The USPS has published in the Federal Register proposed new regulations regarding the tabbing of what are commonly called newsletters. Among the highlights of these proposed changes are the elimination of perforated tabs and 15/16″ tabs. The only acceptable tab sizes will be 1″, 1 1/2″ and 2 ” tabs. Also included among the changes […]

The Customer Registration ID is a numeric identification number (up to 15 digits) which is used to uniquely identify a USPS customer at a location. Essentially it identifies the various physical locations of the same customers. For example, if a USPS customer has five different mailing facilities, they will be assigned five CRID’s, one for […]

August 10, 2009 DMM Advisory Intelligent Mail® Services Weekly Update Intelligent Mail® Full-Service Option – Where We Are: More than sixty mailers have begun testing Full-Service job submissions using Mail.dat® 9-1 in the Test Environment for Mailers (TEM). Fifteen have been approved for production and account for nearly 33 million Full-Service mailpieces being mailed. Mailers have begun taking advantage of […]

Staplex has anounced the new TBS-1.5 Tabster! So stop waisting time by applying tabs – wafer seals by hand! Click here for more information or to buy the most cost effective tabber on the market online!  If you advertise via direct mail, you should have one of these low cost units!  Perfect for backing up […]

Accufast get’s you ready for the new USPS regulations for tabbing by announcing the new Accufast KT 1.5 Dual Mode Tabber for 1 1/2 inch wafer seals! From now on, the ACCUFAST KT will change to the KT1.5 Dual Mode Tabber. Accufast made some modifications to the KT to enable it to be switched from […]

DMM Advisory Pricing— keeping you informed about the prices and mailing standards of the United States Postal Service Do you have an example of a die-cut, enclosure, or any folded self-mailer with unique design characteristics? If so, don’t miss this opportunity to participate. The USPS will be conducting folded self-mailer testing through the end of August. […]

Hello.  Hopefully you can help me. I’m using a Rena DA-590 printer that I inherited when I started at my company.  We sell speech materials and print an average of 9,000 envelopes per month.  We were told that this unit will not generate the intelligent mail barcode. Is this the case and if so can […]

Hi. I’m looking for a low-cost unit to apply live postage stamps. I’m doing about 25-30,000 envelopes a month but I hope to increase that. Also, do you know what size rolls they come in? -Sharyl Expert Recommends:  UPDATE – 05/06/2021   We now recommend the All For Mailer Inc AFM80DT Low-Cost Postage Stamp Applicator” / […]

In order to help our clients comply with the new USPS regulations for sealing booklets we have made 1.5 inch and 2 inch tabs available online! http://suppliesformailers.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=60 These tabs – wafer seals are compatible will all known larger production machines: Rena XPS-Pro Tab Rena T-950 and T750 Ameritech Floor model – Secap Jet 1, MCS […]

The following is an excerpt from a response from the Mailing Standards Commission regrading regulations pertaining to folded self mailers (which are the bulk of our tabbing volumes): “The standards for Folded Self-Mailers (FSMs) have not yet been changed.   We postponed modifying those standards until we can perform additional tests on mailer supplied samples. We do not yet […]