5-Digit Bundles: Required, pieces must be bundled if 10 or more pieces to same 5-digit ZIP Code; fewer than 10 pieces in a bundle not permitted. Except for card-size pieces, bundling not required if sufficient quantity to fill a 5-digit tray. Labels: Red Label 5 or optional endorsement line (OEL) (203.7.0). | 3-Digit Bundles: Required, pieces must be bundled if 10 or more pieces to same 3-digit ZIP Code prefix; fewer than 10 pieces in a bundle not permitted. 1 Labels: Green Label 3 or OEL. | ADC Bundles: Required, pieces must be bundled if 10 or more pieces to same ADC (see L004); fewer than 10 pieces in a bundle not permitted. 1 Labels: Pink Label A or OEL. | Mixed ADC (Required) Bundles: Any remaining pieces must be bundled in mixed ADC bundles. Labels: Tan Label X or OEL. |
Trays: Required, 150-piece minimum for pieces to same 5–digit ZIP Code; bundling not required; overflow mail permitted. 2 Labels: For Line 1, use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code on mail. For Line 2, use “STD LTR 5D MANUAL.” Price: Nonmachinable 5-Digit | Trays: Required, 150-piece minimum for bundles to the same 3-digit ZIP Code; overflow mail permitted. 2, 3 Labels: For Line 1, use L002, Column A, for destination facility. For Line 2, use “STD LTR 3D MANUAL.” Optional: Tray may be prepared for any remaining bundles for each origin 3-digit ZIP Code prefix. Price: Nonmachinable 3-Digit or Nonmachinable ADC 4 | Trays: Required, 150-piece minimum for bundles to same ADC (see L004); overflow mail permitted. 2, 3 Labels: For Line 1, use L004, Column B, for destination facility. For Line 2, use “STD LTR ADC MANUAL.” Price: Nonmachinable ADC | Trays: Required for any remaining bundles placed in mixed ADC trays. Labels: For Line 1, use “MXD” followed by city, state, and ZIP Code of origin ADC facility in L011, Column B. For Line 2, use “STD LTR MANUAL WKG.” Price: Nonmachinable Mixed ADC |