first class mail
Top-tier letters
First class mail is the standard postal service tier for letters, postcards, and lightweight packages, offering faster delivery than bulk or media mail.
In the United States, it typically arrives within one to five business days.
The term distinguishes ordinary correspondence from slower, cheaper options like standard mail or priority upgrades: I sent the documents first class.
- postageFee for mailing
- forever stampRate-resistant mailing prepayment
- stampMark-making device
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- priorityStatus of greater importance
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- postal servicespost office, stamps, delivery, packages, envelopes
- postagestamp, postage paid, postage due, postage meter, postal rate
- postal historystamps, postmarks, postmaster, postage, postmark
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Basic postal service tier
bulk mail · parcel post · media mail · surface mail · marketing mail
first class mailjunk mail
Unsolicited commercial correspondence
unsolicited mail · advertising mail · mass mailing · bulk mail · direct mail
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