GENERAL INFORMATION
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION 
DEPARTMENT SERVICES
 
 

Hours:
Monday - Friday
8a.m. - 5 p.m.
Mail is collected from Mail Services by the U.S. Postal Service at 4 pm each day.
Interoffice deliveries occur twice daily.

Location:
1851 Crosspoint, in the Operation Center Annex Bldg.
Room 1.960

Phone Numbers:
Voice: 713-500-8115
Fax: 713-500-8117

Mail Preparation
Departments are responsible for preparing, addressing, and completing the mail slip or the bar code label. Meter Mail is defined as University business mail requiring postage.

We provide the following services to enhance the handling of your mail:
Registered Mail
Certified Mail
Insurance
Special Handling
Express Mail
International Express Mail

USPS Links


Questions

   

The UT-Health Science Center at Houston established Mail Services to accommodate all intra-institutional mail. This service is provided to UTHSC-H and UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. United States Postal Service mail is distributed to UTHSC-H Mail Services where it is sorted and delivered Monday - Friday. Mail Services also provides a contact point for information regarding postal regulations, the sorting and distribution of all incoming U.S. mail, and Health Science Center mail.

Mail Services offers a wide range of services - from postal information and cost estimates to assistance with bulk mailing. All of this can mean savings in time and convenience for you and your department.

Forms
Mail Services provides the following forms to facilitate mailing. Depending on the form, they can either be faxed or mailed or can be submitted directly via the Internet. (These forms are on a different web site; to return to this page please use the back button.)

Mail Services Stamp Form
Bar Codes Forms
UT-Houston Bar Code Form
Electronic Ordering Form

 
     
       
   
   
     
 MAIL TIPS

Addressing Outgoing Mail:
When addressing outgoing mail, the return address should look as follows:
Name
Department Bldg Room #
PO Box
City,State, Zip Code

When addressing inter-institutional mail, the address should look as follows:
Name
Department
Building Code
Room Number

Use inter-institutional envelopes for on campus mail and business envelopes for off campus mail. To avoid delays in delivery, keep inter-institutional mail separate from metered mail and secure all bundles with a rubber band.
Use postcards for short messages or announcements; it is one-third less expensive than sending an envelope.

 Use green diamond boarded envelopes for first class mail.

Combine mailings to the same location into one large envelope.

 Use priority mail rather than express when two day delivery is acceptable.

 Fold multi-page material and send it in a #10 envelope to save the extra weight and postage of a large flat.

 Use "Certified" instead of "Registered" mail whenever possible as it costs less and still provides a receipt and notice of delivery.

Do not over insure; the post office will only pay the actual value of an item, not the declared value.

 Request library and book rate as much as possible.
 
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