Postal Exam 421 Questions With Complete
Solutions
1. List the 7 Mailing First-Class Mail, Periodicals, Standard Mail, Package Services,
Ser- vices Bound Printed Matter, Library Mail, Media Mail, Standard Post,
Extra Services
2. First-Class Mail Personal correspondence, 13 oz or less, sealed against
inspection, 1-3
business days, classified as a Mailing Service
3. Periodicals Magazines and Newspapers, accepted at Business Mail
Entry Unit
(BMEU) only.
4. Mailing Services Those products in which the Postal Service has no competition
from
other delivery companies.
5. Shipping Services Those products in which the Postal Service is competitive with
other
delivery companies.
6. Which services are Shipping Services
com- petitive with
other deliv- ery
companies?
Mailing Services
7. Which services are
not competitive
with other delivery
companies?
8. Standard Mail Used to send printed matter, flyers, advertising, newsletters,
catalogs
and small packages.
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9. Mailers must have Standard Mail
at least 200 pieces
or 50 pounds of
pieces per mailing
10. Must published at Periodicals. (a category of Mailing Services)
least four times a
year at a stated
frequency
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11. Package Services Consists of Bound Printed Matter, Library Mail and Media Mail.
Pack-
age Services is one subsection of USPS Mailing Services.
12. Bound Printed Matter One of the Package Services which is considered a USPS
Mailing
Service. Sheets must be permanently bound by secure fasteners.
13. Library Mail One of the Package Services which is considered a USPS
Mailing Ser-
vice. Content is limited to books, sound recordings, academic
theses, etc. Must be sent between educational organizations,
museums and other qualified organizations.
14. Media Mail One of the 3 Package Services, which are a subset of Domestic
Mailing
Services. Cannot contain advertising. Limited to books, sound
record- ings, recorded video tapes, printed music, recorded
computer-read- able media, such as CD's, DVD's, and certain
other items.
15. What are the three Pack- Bound Printed Matter, Library Mail, Media Mail
age Services
products USPS offers
as mailing services?
16. Standard Post Falls under Mailing Services. Gifts and merchandise. Pricing is
based
on weight, distance, and shape.
17. Extra Services Enhancements that provide greater security and accountability
of mail-
pieces, for a fee in addition to postage. Falls under mailing
services
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Solutions
1. List the 7 Mailing First-Class Mail, Periodicals, Standard Mail, Package Services,
Ser- vices Bound Printed Matter, Library Mail, Media Mail, Standard Post,
Extra Services
2. First-Class Mail Personal correspondence, 13 oz or less, sealed against
inspection, 1-3
business days, classified as a Mailing Service
3. Periodicals Magazines and Newspapers, accepted at Business Mail
Entry Unit
(BMEU) only.
4. Mailing Services Those products in which the Postal Service has no competition
from
other delivery companies.
5. Shipping Services Those products in which the Postal Service is competitive with
other
delivery companies.
6. Which services are Shipping Services
com- petitive with
other deliv- ery
companies?
Mailing Services
7. Which services are
not competitive
with other delivery
companies?
8. Standard Mail Used to send printed matter, flyers, advertising, newsletters,
catalogs
and small packages.
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Solutions
9. Mailers must have Standard Mail
at least 200 pieces
or 50 pounds of
pieces per mailing
10. Must published at Periodicals. (a category of Mailing Services)
least four times a
year at a stated
frequency
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11. Package Services Consists of Bound Printed Matter, Library Mail and Media Mail.
Pack-
age Services is one subsection of USPS Mailing Services.
12. Bound Printed Matter One of the Package Services which is considered a USPS
Mailing
Service. Sheets must be permanently bound by secure fasteners.
13. Library Mail One of the Package Services which is considered a USPS
Mailing Ser-
vice. Content is limited to books, sound recordings, academic
theses, etc. Must be sent between educational organizations,
museums and other qualified organizations.
14. Media Mail One of the 3 Package Services, which are a subset of Domestic
Mailing
Services. Cannot contain advertising. Limited to books, sound
record- ings, recorded video tapes, printed music, recorded
computer-read- able media, such as CD's, DVD's, and certain
other items.
15. What are the three Pack- Bound Printed Matter, Library Mail, Media Mail
age Services
products USPS offers
as mailing services?
16. Standard Post Falls under Mailing Services. Gifts and merchandise. Pricing is
based
on weight, distance, and shape.
17. Extra Services Enhancements that provide greater security and accountability
of mail-
pieces, for a fee in addition to postage. Falls under mailing
services
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