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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug5353, post: 2170534, member: 73555&quot;]The maximum thickness for a non-machinable letter is 1/4 inch, and the maximum weight is 3.5 ounces. </p><p><br /></p><p>If the clerk accepts it, they don&#039;t know the regs; the corner also has to fit within the shaded area on the template, and it has to pass through a 1/4 inch slit in the template.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just mailed 7 quarter-sized coins as a letter, inside a cardboard mailer, no problem.&nbsp; But no slabs, each of the 7 in a manila 2 x 2 taped to a piece of paper to keep them from sliding around.</p><p><br /></p><p>Non-machinable letter:</p><p>49c for the first ounce, 22c for each additional ounce, max weight 3.5 ounces, dimension limits as stated above, 22c for non-machinable fee.&nbsp; A good idea to write &quot;non-machinable letter&quot; on the mailer or envelope, so they don&#039;t try to run it through the cancelling machine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do NOT use a regular envelope, it will not survive, even if the postage is correct.&nbsp; &quot;Might&quot; survive sending one dime or one nickel, but the cardboard protection often, in turn, makes it non-machinable, so start with a 5x8 cardboard mailer (cost 22c in quantity) and weighs about 0.9 ounce by itself, so you&#039;re talking a minimum of:</p><p>49c 1st ounce + 22c 2nd ounce + 22c non-machinable fee = 93c,</p><p>still much cheaper than a similar &quot;parcel.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Sending as a package costs about double those amounts.</p><p><br /></p><p>All this has nothing to do with insurance or what it costs.&nbsp; You can insure either way, same price.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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