Canada Post Oversized Lettermail Explained | Cheapest Shipping In Canada 

Also a tip. Instead of using $1.94 & $1.30 to makeup $3.19 stamp price, you can use 3x $1.07 stamps. It might not be a big deal because you only save a couple cents but if you ship primarily with stamps it could save you in the long run. From what I recall though, I don't think they sell $1.07 stamps online for some reason so I had to go into my local shoppers to buy them but you can get them in a coil of 50 so it's not like you have to go back all the time.

You dont get a tracking number but if you wait at the counter and get the sticker, the postal code will be on the receipt and is good enough as proof that it was shipped.

0:41 Those are permanent stamps (usually sold in books of 10) currently worth $0.92 each. If you buy a regular stamp individually, it will cost you more ($1.07 currently). There is no advantage to mailing your letter with a stamp bought individually, even though it costs more. Another thing about permanent stamps is that the value of any unused permanent stamps you have will also increase in value when stamp prices go up. Moral of the story, always buy permanent stamps. Bonus info: When stamp prices do increase, they tend to increase in a way that two permanent stamps plus one ten cent stamp consistently send an oversized letter under 100 grams, both before and after the stamp price increase. You can currently buy $0.10 stamps online. Before the pandemic you could buy them at any post office as well. It's possible that brick & mortar post offices have gone back to selling the $0.10 stamps again, but I haven't checked in quite some time, since I have quite a few on hand still. Hopefully I explained everything well enough & hopefully this helps someone. Those pennies (...err, I guess nickles now. RIP Canadian penny) add up when you're sending out a lot of mail.

You have NO idea how helpful this was! Very informative and straight to the point. Thank you so so much

* I just came across your video, I’m sure you have corrected this info already* I work for Canada Post, your info is very accurate for shipping within Canada. Letter mail going outside of Canada on the other hand whether it be standard or oversized though can only be “paper products”, anything other than paper needs to go via small packet either surface of Air, with an attached cn22 customs label attached. Sure you may have got away with popping it in the mailbox before and it gets to its destination, but CPC is cracking down and RTSing items not following proper shipping procedures. FYI small packet international often tends to be cheaper than international lettermail when you go over 200g.

Sometimes, for the thicker special edition DVD cases, you need to pop the bubbles on one side if the mailer so it can meet the 20mm limitation.

I spoke to a manager at Canada Post on the best combination of stamps to use to get exact change for these two combinations. $1.94 (under 100 grams) = two .92 cent stamps and two 5 cent stamps. For $3.19 (101-200 grams) use two .92 cent stamps, one 1.30 stamp and one 5 cent stamp. There is only 3 stamps you need to buy to make both combinations and the amount is exact in both cases. The .92 cent stamps are $1.07 individually or .92 cents if purchased in a roll or buy via Costco you get a roll for even cheaper (100 for $88.20). Note that the 5 cent stamps are being taken out of circulation so stock up now!

Very insightful. You made me realize that I've been overstepping a few different things. I look forward to saving some money on shipping in the future thanks to this video.

Just a note that although sending an item like a video game as an oversized letter is allowed within Canada, non-letter Items being sent from Canada to a different country must be sent as a parcel, and a customs form must be filled out. They don't tend to mind very small, flat, low value things like a patch or a tea bag, but sending larger value or bulky, non-letter items as an oversized letter to another country is a no-no.

Thanks for these awesome tips! Just starting my Etsy Shop and so this is very helpful, thanks for sharing!

Great video! I will definitely try get some stamps cause waiting 30-40 minutes at Canada Post is a pain😂

Thank You so much, this was so helpful!

Super helpful, thank you!

I cannot figure out for the life of me why CanadaPost wont let us print out letter mail labels from at home. Sometimes you have multiple envelopes that weigh between 50-100g destined for the US or international. The cost for this is $3.19 - $6.39 and requires you to either stack stamps (because CP doesn't make 3.19 or 6.39 stamps) or go to the post office and have them print out the labels for you. Ive been running my own business for a few years now and every time I think of this I get unreasonably angry.

YOU ROCK! Saved us a ton of $. Thank you.

Thanks for the video! So for lettermail you just write the shipping address on the envelope with the stamps (according to the cost) and throw it in the bin?

You are not supposed to send dvd or games or any other goods for that matter as lettermail to usa or internationally. It is stated as such on Canada Post website. They are to be sent as a parcel with a customs form filled out for the item.

I assume this does not work for items going to USA or Internationally. Need customs export info. But great for within Canada!

Where do you purchase your oversized lettermail envelopes? Sizes, with and without bubbles, etc

Funny story. I sold a steelbook game and I was so scared because the buyer wanted it shipped to Spain. Although I charged $15 CAD for shipping which covers 200g or less, I looked up the price to ship internationally and my heart sank when I saw that shipping over 200g was gonna be around $23 CAD, more than what I made for the game. So I went to the post office with the game to try and see how cheap I could get it shipped. The worker weighed up the game and sure enough it was over 200g so I was preparing for the worst. However, the worker said that because it was a video game and not printed matter I had to send it as a parcel. It ended up only costing me $11 CAD! She ended up saving my ass cause I guess she didn’t quite understand the rules of shipping. Had I had the game already sealed up and ready to go, I would’ve paid the $23 CAD.

Great video! But for oversized letters, where do I write the address and the name of the person I'm shipping the product to?

Thanks for the video, it saved me a lot of time!

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hey ! if im shipping from canada to the us by letter mail do i put my letter in the canadian red boxes on the street?

Can you track the mail?

Great video and thank you for the Canada post rate sheet. Already printed it out!! I think I already asked you this but what is your ebay seller name? Cant seem to find your listings.

would this work with a rigid mailer instead of a bubble mailer?

Thank so much this is great!!

Hi although your video is year old are you still able today Feb 22 2022 to mail that DVD or other thick items that are not paper to USA as an over sized inside a bubble mailer??. Reason i ask this is now many sellers including my self are having packages returned back and label attached from Canada Post that it can no longer be sent as regular mail. Both thin and over sized is considered regular mail and now Canada Post is flagging and now request that it must be sent as a SMALL PACKET with a Customs online form filled out then printed and attached to envelope and from that $2.25 cost now goes to about $8.00 to $10.00 having to ship as Small Packet. let me know if are having this issue or is it still good and when was last shipment you sent as those getting returns now was sent out on Jan 30/31 Feb 1 and 2 as it does take about 2 weeks for package to return to sender

I have been able to send single CDs to the USA in a sleeve and a skinny envelope with an up to 30g stamp (1.30) for may years. Lately I have been getting complaints about cracked CDs. Is this because the post is seeing these as paper mail and is now sending it through rollers perhaps? But then why would they suddenly change the processing? Would simply using a 1.94 stamp solve the issue?

Thank you so much for this! It really helped. I just have one question, so I want to ship oversized letter mail with bubble mailers besides putting the stamps on, can I just handwrite the address of the person I'm sending it to?? Really new to this

dvd+bubble mailer= >2cm no? shippings killing me to start 20 bucks to ship 215g pacel from ab to pei is insane

It says not height exceeding 20mm but I have received packages 23 mm with stamps. Is there any exception to no to exceed height.

what if you udnerpay a lettermailer ? do they return it back?

Im thinking of mailing sports cards in 5x7 bubble envelopes, like the one in your video. But without tracking, I am afraid the receiver will be dishonest and claim they never got it. Is there a cheap way to include tracking? Maybe through ebay? Canada post charges like 17 bucks if the letter is going far don't they?

Thaaaaanks. This is a great start.,can you share the max envelope size length x width. My best.

so there is no tracking on oversized lettermail even if dropped off at post office?

Im more concerned about the height of the oversize lettermail. Does someone know whats the maximum height? Also what are the perks of getting the CP business card? What kind of discounts do they offer?

Great video, when your shipping in canada for 1-200 grams where do you put the 2 stamps on the envelope?

Can a thin 12 x 15 polymailer go thru lettermail? Thanks!

Here is NB CP charges $1.94 up to 100g and $3.19 100g to 500g. That sheets shows different pricing?Over 500g might as well go tracked packed as it’s pennies more.

You say you can do this sending to US and International but the post office said this is only within Canada. If you are send to US and international it has to go parcel rate if it isn't paper only material.

LETTERMAIL COST THE SAME WHEN CROSSING BORDER ?

WhAt if the items you are sending the bulk up in the packAge and it becomes too thick during transit. Should you send several articcles In lettermail or do separate envelopes?

You can buy small denomination stamps.

When i try to sell on eBay and pick my shipping method. all I see is their lettermail option that can't pass 30 grams of weight as that's the max weight! which is way less than a video game that can fit in an over size letter mail.. how do I click the option for over size letter mail?? please can someone help me?

oversize mailing is without tracking right?

Hi there, I wanted to ask you if the Bubble mailer (wxl 21.6cm x 27.9cm) would be considered as an oversized letter mailer?

Is there any way to get the letter mail template from Canada Post.

As others have stated, you CAN NOT send items such as video games, media, or books internationally via Lettermail (called Letter-Post when travelling outside Canada). These are considered “Goods” and require a customs declaration; they MUST go as parcels. Your video makes it seem like you can send anything anywhere via Lettermail which is NOT the message you should be sharing with your viewers.

Lettermail does not exist for usa and International... that is letterpost. You cannot send anything but paper in letter post.

Where do you get the oversized lettermail?

im kinda confused, so do you just need to pay for the stamp + mailer or is there a shipping fee aswell? if so, is there a link to where i can find them?

Great video quick question do u think hot wheels would be fine to ship letter mail

How are you checking the thickness if you’re dropping it off at a box? I’m paranoid It’s too thick and will be sent back to me if I don’t get them checked lol

does amazon let u use letter mail for shipping

Hi there, when I’m shipping oversize letter mail, it almost at exactly 20 mm need to be pushed through the slot instead of sliding through. Are theses going to be rejected by sorting machine and send back to me?

Can you have a PO Box as the return address?

this is so random but if you send it through the letter box do you only have to pay for the stamp or do you still get charged if you’re sending it to the states and can you even send a letter through the box if it is going to the states

Hey, question. So let's say stamps are $1 and I'm shipping a bunch of cards in a bubble mailer. My total weight is 195 grams. This is an oversized letter and on the canadapost website it says 100-200 grams is $3.19. Does that mean that each stamps covers $1, so if it's $3.19 I need 4 stamps? Can I just put 4 stamps on it and mail it myself from the mailroom in my condo or do I always have to go to the post office to mail stuff?

thanks

I’m hearing from others that you won’t be able to ship to the us and internationally as lettermail. Is this true?

January 2024. NOTE: Not all the information in this video is accurate. 1) Stamps with "no visible postage rate" carry a value of .92 when applied to Oversize Lettermail (not $1.07) . 2) You can send all sorts of items as Oversize Lettermail WITHIN Canada - BUT when sending OUTSIDE of Canada, it can only be paper. Items like jewelry, Dvds, etc... will require a customs declaration and be sent as a parcel service like small packet or tracked packet. 3) You cannot buy Oversize Lettermail "Postal Indicia" ahead of time for later use.

How long does it take for the product to arrive? Like estimation.

I've been paying $3.60 oversize for DVD's.

Can I ship an oversized letter mail to the us using the $1.30 stamps?

Do you need stamps

you should look at pitney bowes, we use them at our office for metered stamps. Its basically a machine that prints the stamp onto the envelope your shipping out. We dont go to the post office anymore at all, we just print our own stamps and pay a low monthly fee but also pay lesser per stamp. If you ship enough you end up saving quite a bit. www.pitneybowes.com/ca/en/shipping-and-mailing/postage-meters/mailstation-2-mailing-system.html