Determining Standard Mail Eligibility
                       
                 
                      
YES
      
               
           
Mailing Standards
United States Postal Service
Issue Date: April 2005
Effective Date: June 1, 2005
                     Is all
               of the “personal
   information” directly related to
            the advertising or
                 solicitation?
YES
PS-238
PS-262
PS-275
PS-318
PS-322
•
                              Is the
                     exclusive purpose
         of the “personal information” to 
               support the advertising
                       or solicitation?
YES
PS-238
PS-262
PS-275
PS-318
 YES
PS-238
PS-262
PS-275
PS-318
PS-321
PS-322
 NO
 NO 
NO  
 PS-319
               Is there         
      explicit advertising
for a product or service for
 sale or lease, or an explicit
        solicitation for a
              donation?
 YES
YES
 
 NO
 NO
 NO 
Examine the entire mailpiece
      Is it
typewritten or
handwritten?
 
            Is it
          a bill or
statement of account?
       
        Does it
contain “personal
     information”?
      
Standard Mail
PS-26
PS-159
PS-317
PS-320
PS-321
 
First-Class Mail
PS-322
PS-238
PS-262
PS-275
PS-318
PS-319
PS-321
PS-322
PS-91
PS-31