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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.

An indicia is an imprinted designation on mail that denotes postage payment, permit number and mailing classification. It usually looks something like this and is printed directly on the mail piece: PRSRT STD. U.S. Postage. PAID.

Indicia Guidelines An indicia must contain the following information, in this order ? the class rate (first, standard, non-profit), the words ?U.S. Postage Paid?, the city and state or zip code of where the permit is held and the permit number. Below are examples of a first class, standard and non-profit indicia.

A permit imprint indicia on Express Mail, Priority Mail, Critical Mail, or First-Class Mail, must show "Express Mail," "Priority Mail" (or "Priority"), "Critical Mail," or "First-Class Mail" as applicable; "U.S. Postage Paid"; city and state; and permit number.

Permit imprint is the most popular and convenient way to pay for postage, especially for high volume mailings. Instead of using precanceled stamps or a postage meter, the mailer prints postage information in the upper right corner of the mailpiece.

How to Design Permit Imprint Indicia Line 1: Class marking. Line 2: The words "U.S. Postage Paid" Line 3: City and state where permit is held. Line 4: The word "Permit" and your permit number.

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.