Tab Placement
Folded or multiple-page items mailed as
automation-compatible letters must
have the open edge(s) sealed to prevent
their jamming in high-speed equipment
used by the U.S. Postal Service.
The images below indicate the number and location of tabs
required on different types of mail pieces.
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Double Postcard
Tabs: 1 (middle)
Folded Edge: Top or Bottom
Sheets: Single
Basis Weight: 75#
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Folded Self-mailer
(continuous glue strip)
Open Edge: Top
Folded Edge: Bottom
Sheets: Single
Basis Weight: 20#
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Folded Self-mailer
Tabs: 2 (starts ≤ 1 inch from edges)
Folded Edge: Top or Bottom
Sheets: Single
Basis Weight: 20#
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Booklet
Tabs: 2 (starts ≤ 1 inch from edges)
Spine: Top or Bottom
Sheets: Multiple with Cover
Basis Weight: 20# (Cover)
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Folded Self-mailer
Tabs: 1 (middle)
Folded Edge: Bottom
Sheets: Multiple
Basis Weight: 24#
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Folded Booklet
Tabs: Top
Folded Edge: Bottom
Sheets: Multiple with cover
Basis Weight: 20# (Cover)
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Folded Self-mailer
Tabs: 1 (middle)
Folded Edge: Bottom
Sheets: Multiple
Basis Weight: 28#
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Folded Booklet
Tabs: 2 (starts ≤ 1 inch from edges)
Spine: Top
Folded Edge: Bottom
Sheets: Multiple with Cover
Basis Weight: 20# (Cover)
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Folded Self-mailer (1)
Tabs: 1 (middle)
Folded Edge: Right
Sheets: Single
Basis Weight: 75#
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Booklet
Tabs: 2 (starts ≤ 1 inch from
top and bottom edges)
Spine: Right (open edge left)
Folded Edge: Bottom
Sheets: Multiple with Cover
Basis Weight: 24# (Cover)
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Folded Self-mailer
(invitation fold)
Tabs: 1 (middle)
Folds: Top and Bottom
Sheets: Multiple
Basis Weight: 20#
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