Global Bulk Economy (GBE) is an economical surface mail delivery service offered by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Global Bulk Economy mail is carried by ocean vessels from the United States to the countries of destination. On arrival, mail is entered into the local postal system’s economy mail network for delivery. Global Bulk Economy is [...]
January 31, 2009 – 9:38 pm
Direct Entry is a term that was first used in the 1980s, when companies began shipping mail intended for a particular country directly to that country (either via air, sea, or land), and then entering the mail into the local postal system for delivery. Postage was paid at the local (domestic) rate, with stamps or [...]
December 3, 2008 – 4:28 pm
ISAL (an acronym for International Surface Air Lift) is an international bulk mailing service offered by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). ISAL was begun in the 1970′s. The publisher McGraw-Hill was highly instrumental in helping bring about ISAL service. McGraw-Hill was interested in finding a way to reduce the time it took for publishers periodicals [...]