Postal permits or indicias are markings on your mail piece that tell the postal service what class of mail you are sending your piece at and which account to take the postage from. They are an alternative to a live postage stamp or a meter. Indicia mailings must contain at least 200 pieces or 50 pounds, but higher volumes may be required for mail at some rates.

Preparation - Indicias may be imprinted by a printing press, hand stamp, lithography, mimeograph, address plate, ink-jet machine or similar device. They may not be typewritten or hand-drawn.

Legibility - The imprint must be legible, at least 4 pts in size and of a color that contrasts sufficiently with the paper or printing on the mail piece.

Placement - The entire indicia must be aligned parallel with the address of the mail piece and placed in the upper right-hand corner of the address area or the address label. The position of the indicia may be varied so that data processing equipment can simultaneously print the address, and other postal information. But regardless, the indicia must not encroach on reserved space on the mail piece such as the OCR read area. To view CBS's postal indicias please click here.

Here is an example of the placement for your indicia: