{"id":154600,"date":"2022-04-11T13:42:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T13:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdcmainprod.wpengine.com\/shipping\/hidden-postage\/"},"modified":"2024-11-06T19:09:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T19:09:04","slug":"hidden-postage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/shipping\/hidden-postage\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Postage Costs on Shipping Labels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hidden-postage-how-it-works\">Hidden Postage \u2013 How it Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With Hidden Postage, you can suppress the physical postage amount from appearing on the stamp. Once the postage is hidden, only you and the USPS will know how much you charged for shipping \u2013 the postage is still encoded on the bar\u2013 or scatter\u2013code on the stamp or mailing label, ready to be read by the USPS\u2019 automated postage scanners. Using the service is a snap \u2013 just one click for every label you want to hide the postage on. It\u2019s that easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use hidden postage on nearly any kind of mail you need to send \u2013 it\u2019s available for all Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express and other package services, except for certain kinds of International Mail ineligible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/shipping\/usps\/tracking\/\">USPS Tracking<\/a>. You can even use it with such USPS services as USPS Tracking and Signature Confirmation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter custom-modal wp-image-156333 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/screenshot_hidden_postage1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-156333\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Selecting Hidden Postage in Stamps.com Software<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-benefits-of-hidden-postage\">Benefits of Hidden Postage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Charge Actual Shipping and Handling Fees<\/strong>: Mail supplies and packaging costs money \u2013 costs that, for a firm to remain profitable, are almost universally passed onto the end customer. 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