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TIPS. Remember, a permit is "permission to mail," regardless of how you pay for postage. A "permit imprint" is a way of paying postage. Many mailers get a "permit" to mail with "permit imprint." To keep your permit imprint account active, you must do a commercial mailing at least once every 2 years.

An indicia is not actual postage. You don't pay anything to print it. You just include it when you have your mail piece printed. You pay the postage when you actually mail the piece at a postal bulk mail unit. You generally must be mailing at least 200 pieces or 50 pounds of mail at one time to use an indicia.

An indicia takes the place of a stamp or postage meter imprint and is generally printed directly on the mail piece to save time and the expense of applying postage manually. Using an indicia requires a postal permit and is only used in batches (usually 200 or 500 at a time) rather than individual pieces of mail.

This postage block is called an "indicia." Here's a sample of what a permit imprint indicia looks like. The indicia are printed onto each mailpiece.

For tri-folded self-mailers, the delivery address must be on the middle folded panel. A permit indicia is the printed box in the upper right corner of the mail piece that identifies the permit account that postage should be charged to.

Unless printed directly on an address label, the indicia content must be placed within a clear area no smaller than 1/2 inch high and 1/2 inch wide, no more than 1-1/2 inches below or left from the upper right corner of the mailpiece or of the address area when oriented to read the address, regardless of processing ...

The indicia must be placed in a clear area that is free from any other text, graphics or markings. The actual size of the indicia must be a minimum of one-half inch high by one-half inch wide. It must be placed no more than 1.5 inches below, or to the left of, the upper right hand corner of your postcard.

How to Apply for a Permit Imprint Download a copy of PS Form 3615, Mailing Permit Application and Customer Profile. ... Take your completed PS Form 3615 to your local Business Mail Entry Unit or Post Office. ... At the Post Office, submit your PS Form 3615 and pay the permit imprint application fee.