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Sales and Services Associate – SSA Academy 421
Practice Exam with 200 Questions and Correct
Answers // USPS SSA Academy 421 Exam Prep
List the 7 Mailing Services - ...ANSWER...✓✓ First-Class
Mail, Periodicals, Standard Mail, Package Services, Bound
Printed Matter, Library Mail, Media Mail, Standard Post,
Extra Services
First-Class Mail - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Personal
correspondence, 13 oz or less, sealed against inspection,
1-3 business days, classified as a Mailing Service
Periodicals - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Magazines and
Newspapers, accepted at Business Mail Entry Unit
(BMEU) only.
Mailing Services - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Those products in
which the Postal Service has no competition from other
delivery companies.
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Shipping Services - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Those products in
which the Postal Service is competitive with other
delivery companies.
Which services are competitive with other delivery
companies? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Shipping Services
Which services are not competitive with other delivery
companies? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Mailing Services
Standard Mail - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Used to send printed
matter, flyers, advertising, newsletters, catalogs and
small packages.
Mailers must have at least 200 pieces or 50 pounds of
pieces per mailing - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Standard Mail
Must published at least four times a year at a stated
frequency - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Periodicals. (a category of
Mailing Services)
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Package Services - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Consists of Bound
Printed Matter, Library Mail and Media Mail. Package
Services is one subsection of USPS Mailing Services.
Bound Printed Matter - ...ANSWER...✓✓ One of the
Package Services which is considered a USPS Mailing
Service. Sheets must be permanently bound by secure
fasteners.
Library Mail - ...ANSWER...✓✓ One of the Package
Services which is considered a USPS Mailing Service.
Content is limited to books, sound recordings, academic
theses, etc. Must be sent between educational
organizations, museums and other qualified
organizations.
Media Mail - ...ANSWER...✓✓ One of the 3 Package
Services, which are a subset of Domestic Mailing
Services. Cannot contain advertising. Limited to books,
sound recordings, recorded video tapes, printed music,
recorded computer-readable media, such as CD's, DVD's,
and certain other items.
Sales and Services Associate – SSA Academy 421
Practice Exam with 200 Questions and Correct
Answers // USPS SSA Academy 421 Exam Prep
List the 7 Mailing Services - ...ANSWER...✓✓ First-Class
Mail, Periodicals, Standard Mail, Package Services, Bound
Printed Matter, Library Mail, Media Mail, Standard Post,
Extra Services
First-Class Mail - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Personal
correspondence, 13 oz or less, sealed against inspection,
1-3 business days, classified as a Mailing Service
Periodicals - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Magazines and
Newspapers, accepted at Business Mail Entry Unit
(BMEU) only.
Mailing Services - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Those products in
which the Postal Service has no competition from other
delivery companies.
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Shipping Services - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Those products in
which the Postal Service is competitive with other
delivery companies.
Which services are competitive with other delivery
companies? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Shipping Services
Which services are not competitive with other delivery
companies? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Mailing Services
Standard Mail - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Used to send printed
matter, flyers, advertising, newsletters, catalogs and
small packages.
Mailers must have at least 200 pieces or 50 pounds of
pieces per mailing - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Standard Mail
Must published at least four times a year at a stated
frequency - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Periodicals. (a category of
Mailing Services)
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Package Services - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Consists of Bound
Printed Matter, Library Mail and Media Mail. Package
Services is one subsection of USPS Mailing Services.
Bound Printed Matter - ...ANSWER...✓✓ One of the
Package Services which is considered a USPS Mailing
Service. Sheets must be permanently bound by secure
fasteners.
Library Mail - ...ANSWER...✓✓ One of the Package
Services which is considered a USPS Mailing Service.
Content is limited to books, sound recordings, academic
theses, etc. Must be sent between educational
organizations, museums and other qualified
organizations.
Media Mail - ...ANSWER...✓✓ One of the 3 Package
Services, which are a subset of Domestic Mailing
Services. Cannot contain advertising. Limited to books,
sound recordings, recorded video tapes, printed music,
recorded computer-readable media, such as CD's, DVD's,
and certain other items.
