Saturday, 3 March 2018

OUGD503 - Studio Brief 1 - G.F Smith Calendar (Large Individual) - Postal Sizes

Royal Mail Postal Sizes 


Within the brief it states that the calendar would need to be posted, there are various different postal sizes that the Royal Mail supply.

Sizes are:

Letter 24 x 16.5 cm by 5mm thick with a maximum weight of 100g 
Large Letter 35.3 x 25cm by 2.5cm thick with a maximum weight of 750g
Small Parcel 45cm x 35cm by 16cm thick with a maximum weight of 2kg
Medium Parcel 61cm x 46cm by 46cm thick with a maximum weight of 20kg
Large Parcels greater than Medium Parcel size and heavier than 20kg are sent through Parcelforce









Prices 

Prices for posting the calendar were also found. Using either the Guaranteed service or Signed for service would mean the item would be able trackable on its journey and there would be the ability to find out whether someone had received the item.  






The item would have to be shipped as a Parcel if it was a fixed three dimensional shape.

Prices for parcels start from:
Royal Main Special Delivery Guaranteed - Guaranteed by 1pm the next day - £7.25  
Royal Mail Signed for 1st Class - 1 Day Delivery Time - £4.40 
Royal Mail Signed for 2nd Class - 3 Days Delivery - £3.90 
1st Class Mail - 1 Day Delivery - £3.35 
2nd Class Mail - 3 Day Delivery - £2.90 







UK Letter sizes would be appropriate for designs that are fairly flat.

Prices for letters start from:
Royal Main Special Delivery Guaranteed - Guaranteed by 1pm the next day - £6.45
Royal Mail Signed for 1st Class - 1 Day Delivery Time - £1.75
Royal Mail Signed for 2nd Class - 3 Days Delivery - £1.66
1st Class Mail - 1 Day Delivery - 65p
2nd Class Mail - 3 Day Delivery - 56p

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