First-Class Mail (FCM)

First-Class Mail (FCM) - A class of mail that includes all matter wholly or partly in writing or typewriting, all actual and personal correspondence, all bills and statements of account, and all matter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection. First-Class Mail] comprises three subclasses: postcards, letters and sealed parcels, and Priority Mail. Any mailable matter may be sent as First-Class Mail. First-Class Mail is a USPS trademark.

[Category=Postal ]

Source: USPS, 18 September 2009 15:19:39, http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub32/pub32a_g.html

First-Class Mail - A mail class that includes all matter wholly or partly in writing or typewriting, all actual and personal correspondence, all bills and statements of account, and all matter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection. First-Class Mail comprises six products: (a) single-piece letters/postcards, (b) presorted letters/postcards (nonmachinable, machinable, and automation prices), (c) flats (single-piece, presorted, and automation prices), (d) parcels (retail, Commercial Base, and Commercial Plus prices), (e) outbound single-piece First-Class Mail International, and (f) inbound single-piece First-Class Mail International. Any mailable matter may be sent by First-Class Mail service. First-Class Mail service is a market dominant product.

[Category=Postal ]

Source: USPS, 23 June 2013 09:21:02, about.usps.com/publications/pub32/pub32_terms.htm

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First Class - Any mailable matter can be sent First Class mail, but mail that is of a personal nature and mail that is sealed against inspection must be mailed at First Class service. This includes personal correspondence, bills and statements, and any other mail that is specific to the addressed individual. Under Classification Reform, First Class will be restructured into two subclasses for mail preparation and postage rates: Automation (bar-coded mail), and Retail (non-bar-coded mail). It is now estimated that 15 percent or so of all mail with advertising is placed in the mail stream as first class mail. (This is more or less balanced by that portion of 3rd class which does not include advertising.)

[Category=Database Marketing ]

Source: Postcom, 06 March 2010 17:09:20, http://postcom.org/public/admail_image/glossary.htm

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FIRST-CLASS MAIL - A marking that used on the face of a mailpiece to indicate to USPS the service level to be provided. The marking can also be represented by FIRST-CLASS.

[Category=Direct Marketing ]

Source: Digital Formatting Services, 25 December 2011 09:10:33, http://www.digitalformattingservices.com/vdp_glossary.htm