POSTAL EXAM 421 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
What is the flat size minimum? - ANS 11 1/2 inches in length 6 1/8 inches height 1/4 inches
thick
Firm Holdout form 3801 - ANS Allows a customer to obtain street addressed mail from the po
when the customer normally receives 50 letters or more on the first delivery trip, or when the
customer is a news agent publisher.
What does IRC stand for? - ANS International Reply Coupon- When a customer brings in a
coupon from another country it is exchanged for the stamp equivelant of current rate per
couopon regardless of the country where purchased. 2,000 maximum daily transfer
Anonymous Mail - ANS Any mailpiece that bears only stamps as postage and weighs more
than 13 ouncesW
What is the maximum amount allowed for domestic money orders? - ANS $1000.00
What is the maximum amount allowed for international money orders? - ANS $700.00
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,What is the watermark on the domestic money order when held to the light? -
ANS Benjamen Franklin and its on the left hand side next to the usps line
Who was the first Postmaster General? - ANS Benjamen Franklin
Where do you find the list of stolen or lost money orders? - ANS Postal Bulletin or USPS.com
What is the federal Agency that oversees our BSA compliance? - ANS FinCEN- The Financial
Crime Enforcement Network
8105-A - ANS Form the customer fills out when purchasing 3,000 dollars or more in money
orders
8105_B - ANS Reporting suspicious transactions
International Wire Transfer is also known as what? - ANS Sure Money (maximum daily 2,000
Daily transfer)
Certified Mail is held for how long? - ANS 15 Days
What is the End Of Day report called? - ANS 1412
What form is used when requesting stamps? - ANS Form 17
What ages is the selective service good for? - ANS 18-25
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, Balloon Pricing - ANS applies to zones 1-4 and contains Mailpieces that weigh less than 20
pounds and measure over 84 inches in combined length and girth are charged the price for a 20
lb parcel for the zone to which it is addressed
Dimensional weight pricing - ANS applies to zones 5-8 that have dimension that exceeds one
cubic foot (1,728) cubic inches
Balloon and Dimensional pricing - ANS for lightweight and odd-shaped priority mail pieces
Insured mail - ANS Coverage up to 5,000
(PMI) Priority Mail International - ANS 4lb weight maximum for the flat rate env and small
flat rate box 20 pound for priority box
First Class International Pkgs - ANS Must be marked Letter Post on the address side of the
mailpiece
Oversize Price - ANS Applies to standard post pieces that measure over 108 inches but not
more than 130 inches in combined length and girth
Dimensional Weight Pricing - ANS Determined by multiplying the length by the height by the
width. If the result is 1728 or more divide the result by 194 for oddshaped pieces divide by .785
periodicals - ANS authorized publications such as magazines or newspapers accepted at
business mail entry unit (BMEU) only and must be published at least four times a year at a
stated frequency
Letter Size Minimum - ANS 3 1/2 inches high, 5 inches ling and .007 inch thick
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
What is the flat size minimum? - ANS 11 1/2 inches in length 6 1/8 inches height 1/4 inches
thick
Firm Holdout form 3801 - ANS Allows a customer to obtain street addressed mail from the po
when the customer normally receives 50 letters or more on the first delivery trip, or when the
customer is a news agent publisher.
What does IRC stand for? - ANS International Reply Coupon- When a customer brings in a
coupon from another country it is exchanged for the stamp equivelant of current rate per
couopon regardless of the country where purchased. 2,000 maximum daily transfer
Anonymous Mail - ANS Any mailpiece that bears only stamps as postage and weighs more
than 13 ouncesW
What is the maximum amount allowed for domestic money orders? - ANS $1000.00
What is the maximum amount allowed for international money orders? - ANS $700.00
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,What is the watermark on the domestic money order when held to the light? -
ANS Benjamen Franklin and its on the left hand side next to the usps line
Who was the first Postmaster General? - ANS Benjamen Franklin
Where do you find the list of stolen or lost money orders? - ANS Postal Bulletin or USPS.com
What is the federal Agency that oversees our BSA compliance? - ANS FinCEN- The Financial
Crime Enforcement Network
8105-A - ANS Form the customer fills out when purchasing 3,000 dollars or more in money
orders
8105_B - ANS Reporting suspicious transactions
International Wire Transfer is also known as what? - ANS Sure Money (maximum daily 2,000
Daily transfer)
Certified Mail is held for how long? - ANS 15 Days
What is the End Of Day report called? - ANS 1412
What form is used when requesting stamps? - ANS Form 17
What ages is the selective service good for? - ANS 18-25
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, Balloon Pricing - ANS applies to zones 1-4 and contains Mailpieces that weigh less than 20
pounds and measure over 84 inches in combined length and girth are charged the price for a 20
lb parcel for the zone to which it is addressed
Dimensional weight pricing - ANS applies to zones 5-8 that have dimension that exceeds one
cubic foot (1,728) cubic inches
Balloon and Dimensional pricing - ANS for lightweight and odd-shaped priority mail pieces
Insured mail - ANS Coverage up to 5,000
(PMI) Priority Mail International - ANS 4lb weight maximum for the flat rate env and small
flat rate box 20 pound for priority box
First Class International Pkgs - ANS Must be marked Letter Post on the address side of the
mailpiece
Oversize Price - ANS Applies to standard post pieces that measure over 108 inches but not
more than 130 inches in combined length and girth
Dimensional Weight Pricing - ANS Determined by multiplying the length by the height by the
width. If the result is 1728 or more divide the result by 194 for oddshaped pieces divide by .785
periodicals - ANS authorized publications such as magazines or newspapers accepted at
business mail entry unit (BMEU) only and must be published at least four times a year at a
stated frequency
Letter Size Minimum - ANS 3 1/2 inches high, 5 inches ling and .007 inch thick
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