is $74 per mailing and, if approved, would be a
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Certificate of Mailing
Need proof that you mailed some first-class letters? A certificate of mailing (also known as a COM, and USPS form 3877) might be a good option for you. Keep in mind that there are some requirements
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Job Mailed - Notify Others
We've created an easy way for you to notify others of different status updates for jobs that you send through our website. If all you need to do is notify someone else when a specific job has been
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LetterStream Hours Of Operation
LetterStream Hours of Operation Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm (Arizona Mountain Standard Time) By appointment only. Saturday & Sunday Closed Please call for an appointment before stopping by during
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Emailing Your Files To Us
We get it; you'd love to send us your files and let us do all the work to take stuff off of your plate. Well, we want to take stuff off of your plate too! Which is why we built a sophisticated
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Sending Invoices and Statements Via Marketing Mail
It is a USPS requirement that Invoices and Statements be sent via USPS First-Class Mail. The following information is from the USPS Domestic Mail Manual regarding Marketing Mail. Marketing Mail is
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LetterStream Job Names
The Job Name (aka Mailing name) is for your reference only and will not be visible to your recipients. You can easily change the name of your job up until the point that we start to work on it. On
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Address Correction Services
We offer a couple of different address clean-up services, such as CASS, Delivery Point Validation, and NCOA (which stands for National Change of Address). Many organizations don't properly clean
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Adding Addresses To Your Address Book
If you have the ability to generate address lists in excel and upload them that way, then you may be better off doing that as opposed to using the address book. While anyone can use the LetterStream
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How To Create And Upload An Address List
In order to upload an address list for your mailing, you simply need to create an address list in Excel and save it as a CSV file. Simply create your address list (we have attached a sample CSV that
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Making a CSV File from Excel
A CSV file can be generated out of Microsoft Excel by clicking File - Save as and then selecting the option that says Comma Separated Values (.csv). Below is a video that walks through this process
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Creating a New Mailing
When you log into your account, you will see a few options at the top that say Send Letter(s), Send Postcard(s), Address List Cleanup, and Send Coupon(s). Click here to learn about these four options
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USPS Address Formatting and Requirements
We recommend making sure your address(es) are accurate and formatted properly before sending mail. This can be done a number of ways, including using the USPS address checking tool, searching for the
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Cancel/Delete a Job
If a job has already mailed (status says "Ready to Mail" or "Mailed"), it cannot be stopped, canceled, or modified. If your job is in any status prior to the "Ready to Mail" status, you still have a
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Rush or Expedite Your Mailing
We offer a few different procession options for most mailings. Keep in mind that these options do not have an impact on the delivery timeframe, as we don't deliver mail. These options only impact the
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Mailing Confirmations
There are a few easy ways to confirm when your letters have been officially mailed. Confirmation Email: If you are using an account that has your email address associated with it, you'll receive a
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Combining PDF Files
There are a lot of advantages to combining pdf files. Here are some of the reasons this might be helpful to you. If you combine two 1-page pdf files into a single 2-page document, you can upload it
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LetterStream Mailing Barcodes
We utilize a few different types of barcodes, each one serving a different purpose. Some mailings might include all of the barcodes and some may have only one. Either way, they all exist for a
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LetterStream Mailing Status
This article explains LetterStream mailing statuses, not USPS delivery statuses. For more information about the actual delivery of the mail sent through us, click here. In this Article As you create
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Modify an Approved Mailing
You can make modifications to your job anytime prior to paying for it. If you've added the job to the shopping cart then you'll need to click "remove from cart" before you can make changes. Once a
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Printing and Mailing Checks
We are so sorry, but we do not currently offer check printing at this time, nor do we currently have plans to release this option anytime soon, but be sure to keep an eye on our blog for future
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Mailing Options Through LetterStream
We offer a multitude of mailing products, such as: - USPS First-Class mail (no tracking or signature included, estimated 3-7 business days for delivery) - USPS Certified mail (tracking included with
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Removing Recipients From A Mailing
If your mailing has not been paid for (or at any point before that), you can still remove recipients from your mailing. If your mailing is in the shopping cart you will first need to remove it from
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Mailing Permits and Indicias Explained
A postal permit allows companies to send mail without putting actual postage on the letter. Instead, they print an indicia. The indicia is what appears in place of the stamp that says something like
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Terms of Service
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LetterStream Privacy Policy
LetterStream takes your privacy very seriously. You can review our privacy policy by clicking here.
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System Notifications
If you would like to send email notifications to others regarding your mailings, you can do just that on the System Notifications page within your LetterStream account. Below is a description of what
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Variable Page Documents
When you have a PDF document that contains letters for multiple people, but the page numbers vary (for example, Susan gets 1 page, Willie gets 4, and John gets 2) we do indeed have a solution for
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Determining The Cost Of Your Mailing(s)
One of the greatest benefits of using LetterStream is that doesn't cost anything to create (or keep) your account. The only time you pay is when you actually send out mail! To see the current
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Removing Coversheets
Our system automatically generates a coversheet for your mailing if it detects that one is required. The coversheet is what we call the page that includes your return address, the recipient
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Windowless Envelopes Temporarily Unavailable
As of March 23, 2020, we have temporarily suspended the use of our windowless envelopes (previously referred to as Express Letters). Please be aware that our windowed envelopes are a fantastic
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Types Of Documents We Can Mail
We send documents for customers in all sorts of industries, and our super secure practices, website, and HIPAA compliant status allow us to do this with a very high level of preceison and security.
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First-Class Copy of Certified Mail
You can duplicate your Certified letter as a First-Class letter to avoid loading two separate jobs. Simply build your Certified Mail job first and then, on the Job Approval page, click the box to
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Login Issues
Below are all of the different ways login issue can occur on our website, along with the best way to move forward depending on the issue. In This Article Forgot Username Forgot Password Too Many
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Certified Mail Signatures
When sending Certified Mail, you have the option to obtain a signature (aka proof of delivery, green card, signature file, electronic signature file, ERR) from the USPS. Signatures have a few
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Forms of Payment
Getting Started There are a few different ways you can pay for your mailings, as explained in the sections below. For starters, it is important to remember that LetterStream needs payment in advance.
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Setup Re-Delivery Of Your Letter
If the USPS has indicated within the tracking information for a Certified letter that re-delivery can be scheduled, you can accomplish this on the USPS website by clicking here. You will need to
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Non-Profit Mailings
While we do have the ability to process non-profit mail, we don't have that request very often. Therefore the non-profit route is doable, but will take a little longer to set up. We typically like to
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Specify The Order Of Your Documents
There are a couple different ways to handle this. Probably the easiest is to print all your documents to a pdf file and upload a single document in the order that you want it inserted. Keep in mind
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Modifying Coupon Mailings
When creating a coupon job, your coupons will show a section where there are 4 separate line items. This allows you to essentially combine multiple payments into one coupon so that you don't have to
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Proofing Your Mailings
When creating a mailing it is important to always view a few proofs prior to approval. Viewing the proof allows you to see the final product as a whole to verify that everything looks exactly as you
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Schedule Future Mailings
The LetterStream website allows you to create letters and schedule them to be mailed at a later date. By selecting a date more than 2 days in the future, your job will be processed and held for
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Auto-Hold Mailings For Review
We actually have a few different ways to do this depending on what you want to accomplish. One way is to contact us and have us put your account into an auto-Hold status. This will force every job
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Word Merge Mailings & Collating Documents
Our website doesn't currently allow you to complete mail merges (also known as word merges) directly on our platform, but we can print and send your mail merge mailings. In short, the mail merge
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Marketing (Standard) Mail
What is Marketing Mail? USPS Marketing Mail is the new name for "Standard Mail" (not to be confused with First-Class Mail), which was also referred to as Bulk Mail long ago. Marketing Mail is a type
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Tracking Certified Mail
Tracking information is included with Certified mail, but not First-Class or Marketing mail. If you sent your letters via Certified mail, there are a couple ways to track your letters: If your
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Changing Mail Types
If you've already created your mailing and would like to change the mailtype (ie - from first class mail to certified mail), we're sorry to say but this isn't currently an available option. However,
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Sending Registered Mail
Introduction If you need to send a letter to an international address outside of the US and need to include tracking information, you may be able to send it via Registered mail through our website.