?TL]042920315 U.S. Postal Service Washington, DC@@20260-1571 Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) Issue 42, 3-15-92 A. Purpose, Summary of Changes, and Change Bars The Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), revised and published quarterly, contains the regulations of the U.S. Postal Service that govern its domestic mail services. A description of revisions made since the last issue of the DMM begins on page 3. Regulations in this manual may be amended or rescinded by notices in the Postal Bulletin or the Federal Register. Mailers are therefore advised to consult those publications. A change bar (a vertical rule in the margin) adjacent to text indicates a revision to the manual since the previous issue. B. Publication Dates The following dates are for issues scheduled through December 1992. Issue 43, June 21, 1992 Issue 44, September 20, 1992 Issue 45, December 20, 1992 C. Public Subscriptions Annual DMM subscriptions are available to the public only through the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office. Turn to the last page of this manual for instructions and an order form. D. Postal Service Distributions Each issue of the DMM is automatically distributed to all postal facilities. The size and type of facility and the employee occupation codes identified with mail acceptance dictate the number of copies shipped to each office. The current mailing list used for automatic distribution is now under review. E. Postal Service Requisitions Offices needing additional copies of the DMM must order them through the materiel distribution centers, using Form 7380, MDC Supply Requisition. F. On-Line Availability The Document Control Division used the SPECTRUM database publishing system to produce this manual. Authorized postal employees can access the complete text of the DMM on this database at the National Information Systems Support Center (NISSC). For assistance, telephone the NISSC Customer Support Branch at PEN (919) 878-5001. G. @Comments If you cannot find or understand certain instructions or regulations, send your inquiries to: DMM EDITOR DOCUMENT CONTROL DIVISION US POSTAL SERVICE 475 L'ENFANT PLAZA SW RM 2800 WASHINGTON DC 20260-1571 SIGIRM Richard D. Weirich Assistant Postmaster General Information Resource Management Department was SC,4,284 NOTE: Chapter 1 heading code must be left alone. ] ] Summary of Changes ] CHAPTER 1 Section 115.5f transfers and incorporates regulations from Administrative Support Manual 353.34 that cite the conditions under which the Postal Service may film or photocopy information from the covers of live mail to perform certain internal operations. An eighth condition added to revised section 115.5f permits disclosure of information from the covers to Postal Service contractors if authorized by the Chief Postal Inspector in strict compliance with contract clause 1-7 in Appendix B of Publication 41, USPS Procurement Manual. ASM 353.34 is rescinded effective March 15, 1992. (Postal Bulletin 21805, 12-26-91) Exhibit 122.33 is revised to show the increase from 4-1/2 inches to 4-3/4 inches for the area to be reserved for the barcode clear zone (incorrectly labeled on the exhibit as "Bar Code Read Area" in previous issues of the Domestic Mail Manual). The new dimension took effect January 1, 1992. Sections 122.611, 515.1, 515.2, 515.3, 531.112, 531.16, 533, and 551.12 are revised, and Exhibits 551.121 and 551.124 are renumbered as Exhibits 551.122 and 551.121, respectively. These revisions provide additional information on the delivery point barcode (DPBC) and notify mailers that the Postal Service plans to require a DPBC on all letter-size mail submitted at barcoded rates effective with Domestic Mail Manual Issue 46 (3-21-93). To allow for the transition to mailer application of the DPBC, these revisions provide for a grace period in the 12-month cycle for processing address lists through Coding Accuracy Support System (CASS) certified address matching software. These revisions also identify the acceptable format and content of a numeric equivalent of the DPBC for mailers needing to print the numeric equivalent as part of the address in barcoded mailings. Renumbered Exhibit 551.121 expands rules for DPBC format and address anomalies. (Postal Bulletin 21809, 2-20-92) Exhibits 122.63b-d are revised to identify distribution labels that may be ordered from the Postal Service Label Printing Center in Topeka, KS. Each of the three exhibits is identified by a set number. Requests for labels from these exhibits are supplied in lots of 300 (minimum) for each label on the list. These labels may be obtained by completing the header data on Form 1578-B, Requisition for Facing Slips or Labels, and specifying the quantity required in the detail data lines. Only the November 1991 edition of Form 1578-B is allowed. (Postal Bulletin 21808, 2-6-92) Exhibits 122.63c-e, g, j, m-o, q, and t are revised to reflect changes in mail processing operations. Boldface type indicates those changes. (Postal Bulletin 21806, 1-9-92; Postal Bulletin 21808, 2-6-92) Section 122.922b is added as an address element to establish a complete delivery address for certain addresses in Puerto Rico. About 50 percent of the addresses within Puerto Rico (ZIP Code prefixes 006 to 009) have urbanization areas that need to be noted in the addresses for efficient mail delivery. To qualify for automation-based rates, addresses in Puerto Rico that fall within named urbanization areas must contain the urbanization descriptor in the address, identified by the letters URB and some name on a line directly above the delivery address line or street number. (Postal Bulletin 21809, 2-20-92) Sections 137.276g(2), 917.211, 917.212, and 917.543 revise the references to Form 3614-A, Application for a BRM Permit, redesignated as Form 3614. Exhibit 137.276g(2) shows the new form, revised November 1991. (Postal Bulletin 21809, 2-20-92) Section 141.5 and Exhibit 142.314 are added and section 142.3 revised to clarify current policy concerning postal stationery and nondenominated postage. (Postal Bulletin 21809, 2-20-92) Sections 142.13, 146.224c, 163.32, 163.346b(1), and 917.342c eliminate references to special delivery and postage-due stamps. The Postal Service withdrew the sale of special delivery stamps in July 1981 and discontinued the use of postage-due stamps in October 1986. (Postal Bulletin 21806, 1-9-92) Sections 143.131, 144.51, 145.11, 147.4, 382.1, 382.6, 382.7, 623.622, 661.222, 661.4, and 661.522 reflect amended procedures permitting mailers to combine into a single mailing letter-size ZIP+4 Barcoded rate mailpieces using different methods of postage payment. These revisions took effect December 26, 1991. (Postal Bulletin 21805, 12-26-91; Postal Bulletin 21807, 1-23-92) Section 143.2 is amended to allow mailers to preprint rate markings on precanceled stamps. This method of providing the rate marking required by sections 362 and 629.6 is designed for mailers who cannot or prefer not to place the rate marking on the mailpiece or in the address area as permitted by existing regulations. (Postal Bulletin 21808, 2-6-92) Sections 146.121, 153.11c, 159.212, 159.23, 159.327, 691.3, 791, and 792.14 clarify that if a recipient of mail opens the mail or an attachment and then decides to refuse the mail, the recipient must pay the appropriate postage for its return. (Postal Bulletin 21805, 12-26-91) Section 151.5 is added and sections 151.2, 155.41a, 156.26, 156.5, 157.32c, and 157.4 are revised to require customers in all delivery areas to use approved mailboxes for curbside delivery service. These revisions apply the same standards to all curbside receptacles and transfer mailbox specifications from part 156 to part 151. (Federal Register, Vol. 56, No. 251, 67528-67537, 12-31-91; Postal Bulletin 21806, 1-9-92) Sections 159.13, 945.15, 945.16, 945.17, 945.18, 945.222, 945.223, 945.3, and 945.431 clarify procedures applicable to the correction of mailing lists. These revisions clarify that the local post office is to retain records of rural route address conversions for 3 years. In addition, revisions to part 945 clarify that the prohibition on compiling mailings lists applies to the correction of lists but is not intended to forbid postal employees from collecting address information at the direction of postal management for authorized users. (Postal Bulletin 21809, 2-20-92) Section 164.42 extends to 30 days the deadline for requesting pictorial cancellations. Requests must be postmarked no later than 30 days after the date of cancellation. (Postal Bulletin 21805, 12-26-91) CHAPTER 2 Headings were added to most numbered sections to aid users of the manual. CHAPTER 3 Sections 327.3, 327.4, 328.31, 328.41, 364.13, 364.15, 364.23, 364.331, 364.342, 365.222, 366.232, 367.24, and 521.11 correct and clarify regulations for ZIP+4 and ZIP+4 Barcoded rate mail. Nonpresorted ZIP+4 rate regulations in part 327 are modified to show that each piece in the mailing must meet all the requirements in subchapter 520 and the addressing requirements in subchapter 530 and part 541. Nonpresorted ZIP+4 Barcoded rate regulations in part 328 are modified to show that each piece in the mailing must meet all the preparation requirements in subchapter 520 and the addressing requirements in subchapter 530. The ZIP+4 Barcoded rate regulations in sections 364.1 and 364.3 clarify that overflow trays are permitted. Regulations for the ZIP+4 Barcoded rate summary listing in section 364.232 show that the number of ZIP+4 barcoded pieces in AADC and mixed AADC trays must be separately listed. Regulations for the preparation of residual pieces for automated site ZIP+4 Barcoded rate mailings in section 364.342 are corrected to add a tray label for residual trays containing mail qualifying for nonpresorted ZIP+4 rates. Sections 365.222a and 366.232a are revised to allow mailers to use tabs to separate groups of 100 pieces in residual trays. The note under ADC trays in section 367.24 that permits mail destined for the ADC serving the entry post office to be labeled to the local SCF is revised to clarify that such trays are not the only ADC trays that may be less than full. Section 521.111 is revised to clarify that mailings at the card rates must meet the aspect ratio requirements in section 521.14. (Postal Bulletin 21809, 2-20-91) Sections 382.232, 382.31, 382.33, and 382.4 are revised to correct the numbering of sections (codification). Sections 382.6, 382.7, 661.4, 661.5, and Exhibit 382.64 are added to permit mailers to combine into a single mailing letter-size ZIP+4 Barcoded rate mailpieces prepared with different methods of postage payment. Authorization to combine mailings must be granted by the general manager of the rates and classification center (RCC) serving the mailer's plant. These regulations allow mailers to prepare First-Class or third-class ZIP+4 Barcoded rate letter-size mailings composed of pieces paid by permit imprint combined with metered postage and/or precanceled stamps. Mailings may be composed of nonidentical weight and/or rate pieces that weigh no more than 3 ounces each and that are all of the same class of mail. Except for mailings presented under section 564.132, at least 85% of the total number of pieces in a combined mailing must bear the correct ZIP+4 barcode or 11-digit delivery point barcode as required by subchapters 530 and 550. These revisions took effect December 26, 1991. (Postal Bulletin 21805, 12-26-91) CHAPTER 4 Sections 424.543b, 424.643c, and 447.325 are revised for second-class pieces prepared according to the automated site options for ZIP+4 and ZIP+4 Barcoded rates. These revisions took effect 2-14-92. (Federal Register, Vol. 57, No. 31, 2-14-92; Postal Bulletin 21809, 2-20-92) Sections 424.77, 424.785, 624.87, and 624.884 (renumbered as 624.885) allow mailers use of the Delivery Sequence File (DSF) as an additional method of obtaining delivery sequence information to qualify mailings for walk-sequence rates. These revised sections also include--on an interim basis through June 20, 1992--simplified requirements for walk-sequence qualification based on Computerized Delivery Sequence (CDS) file updating or sequencing of address cards. Under this interim process, CDS updates or the resequencing of cards is required only to retain walk-sequence qualification if specified threshold changes have taken place in a 5-digit ZIP Code. Threshold changes are defined as new growth, deleted data, route adjustments, or any combination reflecting a combined change of approximately 5% in the addresses or sequencing of addresses in a ZIP Code area. These revisions took effect November 28, 1991. (Postal Bulletin 21803, 11-28-91) Exhibits 441b and 641.122 are revised to correct typographical errors. Sections 441.21, 441.22, 441.24, 441.31, 441.33, 441.34, 443.21, 443.22, 443.23, 443.25, 443.31, 443.34, 443.35, 444.22, 444.23, 444.25, 444.31, 444.34, 444.35, 445.26, 445.36, and 445.46 are recodified and internal citations amended accordingly. Sections 441.232b(5) and 642.25 are recodified to distinguish Non-ACS and ACS mailing label format requirements. In addition, the illustrations after the sections are designated as Exhibits 441.232b(5) and 642.25, respectively. CHAPTER 5 Sections 523, 531.1, 532.1, 541.2, 542.1, 542.2, 542.3, 543.1, 551.221, 551.231, 552.31, Exhibit 551.2, Exhibit 552.31, sections 561.1 and, 561.2 are amended to conform to announced changes in requirements for barcode requirements and CASS certification that took effect November 1, 1991, or January 1 or February 2, 1992. Past effective dates are removed from those sections. Exhibit 542.1 includes the barcode clear zone to show its relationship to the OCR read area on the address side of a piece of mail. Exhibit 545, which showed only the barcode clear zone, is eliminated; references to that exhibit are changed to Exhibit 542.1. Sections 562.1 and 563.1 are rescinded effective March 15, 1992, as options for the preparation of presorted ZIP+4 and ZIP+4 Barcoded rate mail. Sections 562.2, 563.2, and 564 are revised to incorporate presort requirements for second-class mailings. Second-class mailings may be prepared according to the package-based ZIP+4 Barcoded rate preparation option in part 564, and according to the tray-based ZIP+4 and ZIP+4 Barcoded rate mailing options in sections 562.2 and 563.2. These revisions took effect February 14, 1992. (Federal Register, Vol. 57, No. 31, 2-14-92; Postal Bulletin 21809, 2-20-92) CHAPTER 6 Exhibit 611.2a is corrected to show the maximum 2.5-ounce limit established on December 15, 1991, for ZIP+4 rated mail. Exhibits 611.2b and 611.2e add notes about additional weight restrictions for automation-based rates. Exhibits 611.2d and 611.2g show corrected legends to reflect that pieces are subject to a piece/pound rate if they weigh more than the weights indicated in the legends. These revisions took effect January 23, 1992. (Postal Bulletin 21807, 1-23-92) Sections 611.222a, 624.8, and Exhibit 611.2a are revised to establish a 125-piece walk-sequence discount for bulk third-class mailings of nonletter-size pieces. As with other walk-sequence rates, mailers are required to demonstrate that mailings are based on accurate delivery sequence information. The Postal Service Board of Governors publicly announced this discount on January 7, 1992. (Postal Bulletin 21807, 1-23-92) CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 (Reserved) CHAPTER 9 Exhibits 912.11, 913.461a, and 913.461b are added as designations for the illustrations following sections 912.11, 913.461a, and 913.461b. Sections 917.213, 917.241c, 917.242, and 917.31 clarify the conditions for the payment of the business reply mail (BRM) permit and accounting fees at post offices where a permit holder wishes to receive BRM. (Postal Bulletin 21808, 2-6-92) Section 917.53 replaces previous section 917.528 describing the requirements for prebarcoded business reply mail. The new section reorganizes and recodifies previous section 917.528. Sections 946.1, 946.2, 946.52, and Exhibit 946.2f add highway contract routes and post office box sections to the categories for which address sequencing service is available. (Postal Bulletin 21809, 2-20-91) Contents Overview remember to put back contents under MANDMM CHAPTER 1Domestic Mail Services 110 General Information 120 Preparation for Mailing 130 Mail Classification 140 Postage 150 Collection and Delivery 160 Philately 170 Special Cancellations CHAPTER 2Express Mail 210 Rates and Fees 220 Classification 230 Service Guarantee 240 Authorizations and Permits 250 Physical Limitations 260 Preparation Requirements 270 Mailing 280 Payment of Postage 290 Ancillary Services CHAPTER 3First-Class Mail 310 Rates and Fees 320 Classification 330 Service Objectives 340 Authorizations and Permits 350 Physical Limitations 360 Preparation Requirements 370 Mailing 380 Payment of Postage 390 Ancillary Services First-Class Mail CHAPTER 4Second-Class Mail 410 Rates and Fees 420 Classification 430 Service Objectives 440 Presorting 450 Mailing 460 Postage Payment Procedures 470 Ancillary Services 480 (Reserved) 490 (Reserved) CHAPTER 5Automation-Compatible Mail 510 General 520 General Requirements for All Automation-Compatible Mail 530 Requirements for Accuracy in Addresses and ZIP+4 Codes 540 Requirements for Nonbarcoded Pieces Qualifying for ZIP+4 Rates 550 Requirements for Barcoded Pieces 560 Preparation 570 Mailing 580 Postage Payment 590 Ancillary Services CHAPTER 6Third-Class Mail 610 Rates and Fees 620 Classification 630 Service Objectives 640 Bulk Mail Presort Requirements 650 Mailing 660 Payment of Postage 670 (Reserved) 680 (Reserved) 690 Ancillary Services CHAPTER 7Fourth-Class Mail 710 Rates and Fees 720 Classification 730 Service Objectives 740 Authorizations and Permits 750 Physical Limitations 760 Preparation Requirements 770 Mailing 780 Payment of Postage 790 Ancillary Services CHAPTER 8 (Reserved) CHAPTER 9Special Services 910 Special Mail Services 920 (Reserved) 930 Supplemental Mail Services 940 Nonmail Services 950 Alternate Delivery Services Appendix - List of Addresses Forms Index Subject Index DMM/IMM Subscription Order Form to generate Table of Contents run procedure TOCPROC, Library H, volume WPDATA, level 4 Contents Chapter 1--Domestic Mail Services 110 General Information 111 Scope 111.1 General 111.2 Definition 111.3 Mailer Responsibilities 111.4 Applicability of Terms 111.5 Availability and Distribution 112 Private Express Statutes 112.1 Who May Carry Letters 112.2 Implementing Regulations 112.3 General Coverage 112.4 Violations 112.5 Advice on the Meaning of Private Express Statutes and Regulations 113 Service in Post Offices 113.1 Establishment of Post Offices 113.2 Discontinuance of Post Offices 113.3 Emergency Suspension of Service 113.4 Station and Branch Discontinuance 113.5 Postal Facility Names 113.6 Military Post Offices 113.7 Hours of Business 113.8 Bulletin Boards 113.9 Articles Found in Lobbies or Public Areas Around a Post Office 114 Complaints 114.1 Consumer Complaints 114.2 Postal Law Violations 115 Mail Security 115.1 Importance of Mail Security 115.2 Opening, Reading, and Searching Sealed Mail Generally Prohibited 115.3 Permissible Detention of Mail 115.4 Mail Reasonably Suspected of Being Dangerous to Persons or Property 115.5 Disclosure of Information Collected from Mail Sent or Received by Customers 115.6 Execution of Search Warrants 115.7 Cooperation with Federal, State, and Local Agencies for Access to Mail 115.8 International Transit Mail 115.9 Mail Security, Law Enforcement, and Other Government Agencies 116 (Reserved) 117 (Reserved) 118 (Reserved) 119 Trademarks, Service Marks, and Copyrights 119.1 Trademarks and Service Marks 119.2 Copyrights 119.3 Inquiries 120 Preparation for Mailing 121 Packaging 121.1 Packaging Adequacy 121.2 Definitions 121.3 Packaging for Mailing 121.4 Marking 121.5 Mailability 121.6 Mailing Test Packages 121.7 Bulk Mail System Guidelines 122 Delivery Address 122.1 Requirements 122.2 Restrictions 122.3 Recommendations 122.4 Alternative Addressing Formats 122.5 Mailing List Services 122.6 ZIP Code System 122.7 Postal Zones 122.8 Military Mail 122.9 Complete and Standardized Addresses 123 Nonmailable Matter--Written, Printed, and Graphic 123.1 General Provisions 123.2 Mailer's Responsibility 123.3 Advice to Mailers--Mailability Decisions 123.4 Nonmailable Written, Printed, or Graphic Matter Generally 123.5 Sexually Oriented Advertisements 123.6 Pandering Advertisements 124 Nonmailable Matter--Articles and Substances; Special Mailing Rules 124.1 General Provisions 124.2 Markings 124.3 Hazardous Matter 124.4 Restricted Matter 124.5 Firearms, Knives, and Sharp Instruments (18 USC 1715, 1716) 124.6 Perishable Matter 124.7 Building Construction Materials 125 Mail Addressed From, To, or Between Military Post Offices Overseas 125.1 Preparation and Handling 125.2 Conditions Prescribed by the Department of Defense 125.3 Military Ordinary Mail (MOM) 125.4 Privacy of Mail in the Military Postal System Overseas 126 Mail Sent via Department of State to U.S. Government Personnel Abroad 126.1 Availability 126.2 Mailing Conditions for Authorized Mail 126.3 Prohibited Materials 126.4 Security of Mail Sent via Department of State 127 Minimum Sizes 128 Processing Categories 128.1 General 128.2 Letter Size 128.3 Flat Size 128.4 Machinable (Regular) Parcels 128.5 Irregular Parcels 128.6 Outside Parcels 129 Envelopes and Cards 129.1 Color 129.2 Quality 129.3 Window Envelopes 129.4 Green-Border Envelopes and Cards 130 Mail Classification 131 Responsibilities 131.1 Mailer Awareness 131.2 Assistance by Postal Personnel 131.3 Unauthorized Decisions 132 Rates and Classification Centers 133 Appeal of a Contested Classification 133.1 Classification by Local Post Office 133.2 Classification by Rates and Classification Center 133.3 Classification While Appeal is Pending 134 Mail Sent by Members of the U.S. Armed Forces 134.1 Letters Sent Postage Collect 134.2 Matter Sent Free 135 Free Matter for the Blind and Other Handicapped Persons 135.1 General 135.2 Definitions 135.3 List of Qualified Individuals 135.4 Matter for Blind or Other Handicapped Persons 135.5 Matter Sent by Blind or Other Handicapped Persons 135.6 Preparation 135.7 Handling 135.8 International Mail 136 Mixed Classes of Mail 136.1 General 136.2 Attachments of Two Different Classes 136.3 Mailing Enclosures of Different Classes 136.4 Incidental First-Class Attachments or Enclosures 136.5 Treatment 136.6 Special Services 136.7 Express Mail Drop Shipments 136.8 Combined Mailings of Special Fourth-Class and Bound Printed Matter 136.9 Priority Mail Drop Shipment Service 137 Official Mail 137.1 Franked Mail 137.2 Penalty Mail--Executive and Judicial Officers 137.3 Absentee Balloting Materials 137.4 General Instructions 137.5 Postage-Due Mail for Military Units Engaged in Hostile Operations 140 Postage 141 Stamped Envelopes, Postal Cards, Aerogrammes 141.1 Plain Stamped Envelopes 141.2 Personalized Envelopes (Special Request) 141.3 Postal Cards Available 141.4 Aerogrammes 141.5 Validity of Postal Stationery 142 Adhesive Stamps 142.1 Availability and Use 142.2 Purchase 142.3 Validity of Stamps 142.4 Unlawful Use of Stamps 142.5 Reproduction of Stamps 142.6 Imitations of Stamps and Official Markings 143 Precanceled Stamps 143.1 General 143.2 Precancellation by Mailer 143.3 Philatelic Sales 144 Postage Meters and Meter Stamps 144.1 Postage Meters 144.2 Meter License 144.3 Setting Meters 144.4 Meter Stamps 144.5 Mailings 144.6 Security 144.7 Post Office Meters 144.8 Entry of Metered Mail at Other Than the Licensing Post Office (Drop Shipment) 144.9 Manufacture and Distribution of Postage Meters 145 Permit Imprints 145.1 General 145.2 Preparation of Permit Imprints 145.3 Contents of Permit Imprints 145.4 Format of Permit Imprints 145.5 Mailings With Permit Imprints 145.6 Use of Permit Imprints 145.7 Manifest Mailing System (MMS) 145.8 Optional Procedure (OP) Mailing System 145.9 Alternate Mailing Systems (AMS) 146 Prepayment and Postage Due 146.1 Postage Payment 146.2 Mailable Matter Not Bearing Postage Found in or on Private Mail Receptacles 146.3 Collection of Postage Due 146.4 When Not Collected 147 Exchanges and Refunds 147.1 Exchanges of Stamps 147.2 Refunds of Postage and Fees 147.3 Requests for Refunds for Payment of Excess Postage Not Submitted at the Time of Mailing 147.4 Requests for Refunds for Payment of Excess Postage Submitted at the Time of Mailing 148 Revenue Deficiency 148.1 General 148.2 Appeal of Ruling 149 Indemnity Claims 149.1 Special Services With Indemnity Provisions 149.2 General Instructions for Filing Claims on Insured, COD, and Registered Mail 149.3 Insured and COD Claims 149.4 Registered Mail and Registered COD Claims 149.5 Express Mail Claims 149.6 Sample Claims 149.7 Disposition of Damaged Articles 149.8 Payment Conditions, Recovery of Articles, and Reimbursement 149.9 Appeals and Postal Service Authority 150 Collection and Delivery 151 Mail Receptacles 151.1 Designation as Authorized Depository 151.2 Use for Mail Only 151.3 Maintaining a Clear Approach to Mailbox 151.4 Receptacles to be Purchased by the Postal Service 151.5 Curbside Mailboxes 152 Mail Deposit and Collection 152.1 Collection Times 152.2 Ordinary Deposit of Mail 152.3 Deposit of Mail With Employees 152.4 Mailchutes and Receiving Boxes 152.5 Bulk Mailings 152.6 Separation of Mail by Sender 152.7 Recall of Mail 152.8 Disposal of Mail on Request by Mailer 153 Conditions of Delivery 153.1 Delivery, Refusal, and Return 153.2 Delivery of Addressee's Mail to Another 153.3 Jointly Addressed Mail 153.4 Delivery to Officials or Employees of Organizations 153.5 Delivery to Officials or Employees of Corporations and Unincorporated Firms 153.6 Delivery to Persons at Hotels, Institutions, Schools, etc 153.7 Conflicting Orders by Two or More Parties for Delivery of Same Mail 153.8 Delivery of Parcels 153.9 Delivery to Military Organizations and Naval Vessels 154 Plant Load Operations 154.1 Definitions 154.2 Procedures for Authorization of Plant Loads 154.3 Requirements for Approval of Plant-Load Applications 154.4 Verification and Collection of Postage 154.5 Preparation Requirements for Plant-Loaded Vehicles 154.6 Reimbursement for Nonpostal Services 154.7 Transportation 154.8 Service Objectives 155 City Delivery 155.1 Requirements for Delivery Service 155.2 Delivery Policy--Establishment and Extensions 155.3 Requests for Delivery Service 155.4 Mail Receptacles 155.5 Out-of-Bounds Customers 155.6 Apartment House Receptacles 156 Rural Service 156.1 Rural Stations and Branches 156.2 Delivery Routes 156.3 Carrier Service 156.4 Payment of Postage 156.5 Rural Mailboxes 157 Highway Contract Service 157.1 Description 157.2 Establishment 157.3 Box Delivery and Collection 157.4 Location of Mailboxes 157.5 Duties of Postmasters 157.6 Duties of Carriers 157.7 Sale of Stamps and Stamp Supplies 158 Mail Claim Check System 158.1 General 158.2 Use of System 158.3 Filing Delivery Records 158.4 Overprinting 159 Undeliverable Mail 159.1 Mail Undeliverable as Addressed 159.2 Forwarding 159.3 Address Correction Service, Address Change Service, and Return 159.4 Dead Mail 159.5 Dead Letter Branches and Service Areas 160 Philately 161 Policy 162 Purpose and Selection of Commemorative Stamps, Postal Stationery, and Philatelic Products 162.1 Purpose 162.2 Selection 162.3 Philatelic Products 163 Distribution and Sale of Stamps, Postal Stationery, and Philatelic Products 163.1 Distribution 163.2 Requisitioning 163.3 Retail Sales 163.4 Mail Order Sales 163.5 Sales Policies 163.6 Stamp Withdrawals 164 Cancellations for Philatelic Purposes 164.1 Definition and Policy 164.2 Philatelic Postmarking 164.3 Permissible Cancellation Devices 164.4 Types of Postmarks or Cancellations 164.5 First Day of Issue 164.6 Flight Covers 164.7 When and Where Philatelic Postmarking May be Done 164.8 Philatelic Cover Servicers and Dealers 164.9 Cancellation Services at Temporary Philatelic Stations 165 Special Philatelic Services, Products, and Programs 165.1 Postal Cacheted Envelopes 165.2 Presentations 165.3 Autographs 166 Copyright of Philatelic Designs 166.1 Policy 166.2 Permission for Use 166.3 Reproduction of Designs 166.4 Requests for Licenses 170 Special Cancellations 171 Authorization 171.1 Description 171.2 Purpose 171.3 Prohibitions 171.4 Periods of Use 172 Revocation 173 Requirements for Obtaining Special Cancellation Die Hubs 173.1 Application 173.2 Referral of Postmaster 173.3 Approval and Disapproval 173.4 Cost 174 Disposition 174.1 After Use 174.2 Special Request 174.3 Replacement 175 Postal-Message Cancellations 175.1 Purpose 175.2 Authorization 176 Mail Submitted for Special Cancellations 176.1 Postage 176.2 Prohibitions