Usps Air Mail Service
The Postal Store® ships all in-stock orders with USPS Tracking™. Please allow 5 - 7 business days for in-stock items to be shipped.
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If your order contains pre- or back-ordered items, those items will ship separately when all pre- or back-ordered items in your order become available.
To view your order status and tracking information, sign in to your USPS.com account, go to 'Activity History', and select your Order#.
The Postal Store® cannot accept orders for shipment outside the United States, but we do ship to APO/FPO/DPO addresses and U.S. territories. Learn More
Usps Air Mail Rates
Stamp and Philatelic Orders
All stamp and philatelic orders are charged a $1.30 handling fee on domestic orders up to $50.00, and $1.85 if the order is greater than $50.00. These handling fees apply only to the portion of the order total that includes stamp or philatelic products.
Retail Items
A retail item is any product that does not include a stamp or a form of postage. If your order contains retail items, a shipping charge will be added to the order based on the weight of the retail items and the ship to ZIP Code™. All in-stock retail products will ship within 5 - 7 business days.
Personalized Stamped Stationery
All Personalized Stamped Stationery products are charged a flat Priority Mail rate depending on how many boxes are ordered as specified in the PSE Shipping Charges table, and should be shipped within 5 - 7 business days.
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Free Shipping Supplies
Free shipping supplies from The Postal Store Shipping Supply site are mailed Parcel Select® Ground and are shipped within 2 - 8 business days. For your convenience all orders will contain a carrier release endorsement 'Leave if No Response'. This will allow your postal carrier to leave your expedited packaging supply order if you are not available to receive the delivery.
Informed Delivery ® by USPS ® Digitally preview your mail and manage your packages scheduled to arrive soon! Informed Delivery allows you to view greyscale images of the exterior, address side of letter-sized mailpieces and track packages in one convenient location.
Airmail M-Bags Send Large Amounts of Printed Material. Airmail M-Bag ® packaging is the most affordable way to send large amounts of printed material internationally, including newspapers, magazines, journals, books, sheet music, catalogs, directories, commercial advertising, and promotional matter. Delivery varies by destination. Prices start at $51.70 at a Post Office ™ location. Delayed mail and packages?
Expedited Shipping Supplies
Orders of our Flat Rate Expedited Shipping Supplies are fulfilled by your local Post Office. If your local Post Office is unable to fulfill your order of Flat Rate Expedited Shipping Supplies within 1 - 2 business days, your order will be fulfilled by our distribution center within 2 - 8 business days.
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A Difficult December, Part II: Planes & PersonnelUsps Airmail Stamps
2018 marks the centennial of airmail service in America. Initially, the planes flew just one route to and from New York to Washington, D.C. (with a stop in Philly to refuel). But Post Office Department officials were determined to add another route from New York to Chicago, Illinois despite tremendous danger and a lack of supporting infrastructure. In a three-part series, Nancy Pope shares the captivating history of these pioneering flights.
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A Difficult December, Part I: Setting up a RouteUsps Air Mail Stickers
2018 marks the centennial of airmail service in America. Initially, the planes flew just one route to and from New York to Washington, D.C. (with a stop in Philly to refuel). But Post Office Department officials were determined to add another route from New York to Chicago, Illinois despite tremendous danger and a lack of supporting infrastructure. In a three-part series, Nancy Pope shares the captivating history of these pioneering flights.