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2. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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   The ship fee, including the ship rate on letters for delivery at the port of entry, were on a per letter basis, rather than weight. The United States issued its first postage stamps in 1847. Before that time, the letters' rates, dates, and origins were written by hand or sometimes in combination with a handstamp device.

3. Dimensional weight - Wikipedia

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   For example, a box of clothing shipped internationally which weighs 10 pounds and measures 18 × 18 × 18 inches would be charged as if it weighed 36 pounds: (18 x 18 x 18)/166 = 35.1 pounds which is then rounded up to 36 pounds for shipping cost purposes.

4. Shipping tube - Wikipedia

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   A heavy duty composite paper tube. The layers of spiral-wound paper used in its construction are visible. This type of heavy tube is also used as a core for wrapping roll goods. Long corrugated box, square cross section Paperboard tubes. A shipping tube, mailing tube, or cardboard tube is a shipping container used to ship long items. It is ...

5. Cost of mailing a letter will drop this Sunday - AOL

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   The U.S. Postal Service announced this week that several rate reductions will take effect on Sunday, April 10 -- the first time in nearly 100 years.

6. Planning to mail Christmas cards for the holiday season? Here ...

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   It will cost 73 cents to mail a Christmas card this season if you're purchasing a Forever stamp. The Forever stamp cost 41 cents in 2007 when USPS introduced it .

7. Freight rate - Wikipedia

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   Many shipping services, especially air carriers, use dimensional weight for calculating the price, which takes into account both weight and volume of the cargo. For example, bulk coal long-distance rates in America are approximately 1 cent/ton-mile. [2] So a 100 car train, each carrying 100 tons, over a distance of 1000 miles, would cost $100,000.