A little introduction about priority mails
Priority mailings are by far the best, most popular, and fastest mail delivery service offered by the United States Postal Service. These priority mail services are very cost-effective, and they deliver your packages in 3 days or less. You can pay for your priority mail in three ways: online, at the post office, or by purchasing priority mail stamps.
Now to your big question, what are priority mail stamps
Priority mail stamps are basically stamps that you buy to pay for the priority shipping service that you are availing from USPS as a customer. As of 2022, the same Priority mail stamp is used for priority mail express flat rate shipping. It is the fastest domestic service that also has a money-back guarantee and an option to choose where you want your mail to be delivered (at your door or anywhere on your property).
What makes priority mail so popular is that In priority mail, you can send almost everything as long as your package weight is less than 70 pounds and a maximum combined length and girth of 108 inches. They will deliver your package in a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 business days.
What is it used for
Priority mail can be sent to any address in the US as well as priority mails are eligible for international shipping too. You can send mails in both envelopes and boxes. the charges to your parcel type vary a lot depending on the location you are shipping to and the size of your parcel. We have mentioned it below for you
How much did it cost
Domestic
Priority mail –
- Starting from $8.70 at the post office
- Starting from $7.37 for commercial base
- Starting from $7.37 for commercial plus
Priority mail regional rate (boxes)
- It starts from $8.38, and the additional fee will apply if postage is paid at retail
Priority mail flat rate (envelope)
- It costs $8.95 at the post office
- $7.75 at commercial base
- $7.75 at commercial plus
Priority mail express
- the post office – starts from $26.95
- commercial base – starts from $23.50
- Commercial plus – starts from $23.50
Priority mail express flat rate (envelope)
- the post office – starts from $26.95
- commercial base – starts from $23.50
- Commercial plus – starts from $23.50
INTERNATIONAL
Priority mail international
- the post office – starts from $40.45
- commercial base – starts from $37.47
- Commercial plus – starts from $37.47
Priority mail expresses international
- the post office – starts from $47.95
- commercial base – starts from $44.95
- Commercial plus – starts from $44.95
Priority mail express international flat rate
- It starts from $47.95 at the post office
Priority mail international flat rate
ENVELOPES
- the post office – starts from $29.60
- commercial base – starts from $28.13
- Commercial plus – starts from $28.13
SMALL FLAT RATE BOXES
- the post office – starts from $30.70
- commercial base – starts from $29.17
- Commercial plus – starts from $29.17
MEDIUM FLAT RATE BOXES
- the post office – starts from $56.80
- commercial base – starts from $53.94
- Commercial plus – starts from $53.94
LARGE FLAT RATE BOXES
- the post office – starts from $73.80
- commercial base – starts from $70.13
- Commercial plus – starts from $70.13
How to prepare your package for shipping with a priority mail stamp
You need to place the address labels flat on the box and apply the postage label to the top right corner of the box to prepare your shipment for priority mail. Priority mail stickers are typically provided by post offices to further identify their shipping in every place of transit.
What do you get in priority mail shipping
- You get a free good to the doo tracking system to know where your package is exactly. It can be tracked via these three ways,
- Online: you need to use USPS tracking on you can track it on usps.com
- Via informed delivery
- Lastly, by text: you need to send a text to 28777(2USPS) with your tracking no.
- It includes insurance up to $50 with no additional cost. Which covers loss, damage, or missing contents
Priority mail items are returned for free if necessary.
IIn conclusion, priority mail stamps are a way by which you pay for your priority mails and also merely a means of informing transport that the mail is a priority. You must purchase a priority mail stamp and affix it to the top right corner of your shipment box or envelope.
Some FAQ’s about priority mail and priority mail stamps:
- Is priority faster than first class.?
Yes. It is faster than first class. First-class generally takes 1-5 business days whereas priority mail takes 1-3 business days
- Can you get priority mail picked up from your door?
Yes USPS does offer on-demand pick up for $20 per package
- How reliable are priority mail services by USPS?
USPS is a highly reliable way of shipping your packages to any address under the label of priority. They also offer you insurance of $50 in case of damage, loss.
