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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

jan outs me

jan and i were looking through a stack of my envelopes and she noticed that some of mine that are on the blog are not technically envelopes. sometimes i just take a piece of card stock and do a design. she raised her eyebrow. so, it thought i should come clean and from now on, whenever i post a postcard, i will alert you that it is just a card and not an envelope.

this was our final experiment with multi-layers of sharpie. we wondered if there was ever a point where there was just too much. eventually, it would get very dark, but then we have gold and silver and white uniballs. so... this is what happened.

i ran out of those stamps, so that is just an image of a kaleidoscope flower. and i wonder how much the p.o. wants for a non-conforming portrait orientation post card?

maybe miss cathy knows.

2 comments:

  1. The height would make it too big for a postcard (4 1/4" H x 6" L). The shape would make it non machinable. Here is more than you want to know:
    Examples of a nonmachinable letter include:
    ■ It has an aspect ratio (length divided by height) of less than 1.3 or more than 2.5 (a square envelope has
    an aspect ratio of 1, making it nonmachinable).
    ■ It is more than 4-1/4 inches high or more than 6 inches long and is less than 0.009 inch thick.
    ■ It has clasps, strings, buttons, or similar closure devices.
    ■ It is too rigid.
    ■ It has a delivery address parallel to the shorter side of the mailpiece.
    ■ It contains items such as pens, pencils, or keys that create an uneven thickness.
    ■ Letters with nonpaper surfaces, other than envelope windows or attachments that are allowed under
    eligibility standards by class of maill.

    Conclusion, 66 cents. That flower is outstanding!

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  2. thank you miss cathy....i figured you'd know the specs :-)

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