Notecard

A notecard is a bi-fold card, closed and enclosed the way an ordinary greeting card is — nothing printed inside it is visible to anyone handling the piece in transit, unlike a postcard.

It shares a postcard's other constraints: First-Class only, one flat per-piece price with printing and postage both bundled in, and no USPS tracked or certified product for it — a piece needing proof of delivery has to be a letter instead.

On paperplane, notecards start at $1.99 and can include handwritten typography, and are message-only today: the text is printed onto the card in a handwriting-style script, with no custom photo or artwork side yet. For $1 more, a robot hand-writes it with a real pen in real ink on the same card — see current pricing on the pricing page. It is the format built for birthdays, thank-yous, and condolences, where a postcard's open-face exposure is the wrong feel.

See also

• First-Class Mail — The everyday USPS class for letters and documents — typically 3–5 business days, with no tracking unless you add it.
• Certified Mail — A USPS extra service that adds a dated mailing receipt and delivery tracking to a letter, with the delivery record kept by USPS.
• Postcard — A single open-face card mailed without an envelope — cheaper than a letter, but readable by anyone who handles it, and carries no tracking.

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