See dmm 201 3 15 for illustrations and design details for booklets.
Folded self mailer tabbing requirements.
Every self mailer is made.
Most single sheets folded mailers will require two tabs.
Requirements for tabbing folded self mailers used for direct mail.
Postcard 201 3 16 minimum basis weight 75 pounds or greater book grade paper stock.
The mailpiece must be tabbed secured with nonperforated 1 1 2 inch tabs glue or 1 1 2 inch wide tape.
Use the examples below to make sure your mail piece complies with tabbing standards.
Minimum of 007 inch and a maximum of 25 inch.
Addresses must appear as shown in the examples and accordion folds z folds do not self mail.
These standards increase mail processing efficiency.
The most common method of doing so is to use wafer seals often referred to as tabs.
Minimum of 5 inches and a maximum of 10 5 inches.
A minimum of 009 inch is okay if the height goes over.
Size requirements mailers should be between 3 1 2 and 6 1 8 inches in height between 5 and 11 1 2 inches in length and between 0 007 and 1 4 inch in thickness about the thickness of an index card.
The post office requires all folded self mailers to be sealed in some fashion in order to claim bulk mail discounts.