Postal Services

Please visit the USPS official Website for more details on all mail services. For Pricing Information, please visit the USPS’s Pricing Page.

Methods for Sending Mail at the College of Charleston.

Shipping Options

Supplies Available for Sale

Stamps: Individual, booklet, and coils:
  • Standard, Holiday & Forever stamps available.
  • Domestic & International
Envelopes:
  • Commercial Style Letter
  • Padded Envelopes: Small, Medium, and Large
  • DVD & CD Mailers

Forms of Payment Accepted at C of C Postal Services

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card: Visa, Master Card, Discover, American Express
  • Cougar Cash
  • IDT for Departmental Payment

Domestic Metered Mail

  • First Class Mail: First Class Mail is used to send letters, post cards, greeting cards, personal notes, checks and money orders. Postage can be sold in the form of stamps or metering. First-Class Mail and parcels leaves the College once a day at 3:00 PM each day when the Post office picks up at the College.
  • Priority Mail: Priority Mail is anything sent first-class weighing over 13 ounces. Priority Mail is advertised as being delivered in two to three days. Anything weighting under 13 ounces can be “upgraded” to priority by placing $3.85 postage on a priority mail flat rate envelope, or by adding Priority Stickers to any other packaging. Flat rate envelopes and tyvek packs are available at the service window free of charge. It is important to remember that priority mail is not insured, traceable, or guaranteed to arrive in two to three days. Therefore, it is not the best way to send anything of value

      • Methods for sending Priority Mail

    • Domestic & International Flat Rate Envelope
    • Domestic & International Flat Rate Box
    • Dimensional Weighing (Please pre-package your items. The only boxes we have available are Flat Rate boxes.)
    • APO/ FPO Flat Rate Box
  • Express Mail: Express Mail is the overnight delivery service offered by the Post Office. Express Mail delivers to any address in the United States, 365 days a year. There is no additional charge for weekend or holiday delivery. All express mail shipments additional charges for weekend or holiday delivery. All express mail shipments are automatically insured up to $100. Express mail is the only expedited service that can deliver to a post office box. Express mail is the College’s preferred express deliver service when Saturday Delivery is required.

      • Methods for sending Express Mail

    • Domestic & International Flat Rate Envelope
    • Domestic & International Flat Rate Box
  • Standard Mail (B)/Parcel Post (BULK MAIL): If speed is not important but price is, Parcel Post/Standard Mail (B) might be an option. There is a slight price difference between first-class and standard (B) that becomes more pronounced as the weights get heavier. The post office will accept parcels mailed within the continental United States weighing up to 70 pounds and measuring up to 108 inches in length and girth combined. The USPS delivery goal for parcel delivery is 2 to 9 days, depending on distance; however, can take two or more weeks to arrive.
  • Standard Mail (A) Nonprofit: College of Charleston holds nonprofit permits at the USPS. Mail Service offers instruction sheets and stickers for preparation of Nonprofit mail. Because of the significant restrictions with any Standard Mailing, only supervisors are authorized to handle nonprofit mailings.

International Metered Mail

Shipping and mailing internationally through the Post Office is subject to a variety of rules and regulations. Every country has restriction on different materials. For details,go to:

www.usps.com/business/international/welcome.htm