Subject Index A Absentee balloting materials Elections137.33 Mailings between officials137.32 Marking137.34, Ex. 137.341-137.342 Purpose137.31 ACS (See Address Change Service.) Additions, attachments, and enclosures Attachments to covers429.22 Fourth-class mail721.2, 722.3 Incidental First-Class attachments or enclosures136.4, 136.4, 429.17, 429.23 Library rate mail725.4, 725.5 Second-class mail429.11-429.18 Second-class publications and136.31 Special fourth-class rate mail724.3 Thirdand fourth-class parcels136.32 Third-class mail629.1 Two different classes136.2 Address cards629.43, 629.52, 946.2, Ex. 946.2e-946.2g, 946.3-946.5 Address Change Service Express Mail292.2 First-Class Mail392.3 Fourth-class mail793.2 Second-class mail472.3 Third-class mail694.3 Undeliverable mail159.312 Address correction service (See also Address Change Service.)392.2, 315.2 Automated315.22, 412.22, 612.22, 712.22 Election boards945.5 Express Mail215, 292.1 Fee612.2, 712.1 Fourth-class mail793 Manual315.21, 412.21, 612.21, 712.21 Notifying publishers472.1 Sending notification472.2 Third-class mail694 Undeliverable mail159.31 Voter registration commissions945.5 Address inserts544 Address lists (See Mailing lists.) Address sequencing services Address cards946.2, Ex. 946.2e-946.2g, 946.3-946.5 Carrier route presort mailings946.9 Fees946.7 Levels946.1 Properly sequenced mailings946.8 Seasonal addresses946.6 Address windows544 Addressee's agent153.21 Addressing (See also Address correction service; Community address preservation; Delivery address.) Address cards629.43, 629.52, 946.2, Ex. 946.2e-946.2g, 946.3-946.5 Address Change Service392.3 Address sequencing services946 Automation-compatible mail530 Business reply mail917.4 Collect on delivery (COD)mail914.172 Express Mail136.752 First-Class Mail360 Fourth-class mail761 GuidelinesEx. 122.33, 122.37a-122.37b, 122.431-122.432 Mixed class mail136.22 National mailings365.15 Priority Mail136.952 Second-class mail429.3 State Department mail sent abroad126.23 Adhesive for closure and reinforcement121.343 Adhesive stamps Availability and use142.1 Prohibited imitations142.6, Ex. 142.62 Purchase142.2 Reproduction142.5 TypesEx. 142.11 Unlawful use142.4 Validity142.3 Adjudication Express Mail claims149.53 Sample claims149.64 Advanced barcode (ABC)545.6 Advertisements (See also Pandering advertisements; Sexually oriented advertisements.)429.16 Meter stamp ad plates144.49 Nonmailable matter123.44 Printed envelopes141.252 Second-class mail requirements423.13 Advertisers' proof copies428.48 Aerogrammes141.4 Aerosol mailability121.54 Agricultural organizations Second-class mail privileges424.135 Special bulk rate eligibility625.235 Agriculture Department (See U.S. Department of Agriculture.) Air-freighted second-class publications Application procedures426.72 Destination entry rates426.75 Post office responsibilities426.74 Publisher responsibilities426.73 Air letter sheets141.4 Air mail Acceptance of air-freighted second-class publications at airport mail facilities426.7 First-Class Mail prohibitions321.3 Aircraft certification, shipment of hazardous articles124.24 Airlift mail125.15 Airport service (See Express Mail Same Day Airport Service; Mailing at more than one post office.) Alternate delivery services Caller service952 Firm holdouts954 General delivery953 Post office boxes951 Alternate Mailing Systems General qualification requirements145.92 Mailgram messages145.93 Purpose145.91 Request procedures145.92 American Samoa, customs inspection115.98 AMS (See Alternate Mailing Systems.) Ancillary services (See also Forwarding, Return.) Automation-compatible mail590 Express Mail136.772, 290 First-Class Mail390 Fourth-class mail790 Priority Mail136.972 Second-class mail470 Third-class mail690 Animals Dead wild124.64 Live124.63 Apartment houses Mail receptacles155.6 Registered mail delivery153.63 APO (See Military mail.) Appeals Alternate Mailing Systems145.929d Claim decisions149.9 Contested classification133 Discontinuance of post offices113.272-113.274 Meter license issuance144.215 Optional Procedure Mailing System145.854 Plant-load application154.27 Revenue deficiency148.2 Attachments (See Additions, attachments, and enclosures.) Authorization types for second-class mail421 Authorizations and permits Annual presort fee341 Business reply mail917.2 Destination BMC entry rate mailing fee743 Express Mail136.74 Merchandise returnEx. 919.2, 919.2, 919.23, 919.24-919.26 Nonidentical pieces mailed at the bulk parcel post zone rate741 Permit imprints145, 342 Plant-verified drop shipment postage payment system784.3 Postage meters and meter stamps342 Precanceled mailings143.14-143.16 Precanceled stamps342 Priority Mail136.94 Special bulk rates625.1 Special fourth-class presort mailing fee742 Stamp collectors143.32 Authorized entries Cancellation of additional entries426.47 Modification426.46 Post office responsibilities426.45 Postage payment426.43 Publisher responsibilities426.44 Restoration of additional entries426.47 Schedule and frequency of use426.42 Autograph albums321.2b Autographs165.3 Automated site mailings Addressing366.15 Automation compatibility366.16 Definition324.112, 325.111a Documentation364.4, 366.3 Eligibility324.122, 325.112b, 366.12 Grouping364.32, 366.2 Mailing statements366.4 Minimum quantities366.13 Postage payment366.3 Rate marking366.17 Residual pieces366.23 Sortation category rates325.13 Traying364.33, 366.2 ZIP code366.14 Automation (Also see Automation-compatible mail) Addressing requirements530 Business reply mail917.14f, 917.6 Equipment147.422b Physical mailpiece requirements324.5, 424.52, 520, 540, 550 Automation-based rates122.26, 611.21, 514.1, 520-550 Automation-compatible mail Address accuracy530 Ancillary services590 Applicability512 Attachments136.232b, 136.313c Automated site mailings366.16 Barcoded pieces550 Booklet-type mailpieces524, Ex. 524.4 Cards525 Content511 Default codes534.2 Definitions514 Envelopes and pieces sealed on all sides522 Flexibility of mailpieces526 Folded self-mailers523, Ex. 523.23 Labels and stickers on the outside of mailpieces527 Mailing procedures570 National mailings365.16 Nonbarcoded pieces qualifying for ZIP+4 rates540 Physical characteristics521 Postage payment580 Preparation513, 513, 560 Prohibited wrappings and closures521.41, 521.42 Sacking, separation of424.842 Size requirements for letters526 Traying447.31, 647.11 ZIP+4 Barcoded rates424.62 ZIP+4 code accuracy530 ZIP+4 First-Class Mail324.5 B Back numbers and reprints mailed at second-class rates428.3 Backdating176.22 Balloting materials137.3 Banding for closure and reinforcementEx. 121.3f, 121.344 Barcode446.31, 446.35, 551.11, 55.12 Barcode clear space327.32, Ex. 446.32, Ex. 545, Ex. 646.32, 446.35, 545, 769.35 Barcode requirements Automation-compatible mail550 Barcode locationEx. 552.31 Clear space327.32, Ex. 446.32, Ex. 545, 545, Ex. 646.32, 446.35, Ex. 545, 769.35 Read areaEx. 551.2 Sack labels446.3, 646, Ex. 646.32, 769.34 ZIP+4 Barcoded mail325.5 Barcoded sack labels446, Ex. 446.32 Clear space769.35 Reflectance769.34 Basic rate level second-class mail Packaging441.2 Residual pieces441.4 Sacking requirements441.3 Battery-powered devices124.46 Bedloading bundles (See Bundling and palletizing.) Bills321.1d Biological material (See also Etiologic agent preparations, clinical specimens, and biological products.) Mailability121.56 PackagingEx. 121.56 Bird hunting stamps942.1 Blank books321.2c Blind and other handicapped persons, free mailing privileges135 Bobtailing charges154.151, 154.63 Booklet-type mailpieces524, Ex. 524.4 Books725.4, 725.52 Blank321.2c Bulk mail system121.72 Dead parcels159.523 Bound printed matter711.2, Ex. 711.11, Ex. 711.23 Bulk136.85, 723.2 Bundling instead of sacking767.4 Carrier route763, 767.8 Definition136.81 Description723.1 Forwarding136.86 List formatsEx. 767.533c(1) Machinability136.82 Machinable parcel preparation767.3 Marking136.84, 767.1 Optional handling of bulk mailings767.7 Packages presented on pallets767.5 Palletizing machinable fourth-class parcels767.6 Permit imprint use783.342 Postage computation783.321 Postage payment136.83 Presort rate mailings136.85 Return136.86 Standard preparation767.2 Boxes for mailing121.321-121.323 Boxholders122.411-122.412, 122.925, 159.222c Branches Discontinuance113.4 Metered mail144.531 Postage meters144.75 Requirements113.123 Rural156.1 BRM (See Business reply mail.) BRMAS (See Business reply mail accounting system.) Building construction materials, mailability and restrictions124.7 Bulk mail center sacks641.222 Bulk mail system guidelines (See also Nonpresorted bulk mail; Presorted bulk First-Class Mail.) Books121.72 High-density items121.73 Magnetic tapes121.76 Recommendations121.71 Soft goods121.74 Sound recordings121.75 Bulk parcel post722.2 Marking762.1 Separation762.2 Bulk rates (See also Bulk parcel post; Presort requirements for bulk mail; Third-class mail.) Annual fee612.1, 623.1 Application procedure626, Ex. 626.11, Ex. 626.21 Authorization625.1 Automated bulk third-class rates628.1 Basic presort rate eligibility624.1 Carrier route presort rate eligibility624.3 Certificates of mailing931.23 Destination bulk mail center rate624.72, Ex. 624.721 Destination rates624.7 Destination sectional center facility rate624.73 Ineligible organizations625.4 Mailable matter625.5 Mailchutes and receiving boxes152.5 Mailing procedures652, 772, 782 Marking623.5 Minimum quantities623.3 Nonprofit organizations625.2, 625.6 Postage payment623.4, 661.2, 661.3 Presorting623.6 Processing category623.2 Revocation of special bulk rate authorizations627 Third-class mailEx. 611.13, 611.2, 623-628 3/5 presort rate eligibility624.2 Walk-sequence reduction624.8 ZIP+4 Barcoded mail628.3 ZIP+4 mail628.2 Bulletin boards Displays113.81 Notices by members of Congress113.83 Prohibited items113.82 Recruiting posters113.84 Bundles (See Bundling and palletizing.) Bundling and palletizing Bundling instead of sacking445.1, 645, 767.4 Co-palletization of multiple second-class publications445.3 Machinable fourth-class parcels767.6 Machinable third-class parcels644.2, Ex. 644.2 Packages and bundles presented on pallets445.2 Presorted bulk mail644, Ex. 644.1 Sacks445.4, 644.3 Business area delivery service155.22 Business hours (See Hours of business.) Business reply mail (See also Business reply mail accounting system.) Address alterations917.4 Cards917.58, 917.622 Description917.11 Distribution917.13 Envelopes917.55 Facing identification mark (FIM)917.42c, 917.527-917.528 Format917.5, Ex. 917.52b, Ex. 917.52c, 917.54 International requirements917.13 Labels917.59, Ex. 917.593 Penalty mail137.276g Permits917.2 Postage and fees917.3 Postcards917.612 Self-mailers917.57, 917.621 Special services917.12 Stamped917.35 Business reply mail accounting system Automation requirements917.6 Description917.14 Permit application917.213 C Cachets Flight covers164.66 Postal cacheted envelopes165.1 Caller service Application procedure952.151 Conditions of use952.18 Definitions952.12 Description952.13 Fees952.2 Location change952.16 Mail pickup952.3 Minors952.17 Number reservation952.14, 952.21 Past-due caller fee procedures952.25 Payment procedure952.23 Purpose952.11 Record of service callers952.237 Refusal to provide service952.41 Restrictions on use952.19 Social Security card as identification952.152d Surrender of service952.45 Termination of service952.42 Canada, dead letter disposal159.441 Cancellations (See Cancellations for philatelic purposes; Postal-message cancellations; Special cancellations.) Cancellations for philatelic purposes Cover servicers and dealers164.8 Date and place of postmarking164.71 Definition and policy164.1 First day of issue164.5 Flight covers164.6 Permissible cancellation devices164.3 Postmarking164.2, 164.71 Services at temporary philatelic stations164.9 Types of postmarks or cancellations164.4 Cards (See also Noncard matter; Postal cards; Postcards.) Address cards629.43, 629.52, 946.2, Ex. 946.2e-946.2g, 946.3-946.5 Automation compatible525 Business reply mail (BRM)197.58, 917.58, 917.622 Color129.1 Five-digit ZIP+4 Barcoded rates313.821 Green-bordered129.4 Mailing procedures371 Other than postal cards and postcards322.4 Presorted bulk First-Class rates313.11, 313.221, 313.321 Quality129.2 Single-piece rates311.1 Three-digit ZIP+4 Barcoded rates313.721 ZIP+4 Barcoded rate312.21 ZIP+4 presort rates313.62 ZIP+4 rate312.11 Carrier controls for certified mail912.6 Carrier route information system624.36 Carrier route level rates second-class mail Packaging444.2 Residual pieces444.4 Sacking requirements444.3 Carrier route mail (See also Carrier route level rates second-class mail.) Address sequencing services946.9 Bound printed matter763, 767.8 First-Class323.2 Mailing procedures372 Marketing362.3 Marking629.63, Ex. 629.63b(2) National mailings365.19 Packaging367.3 Postage payment382 Presort rate eligibility624.3 Presort requirements for bulk mail641.4, Ex. 641.4 Presorted bulk First-Class rates313.3 Traying367.4 Carriers152.74 Highway contract route service157.6 Rural156.3 CASS (See Coding Accuracy Support System.) Cellophane tape521.5 Central delivery155.234-155.235, 155.251c, 155.271 Centralized postage payment system Application process464.3, 464.4 Authorization conditions464.2 Description464.1 Revocation464.5 Certificates of mailing Bulk mailings931.23 Certification931.5 Description931.1 Fees931.2 Firm mailings931.22 Forms931.4 Merchandise return919.45 Official mail931.52 Payment931.5 Procedures931.3 Certified mail Carrier controls912.6 Delivery procedures912.5 Delivery records912.54 Description912.1 Fees in addition to postage912.3 Firm mailing books912.45 Highway contract route delivery912.53 Mailable matter912.2 Mailing procedure912.4 Marking912.1 Military installation delivery912.63 Post office delivery912.56 Rural delivery912.52 Verified delivery receipts912.8 Verified mailing receipts912.7 Change-of-Address Order159.21 Changing qualification categories427.2 Changing title, frequency, or known office of publication Application procedure427.12 Concurrent filings427.14 Location of known office of publication427.13 Charitable organizations Second-class mail privileges424.134 Special bulk rate eligibility625.234 Check issuance Federal Government153.14 State and local government153.15 Checks used to pay for COD mail914.64, 914.65 Chief Field Counsel153.72 Circulars621.2 City delivery Address format122.412 Apartment house receptacles155.6 Establishment and extensions155.2 Out-of-bounds customers155.5 Requests for service155.3 Requirements155.1 Claim Check System (See Mail Claim Check System.) Claim filing (See also Insured and COD claims; Registered mail claims; Sample claims.) Appraisals149.27 Delivery records149.23 Depreciation149.27 Estimates149.27 Express Mail149.5, 296 Filing time limits149.22 Information requirements149.24 Nonpayable claims149.25 Payable claims149.25 Processing149.28 Replacement shipments149.26 Who may file149.21 Class of mail endorsement919.531e Classes of mail (See specific class of mail.) Classification, domestic mail services Contested classification appeal133 Free matter for the blind and other handicapped persons135 Mail sent by U.S. Armed Forces134 Mixed class mail136 Official mail137 Rates and classification centers132 Responsibilities131 Classification, Express Mail Availability of service221.1 Express Mail Military Service221.4 International Express Mail221.3 Service offerings221.2 Classification, First-Class Mail Carrier route323 Mailable matter321 Nonpresorted ZIP+4 Barcoded mail328 Nonpresorted ZIP+4 mail327 Postal cards and postcards322 Presorted mail323 Priority Mail326 ZIP+4 Barcoded rate mail325 ZIP+4 mail324 Classification, fourth-class mail Additions and enclosures721.2, 722.3 Bound printed matter723 Bulk parcel post722.2 Destination bulk mail center entry rate722.4, Ex. 722.41, Ex. 722.44 Library rate725 Mailable matter721.1 Parcel post rate mailable matter722 Pickup service722.5 Special fourth-class rates724 Classification, second-class mail Additional eligibility requirements for specific rates424 Authorization types421 Mailable matter428 Mailing at more than one post office426 Mailpiece characteristics429 Publisher record maintenance and verification425 Reentry427 Second-class publications requirements422 Specific category requirements423 Classification, third-class mail Bulk rates623-628 Circulars621.2 Description621 Inspection621.4 Mailpiece characteristics629 Printed matter621.3 Single-piece rate622 Classroom rates411.34 Application procedure for second-class mail privileges424.22-424.25, Ex.424.221a-424.221c Eligibility for second-class mail privileges424.21 Clear space (See Barcode clear space.) Clinical specimens (See Etiologic agent preparations, clinical specimens, and biological products.) Closure, sealing, and reinforcement521.42 Adhesive121.343 Banding121.344 Staples and steel stitching121.345 Tape121.342 Cluster boxes (See Neighborhood delivery and collection box units (NDCBUs).) COD mail (See Collect on delivery mail.) Coding Accuracy Support System (CASS) Address lists531.2 Certification531.13, 533 Implementation scheduleEx. 531.16 Summary reportEx. 532.2 Use531.1 Collect on delivery (COD) mail Alteration of charges914.172 Assignment and reporting914.72 Carrier clearance914.73 Check of COD business914.77 Claims149.3 Collection of charges914.52 Dead mail159.42 Delivery procedures914.5 Description914.1 Designation of new addressee914.172 Express Mail293 Fees914.2 Issuance of payment914.6 Mail-opening units914.71 Mailable matter914.12, 914.14 Mailing procedures914.4 Main office window units914.75 Military installation delivery914.15 Payment by check914.64 Registered911.151, 914.8 Remitting units914.74 Restricted delivery914.171 Return159.325 Returned money orders or checks914.65 Service to U.S. possessions and territories914.16 Social Security cards as identification914.52a Tags914.3, 914.66-914.67 Collection (See Collection and delivery; Deposit and collection.) Collection and delivery City delivery155 Delivery conditions153 Deposit and collection152 Highway contract route service157.33-157.34 Mail Claim Check Service158 Mail receptacles151 Plant load operations154 Plant-loaded mail154.16 Rural service156 Undeliverable mail159 Collectors (See also Philately.) Compliance with requests164.65 Cooperation with164.22 Hand-stamped cancellations for164.31 Meter stamps163.525 Nonpermit holders143.31 Permit holders143.32 Combustible liquids124.332 Commemorative stamps Distribution163.1 Mail order sales163.4 Purpose162.1 Requisitioning163.2 Retail sales163.3 Sales policies163.5 Selection162.2 Community address preservation113.22 Company permit imprints145.35 Complaints (See also Inquiries.) Consumer complaints114.1 Postal law violations114.2 Complete copies mailed at second-class rates428.1 Complimentary copies428.47 Compressed gases124.35 Computation standards Bulk rates611.24 Enclosures with second-class publications136.313 First-Class Mail384 Fourth-class mail783 Keys and identification devices463.44, 663.122 Mailing statements463.2, Ex. 463.23 Military mail137.53 Mixed class mail136.231 Piece count663.2 Postage384.2, 463.25, 663.3 Second-class mail411.13, 463.2 Third-class mail663 Weight384.1, 463.23, 663.1, 783.1 Computer-prepared material321.2a Computerized remote postage meter resetting system144.38, 144.97 Concealable firearms (See Pistols, revolvers, and other concealable firearms.) Conflicting delivery orders Delivery in accordance with court order153.73 Delivery to receiver153.71 Reference to Chief Field Counsel or Judicial Officer Department153.72 Congress (See U.S. Congress.) Conservation stamps942.1 Consolidation of post offices113.224, 113.232-113.234 Consumer complaints114.1 Contagious disease and rural mail delivery156.34 Containers for mailing (See also Packaging.) Adequate closureEx. 121.3e BandingEx. 121.3f Boxes121.321-121.323 Cans and drums121.326 Cutting down a boxEx. 121.3a Envelopes121.324 Fiberboard tubes121.325 Long packages121.325 Making an acceptable container from two boxesEx. 121.3b Contested classification appeal133 Contraceptive devices or materials124.48 Contractor use of penalty mail services137.28 Controlled circulation (Obsolete term for periodicals mailed in bulk at nonzoned rates) Controlled substances124.364 Copies not paid for by addressee428.4 Copies returned to publishers411.5 Copyright of philatelic designs119.21 Permission for use166.2 Policy166.1 Reproduction of designs166.3 Requests for licenses166.4 Corporate account for Express Mail282 Corporations and unincorporated firms mail delivery153.5 Corrosives124.34 Cosmetics disposal159.437 Counterfeit stamps142.42 County of publication411.112, 411.321, 411.321b, 411.323, 424.852 Court order for mail delivery153.73 Cover servicers and dealers Conditions of service164.84 Definition164.82 Mailback service164.83 CPP system (See Centralized postage payment system.) CRIS (See Carrier route information system.) Curbside delivery155.232, 155.251a CushioningEx. 121.3c-121.3d, 121.33 Customer complaints114.1 Customs inspection American Samoa115.98 Guam115.94 Northern Mariana Islands115.95 Customs Service115.91 D Damaged articles149.7 Damaged insured mail packages913.56 Dangerous materials126.31 Notices124.122 DBMC (See Destination bulk mail center.) DDU (See Destination delivery unit.) Dead letter branches and service areas Branches159.51 Dead parcel branches159.52 Service areas159.511 Treatment of mail forwarded from dead mail branches159.55 Use of dead matter by Postal Service159.53 Use of dead matter in development of postal systems, equipment, or training159.54 Dead mail695 Definition159.41 Disposition of undeliverable mail159.47 Firearms159.46 Foreign mail159.44 Insured and COD matter159.42 Makeup and dispatch159.48 Matter posted in violation of law or treaty159.45 Opening and examination159.43 Deadheading charges154.152, 154.63 Deceased persons mail delivery153.24 Defense Department (See U.S. Department of Defense.) Delivery (See Alternate delivery service; City delivery; Collection and delivery; Conflicting delivery orders; Delivery, refusal, and return; Delivery address; Delivery conditions; Delivery office rates; Delivery receipts; specific types of mail.) Delivery, refusal, and return Checks issued by State and local governments153.15 Checks issued by the Federal Government153.14 Conditions153.11 Delivery to persons having similar names153.12 Holding mail153.19 Mail delivered to wrong person153.13 Mail marked "In Care of" another153.16 Mail marked "Personal"153.18 Restricted delivery153.17 Delivery address Alternative addressing formats122.4 Complete and standardized addresses122.9 Mailing list services122.5 Military mail122.8 Postal zones122.7 Recommendations122.3 Requirements122.1 Restrictions122.2 ZIP Code System122.6 Delivery conditions Conflicting orders by two or more parties for delivery of same mail153.7 Delivery, refusal, and return153.1 Delivery of addressee's mail to another153.2 Jointly addressed mail153.3 Military organizations and naval vessels153.9 Officials or employees of corporations and unincorporated firms153.5 Officials or employees of organizations153.4 Parcel delivery153.8 Persons at hotels, institutions, schools153.6 Delivery office rates Authorized entry424.42 Copies at other rates424.45 Copies for other destinations424.45 Distribution plan424.43 Eligibility for second-class mail privileges424.41 Mailing424.44 Delivery point barcode515, 551.12 Delivery receipts Certified mail912.8 Insured mail913.6 Delivery records for insured mail913.72-913.73 Deposit and collection Bulk mailings152.5 Collection times152.1 Deposit of mail with employees152.3 Mailchutes152.4 Mailer's request to dispose of mail152.8 Ordinary deposit of mail152.2 Recall of mail152.7 Receiving boxes152.4 Separation of mail by sender152.6 Destination bulk mail center624.72, 624.721 Destination delivery unit624.74 Destination rates for third-class bulk rate mail624.7 Destination sectional center facility624.73 Detached address labels429.7, 629.4, 629.5 Detention of mail Sealed mail115.31 Unsealed mail115.32 Die hubs (See Special Cancellations.) Direct return Activation919.13 Shipments919.111 Directory service159.24 Express Mail292.3 Discontinuance of post offices Coverage113.211 Implementation of final determination113.27 Initial proposal113.23 Notice, public comment, and record113.24 Postal Service decision113.26 Preservation of community address113.22 Proposal and optional comment formEx. 113.242 Public comments and final local recommendation113.25 Public noticeEx. 113.212 Requirements of law113.212 Disposal of mail on request of mailer152.8 Disputing parties Reference to Chief Field Counsel or Judicial Officer Department153.72 Third party receiver153.71 DMM (See Domestic Mail Manual.) Domestic Mail Manual111.51-111.54 Domestic mail services Collection and delivery150 General information110 Mail classification130 Philately160 Postage140 Preparation120 Special cancellations170 Doorslot specifications155.43 Double postcards (See Postcards.) Drop shipments Express Mail136.7 Express Mail Military Service226.4 Metered mail144.8 Plant-verified permit imprint mailings665, 785.1-785.4 Plant-verified postage payment system465.1-465.7, 664.1-664.7, 784.1-784.7 Priority Mail136.9 Drugs Disposal of159.437 Paraphernalia124.366 Dry ice124.392 DSCF (See Destination sectional center facility.) Dual address122.21-122.22 E Editions mailed at second-class rates428.2 Educational organizations Second-class mail privileges424.132 Special bulk rate eligibility625.232 Eighty-five percent requirement Nonpresorted ZIP+4 Barcoded mail328.2 Nonpresorted ZIP+4 mail327.2 Presorted ZIP+4 Barcoded mail563.1 EMMS (See Express Mail Military Service.) Enclosures (See Additions, attachments, and enclosures.) Endorsements122.17, 159.14, 159.313, 159.322, 919.531e Envelopes Address inserts544 Address windows544 Automation-compatible mail522 Business reply mail917.55, 917.56 Color129.1 Dimensions141.16 Exchange of147.13 Flat rate216 Green-bordered129.4 Mailing procedures121.324 Nonprofit141.13 Nonstandard printing141.27 Optional printing141.25 Philatelic center sales141.15, 163.32 Plain stamped141.1 Post office sales141.12, 163.33 Postal cacheted165.1 Price of141.11 Printed stamped141.2 Priority Mail314.13 Quality129.2 Refund applications147.32 Rejected141.28, 141.28 Required printing141.24 Return addresses141.17, 141.23 Sizes141.11 Window129.3, 141.14, 911.35, 917.56 Establishment of post offices Location113.11 Requirements113.12 Etiologic agent preparations, clinical specimens, and biological products Damaged mailings124.385 Definitions124.382 Improperly prepared124.385 Labeling124.386 Marking124.386 Packaging124.383 Sharps124.384 Unsterilized containers124.384 Exceptional dispatch426.6 Exchange copies428.45 Exchanges Nonexchangeable items147.15 Postage stamp conversion to other forms of postage147.14 Purchaser's mistakes147.12 Unserviceable postal stationery147.13 Unserviceable stamps147.11 Unused precanceled stamps147.13 Excise tax collection115.96 Executive office mailing privileges Former Presidents137.122 President-elect137.121 Surviving spouses137.122 Expedited plant load shipment154.17 Express Mail (See also Express Mail Custom Designed Service; Express Mail Military Service; Express Mail Next Day Service; Express Mail Same Day Airport Service; Express Mail Second Day Service.) Ancillary services290 Authorizations and permits136.73, 240 Claims149.5, 296 Collect on delivery914.175 Definition136.71 Forwardable159.221b, 159.23f Holding at request of addressee153.192 Mailing procedures270 Metered144.523 Penalty mail137.277 Physical limitations250 Pickup service211.4, 222.2, 224.3, 263.3, 285 Postage payment136.76, 280 Preparation136.75, 260 RatesEx. 210 Rates and fees136.73, 210 Reshipment227 Service availability136.72 Service guarantee230 Treatment136.77 Undeliverable mail159.324, 159.325, 159.47b Express Mail Custom Designed Service Classification223 Insufficient prepayment286.2 Mailing procedures272 Preparation262 Rates213 Express Mail Military Service Acceptance times226.12 To APO/FPO destinations226.21 From APO/FPO to U.S. destination226.22 Classification221.4 Custom designed226.3 Directories226.13 Drop shipment226.4 Facilities226.11 Insufficient prepayment286.1 Mailing procedures273.36 Postage refund226.6 Preparation263 Service limitation226.14 Express Mail Next Day Service Classification224 Insufficient prepayment286.1 Mailing procedures273 Preparation263 Rates214 Express Mail Same Day Airport Service Classification222 Insufficient prepayment286.1 Mailing procedures271 Preparation261 Rates212 Express Mail Second Day Service Classification225 Insufficient prepayment286.1 Mailing procedures273 Preparation263 Rates214 External characteristics of second-class mail Attachments to covers429.22 Incidental First-Class attachments429.23 Nonincidental Firstand third-class attachments429.24 Physical limitations429.21 F Face stock/liner sandwich labels527.22 Facing identification mark (FIM)137.272a(2), 917.527 Federal agencies payment of postage283 Federal Bureau of Investigation Crime Detection Bureaus124.517 Federal Government mail (See Official mail.) Fees (See Rates and fees.) Fiberboard tubes121.325 Field division general manager/postmaster154.23 FIM (See Facing identification mark.) Firearms, knives, and sharp instruments Antique firearms124.52 Concealable firearms124.51 Dead mail159.46, 159.524 Knives124.55, 124.57 Mailing firearms124.54 Pistols124.51 Revolvers124.51 Rifles124.53 Sharp objects124.57 Shotguns124.53 Switchblade and ballistic knives124.55 Firm holdouts Additional deliveries954.5 Approval954.4 Cancellation954.6 Description954.1 Fee954.3 Other deliveries954.7 Request for service954.2 Firm mailings Certificates of mailing931.22 Certified mail912.45 Insured mail913.44, 913.71 Registered mail911.36 Return receipt for merchandise934.5 First-Class Mail (See also Automation-compatible mail; Presorted bulk First-Class Mail; Presorted First-Class Mail; ZIP+4 First-Class Mail.) Ancillary services390 Authorizations and permits340 Classification320 Deposit with employees152.3a Enclosures with thirdor fourth-class parcels136.321 Forwardable159.221a, 159.23a Incidental attachments or enclosures136.4, 429.17, 429.23 Insured913.81 Mailing procedures370 Metered144.522 Permit imprints145.31, Ex. 145.41a Physical limitations350 Plant-loaded154.131, 154.521a, 154.522b(1) Postage payment380 Preparation360 Rates and fees310 Service objectives330 Undeliverable159.47a First day of issue164.41 First-day covers164.53, 164.84a First-day sale164.51 Notification164.52 Unofficial first-day covers164.54 Five-digit level rate second-class mail Packaging443.2 Residual pieces443.4 Sacking requirements443.3 Five-digit ZIP+4 Barcoded mail Barcode format552.2 Barcode location552.3 Card rates313.821 Marking629.65 National mailings325.121a, 364.1 Noncard matter rates313.822 Packaging364.12 Postage payment382 Traying364.13 Five-digit ZIP Code, mailing list sortation945.4 Flammable materials (See also Hazardous materials.) Combustible liquids124.332 Flammable liquids124.331, 321.3c Flammable solids124.333, 321.3c Matches124.335 Oxidizers124.334 Flat rate envelope216, 314.13 Flats (See Letters and flats.) Flexibility of mailpieces for automation-compatible mail526 Flight cancellations164.45, 164.84e Flight covers Authorization164.62 Backstamping164.67 Cachet applications164.66 Collector requests compliance164.65 Definition164.61 Flight delay164.68 Preparation of covers164.63 Submittal of covers164.64 Folded self-mailers523, Ex. 523.23 Food disposal159.438a Foreign mail (See also International mail; International transit mail.) Canada origination159.441 Matter posted in violation of law or treaty149.45 Foreign publications Application for second-class mail privileges423.52-423.54, Ex. 423.521 Revocation of second-class mail privileges423.55 Second-class mail privilege eligibility423.51 Format Barcode551.1, 552.2 Bound printed matterEx. 767.533c(1) Business reply mail917.5, Ex. 917.52b, Ex. 917.52c, 917.54 Standardized address541.2 Forwarding Bound printed matter136.86 First-Class Mail391 Forwarding and return postage guaranteed691.3, 691.4 Fourth-class mail791 Franked mail137.15 Insured mail661.2, 913.8 Mixed class mail136.52 Penalty mail137.262 Second-class mail471 Special delivery mail915.6 Special fourth-class mail136.86 Special handling mail916.6 Third-class mail691 Undeliverable mail159.2 Unendorsed mail691.1 Weighted fee691.5 Fourth-class mail (See also Special fourth-class mail.) Ancillary services790 Authorization and permits740 Classification720 Deposit with employees152.3b Forwardable159.221f, 159.23d Insured913.82 Mailing procedures770 Permit imprints145.33, Ex. 145.41b, 145.41e Physical limitations750 Plant-loaded154.133, 154.521c, 154.522b(3) Postage payment780 Preparation760 Rates and fees710 Return159.327 Service objectives730 Fragile material126.31, 911.33 Franked mail122.45 Executive office137.12 Forwarding mailing records137.15 Members of Congress137.11, Ex. 137.112 Restrictions137.13 Size limits137.14 Surviving spouses137.122, 137.123 Unclaimed159.326h Undeliverable-as-addressed137.16 Weight137.14 Fraternal organizations Second-class mail privileges424.138 Special bulk rate eligibility625.238 Free matter Blind and other handicapped persons135 Military mail134.2 Furs, hides, skins, or pelts124.65 G General delivery Availability953.2 Delivery procedure953.3 Description953.1 Retention of mail953.4 General public mailings of second-class rate mail411.5 Glue521.5 Government property disposal159.439 Green-border envelopes and cards129.4 Grouping of automated site mailings364.32, 366.2 Guam, customs inspection115.94 Guns (See Firearms, knives, and sharp instruments; Pistols, revolvers, and other concealable firearms.) H Hand-stamped cancellations164.31 Handback service164.23a Handicapped persons, free mailing privileges135 Handling (See also Special handling mail.) Free matter for the blind or handicapped135.7 Military mail134.25 Hardship cases, city delivery155.262 Hardship cases, rural delivery to156.27 Hawaii, mail inspection115.92b Hazardous materials Chemicals124.31 Explosives124.32 Shipment by aircraft certification124.24 Hides124.65 High-density loads Bulk mail system guidelines121.73 Mailability121.55 Highway contract route service122.411, 122.924, 156.26 Box delivery and collection157.3 Box location157.4 Carrier duties157.6 Certified mail912.53 Description157.1 Establishment157.2 Insured mail913.55 Postmaster duties157.5 Receptacle location157.4 Registered mail911.46 Return receipt for merchandise934.63 Special delivery mail915.543 Stamps and stamp supplies157.7 Holding mail Express Mail153.192 Ordinary mail153.191 Plant-loaded154.74 Postmarking purposes164.74 Special cancellation mail176.21 Holidays (See also Hours of business.) Holiday service levelsEx. 113.76 Local or State113.75 National113.76 Hotels Delivery to persons in153.6 Registered mail delivery153.63 Hours of business Holiday service levelsEx. 113.76 Lobby hours113.74 Local or State holidays113.75 National holidays113.76 Nonholiday weekdays113.71 Rural stations and branches156.13 Saturdays113.72 Sundays113.73 Hours of delivery for special delivery mail915.52 I Illegal substances (See Drugs.) "In Care Of" mail153.16 Incompetents, delivery of mail to153.23 Indemnity claims Appeals149.91 Damaged article disposition149.7 Express Mail149.5, 296.3 Filing instructions149.2 Insured and COD claims149.3 Payment conditions149.8 Postal Service Authority149.92 Recovery of articles149.8 Registered mail claims149.4 Reimbursement149.8 Sample claims149.6 Special services with indemnity provisions149.1 Injurious articles124.14 Ink Fluorescent144.43 Water-based barcode546 Inquiries Claims149.442 National Five-Digit ZIP Code and Post Office Directory119.32 Postal Service trademarks and copyrights119.31 Uninsured articles911.5 Inspection Nonmailable matter123.34-123.35 Postage meters144.962 Sealed mail115.231 State terminal115.92c Third-class mail621.4 Unsealed mail115.232 Institution and society publications Eligibility423.21 Second-class mail privilege application423.22-423.24, Ex. 423.221 Institutions, delivery to persons in153.6 Insufficient postage (See Postage due.) Insurance Express Mail295 Merchandise return919.622 Registered mail911.23 Insured and COD claims Additional post office responsibilities149.34 Damaged article disposition149.32 Filing procedure149.31 General instructions149.2 Nonreceipt of checks or money orders914.69 Processing Form 3812149.33 Insured mail Damaged packages913.56 Dead mail disposal159.42 Delivery procedures913.5 Delivery receipts913.6 Description913.1 Endorsement913.46 Fees and liability913.2, 913.33 Firm mailings913.44 Forwarding661.2, 913.8 Highway contract routes913.55 Internal controls913.7 Mailing procedure913.4 Merchandise return919.41 Postmarking913.46 Restricted delivery913.31 Return661.2, 913.8 Return receipt913.32 Rural delivery913.54 Spoiled contents913.57 Internal characteristics of second-class mail Additions429.14 Advertisements429.16 Enclosures429.13 Incidental First-Class enclosures429.17 Nonincidental Firstand third-class enclosures429.18 Novelty pages429.15 Parts and sections429.12 Supplements429.11 International mail (See also Military mail; U.S. Department of State.) Free matter for the blind or handicapped135.8 International Express Mail221.3 Penalty mail137.266 International Mail Manual917.13 International money orders941.2 International postal forms126.26 International requirements for business reply mail917.13 International transit mail115.8 Definitions115.81 Special security rules115.82 Interservice area, plant-loaded mail154.135, 154.32, 154.43, 154.52 Intoxicating liquors124.42 Intraservice area, plant-loaded mail154.134, 154.31, 154.42, 154.51 Irregular parcels128.5, 643 Issues mailed at second-class rates428.2 J Jointly addressed mail153.3 Judicial Officer Department153.72 K Key rate, second-class mail463.4 Keys and identification devices611.13 Computation standards663.122 Customer's private mail receptacle155.42 Mailing statements463.4 Motor vehicle master124.45 Post office box keys951.4 Postage meters144.348, 144.732, 144.943, 144.946 Knives (See Firearms, knives, and sharp instruments.) L Labeling lists, bulk mailingsEx. 122.63a-122.63t Labels (See also Packaging; Preparation; Presort requirements for bulk mail.) Barcoded sack labels646, Ex. 646.32, 769 Business reply mail917.59, 917.593 Detached address labels429.7, 629.4, 629.5 Etiologic agent preparations, clinical specimens, and biological products124.386 Face stock/liner sandwich527.22 Merchandise returnEx. 137.276h(3)(a), Ex. 137.276h(3)(b), 919.14, 919.161-919.162, 919.224, Ex. 919.5a-919.5c, 919.512, 919.53 Optional endorsement line in address block or label642, 768 Optional use of barcoded sack labels446, Ex. 446.32 Permanent527.1 Relocatable527.2, 527.3 Single-liner pressure-sensitive527.21 Special fourth-class mail764.2, 764.3 Labor organizations Second-class mail privileges424.136 Special bulk rate eligibility625.236 Laws (See Legal considerations.) Legal considerations (See also Adjudication; Mail security; Violations.) Discontinuance of post offices113.212, 113.272-113.274 Legal opinions on mailing firearms124.54 Matter posted in violation of law or treaty159.45 Postal law violations114.2 Private Express Statutes and Regulations112.5 Letterboxes151 Letters and flats Definition of letter112.31 Detached address labels for flats429.7, 629.4 Letter carrier qualifications112 Priority Mail presorting363.1 Processing categories128.2-128.3 Library rate materials711.4 Books725.52 Books mailed by a publisher or distributor725.4 Description725.1 Enclosures725.5 Items not required to be on loan or exchange725.3 Items on loan or exchange725.2 Preparation766 Sound recordings725.53 Licenses Copyright designs166.4 Meter144.2 Liquids Combustible124.332 Flammable124.331, 321.3c Mailability121.53 Liquors124.42 Load types121.21 Lobbies or public areas Hours113.74 Letterdrops152.21 Lost articles113.9 Local ordinances155.27 Locks Curbside mailboxes151.527 Post office boxes951.5 Lost articles113.9 Lottery materials123.43, 159.513 M Machinable mail, other than parcels (See Automation-compatible mail.) Machinable parcels128.4, 136.82 Bundling and palletizing644.2, Ex. 644.2, 767.6 Preparation641.2, Ex. 641.22, 767.3 Magnetic tapes, bulk mail system guidelines121.76 Magnetized materials124.391, 321.31b Mail Claim Check System Claiming mail158.23 Delivery158.22 Delivery record filing158.3 Forms158.21, 158.24 Mail storage158.25 Overprinting158.4 Purpose158.11 Mail-opening units914.71 Mail orders Philatelic items163.4 Printed stamped envelopes141.21, 141.22 Mail receptacles City delivery155.4, 155.4, 155.6 Clear approach to151.3 Designation151.1 Purchased by Postal Service151.4 Use for mail only151.2 Mail screening115.4 Mail security Cooperation with authorities for access to mail115.7 Disclosure of information collected from mail115.5 Importance115.1 International transit mail115.8 Law enforcement, other government agencies115.9 Mail reasonably suspected of being dangerous to persons or property115.4 Metered mail144.6 Opening, reading, and searching sealed mail115.2 Permissible detention of mail115.3 Search warrant execution115.6 State Department mail sent abroad126.4 Mail services (See Domestic mail services; Service in post office.) Mailability (See also specific types of mail.) Aerosols121.54 Biological material121.56 Controlled substances124.365 Decisions123.3 Free matter for the blind or handicapped135.64 High-density loads121.55 Liquids121.53 Motor vehicle master keys124.452 Packaging acceptability121.51 Prescription medicines124.365 State Department mail sent abroad126.21 Stationery121.52 Mailback service164.23b, 164.83 Mailboxes, curbside Custom-built151.521 Grouping151.525 Identification151.522 Location151.524 Locks151.527 More than one family151.526 Nonconforming151.53 Painting151.522 Posts and supports152.523 Specifications151.51 Unstamped newspapers151.528 Mailchutes152.4 Mailer responsibilities111.3 Mailer's precancel postmark Application143.21 Approval143.22 Format143.23, Ex. 143.233-143.234 Revocation of permit143.24 Mailgram messages145.93 Mailing at more than one post office Acceptance of air-freighted second-class publications at airport mail facilities426.7 Additional entry426.1, Ex. 426.12 Authorized entry use426.4 Exceptional dispatch426.6 Processing and ruling on applications426.3 Restrictions426.2 Mailing lists531.2 Availability945.14 Cards or lists submission945.21 Definitions945.11 Fees945.16 Five-digit ZIP Code sortation945.4 Furnishing address changes to election boards and voter registration commissions945.5 List corrections945.22, 945.32 Occupant lists945.3 Postage payment945.17 Prohibitions945.15 Purpose945.12 Service types945.13 Services122.5 Mailing preparation (See Preparation.) Mailing procedures for automation-compatible mail570 Mailing procedures for certified mail912.4 Mailing procedures for collect on delivery mail914.4 Mailing procedures for Express Mail Custom designed service272 Next day and second day service273 Same day airport service271 Mailing procedures for First-Class Mail Cards371 Carrier route372 Nonpresorted ZIP+4 mail372 Presort verification374 Presorted372 Priority Mail373 Single-piece rate mail371 ZIP+4 Barcoded mail372 ZIP+4 presort mail372 Mailing procedures for fourth-class mail Bulk or presort rates772 Parcels exceeding size or weight limits773 Single-piece rates771 Zoned rates774 Mailing procedures for insured mail913.4 Mailing procedures for restricted delivery mail933.3 Mailing procedures for return receipt for merchandise934.4 Mailing procedures for return receipts932.3 Mailing procedures for second-class mail Copies mailed by printer452 Place of mailing453 Who may mail451 Mailing procedures for special delivery mail915.4 Mailing procedures for third-class mail Bulk rates652 Single-piece rates651 Mailing receipts911.38 Express Mail294 Mailing statements Attachments of two different classes136.233 Automated bulk third-class mail628.1 Automated site mailings366.4 Computation standards463.2, Ex. 463.23 Consolidated665.33 Enclosures with second-class publications136.318 Enclosures with thirdand fourth-class parcels136.324 Express Mail136.762 Forms463.11 Key rate463.4 Manifest Mailing System145.728 Monthly463.3 National mailings364.5, 365.4 Penalty mail137.263 Permit imprint mailings145.55 Plant-verified drop shipment permit imprint mailings785.23, 785.31-785.33, 785.42-785.43 Postage payment382.5, 662 Priority Mail136.92, 136.962, 383.24 Register665.32, 785.32 Single-piece rate mail622.4 Submitting463.12 Value added refunds147.426 Mailpieces Booklet-type524, Ex. 524.4 Flexibility526 Reusable354, 629.24 Second-class characteristics429 Third-class characteristics629 Makeup and dispatch of dead mail159.48 Management sectional center manager154.22 Manifest Mailing System Authorization145.75-145.77 General qualification requirements145.72 MarkingEx. 145.7, 145.74 Purpose145.71 Revocation145.78 Marketing Carrier route First-Class Mail362.3 Nonpresorted ZIP+4 Barcoded mail362.7 Nonpresorted ZIP+4 mail362.4 Priority Mail362.1 ZIP+4 Barcoded mail362.6 Marking Adhesive stamps142.6 Automated site mailings366.17 Biological products124.386 Bound printed matter136.84, 767.1 Bulk parcel post762.1 Bulk rate mail623.5 Carrier route mail629.63, Ex. 629.63b(2) Certified mail912.1 Clinical specimens124.386 Dead mail159.481 Enclosures with second-class publications136.317 Enclosures with thirdor-fourth-class parcels136.325 Etiologic agent preparations124.386 Express Mail136.754 Firearms124.56 Five-digit ZIP+4 Barcoded mail629.65 Free matter for the blind or handicapped135.61 Incidental First-Class attachments or enclosures136.44 Insured mail913.46 Manifest Mailing System145.74 Mixed class mail136.24 Motor vehicle master keys124.453 National mailings365.17 Nonmailable matter124.2 Parcel airlift918.5 Priority Mail136.954 Second-class mail429.4 Single-piece rate mail622.5, 629.61 Special fourth-class mail136.84, 764.1 Special handling mail916.5 Special markings121.42 Special servicesEx. 121.4, 121.44 Surfaces121.43 Switchblade or ballistic knives124.56 Third-class mail629.6 3/5 presort rate mail629.62 ZIP+4 Barcoded mail325.7, 629.66 ZIP+4 mail629.64 Matches124.335 Merchandise return Acceptance procedures919.6 Application procedures919.22 Certificate of mailing919.45 Delivery procedure919.7 Description919.1 Direct return919.111, 919.13 Formats919.5 Insurance919.622 Insured mail service919.41 LabelsEx. 137.276h(3)(a), Ex. 137.276h(3)(b), 919.14, 919.161-919.162, 919.224, Ex. 919.5a-919.5c, 919.512, 919.53 Mailing acknowledgment919.46 PermitsEx. 919.2, 919.2, 919.23-919.26 Postage payment919.3 Priority Mail reshipments919.112 Registered mail919.42, 919.623 Special handling919.43, 919.624 Undeliverable159.436, 159.438c Meter license applicationEx. 137.273b Meter stamps144.11, Ex.144.41a-144.41b (See also Metered mail; Postage meters; Stamps.) Ad plates144.49 Authorization342 Content144.46 Date of mailing144.47 Designs144.41, Ex. 144.41a-144.41b Destruction144.944 Documentation364.21 Fluorescent ink144.43 Hour of mailing144.48 Legibility144.42 Position144.45 Refund applications147.31, 147.33 Return of fourth-class mail792.2 Sale to collectors163.525 Security144.6 Tape printed144.44 Use144.735 Metered mail Consolidated drop shipment using a drop shipment endorsement144.84 Consolidated drop shipment without a drop shipment endorsement144.85 Deposit at another post office144.83 Deposit at local area mail processing center144.82 Drop shipment conditions144.81 Handling144.53 Irregularities144.54 Place of mailing144.52 Preparation144.51 Security144.6 Migratory-bird hunting and conservation stamps942.1 Military installations Certified mail delivery912.63 COD mail delivery914.15 Special delivery mail915.544 Military mail (See also Express Mail Military Service; Military installations; Military post offices.) Addressing122.8 Delivery153.9 Department of Defense conditions125.2 Forwardable159.223 Free matter134.2 Handling125.1 Identification of personnel153.93 Military Ordinary Mail125.3 Nonmailable matter123.36 Overseas122.81, 125 Postage collect134.1 Postage-due mail for units engaged in hostile operations137.5 Preparation125.1 Privacy125.4 Return receipts153.94 Within the United States122.82 Military Ordinary Mail125.3 Military post offices113.6, 125, 153.91-153.92 Philatelic postmarking164.77 Military postal system115.93, 124.13 Minimum size standards127 Minors, delivery of mail to153.22 Mixed class mail475, 693, 795 Attachment of two different classes136.2 Combined mailings of special fourth-class and bound printed matter136.8 Express Mail drop shipments136.7 Incidental First-Class attachments or enclosures136.4 Mailing enclosures of different classes136.3 Priority Mail drop shipment service136.9 Special services136.6 Treatment136.5 MMS (See Manifest Mailing System.) Mobile homes, delivery service155.25 MOM (See Military Ordinary Mail.) Money, disposal of loose159.431 Money orders914.61, 914.65 Cashing941.3 Definitions941.83 Examination by postal employee941.36 Fees941.124 Incorrectly prepared941.15 Inquiries941.4 International941.2 Issuance941.1 Nonpayment conditions941.35 Nonpostal941.7 Payment941.125 Payment to banks through Federal Reserve System941.8 Payment to other than payee941.34 Photocopy or replacement of paid money orders941.5 Rural service941.14 Signature requirements941.33 Spoiled941.15 Wrong payment941.6 Monthly mailing statements463.3 Motor vehicle master keys124.45 Multiple-floor buildings parcel delivery153.83 N National Five-Digit ZIP Code and Post Office Directory Copyrights119.22 Inquiries119.32 List of discontinued post offices113.225 National mailings Addressing365.15 Automation compatibility365.16 Carrier route presort mailings365.19 Definition324.111, 325.111a Eligibility324.121, 325.112a, 365.12 Mailing statements365.4 Minimum quantities365.13 Packaging365.2 Postage payment365.3, 365.18 Preparation365.11 Presorting364.1 Rate marking365.17 Residual pieces364.16, 365.5 Sortation category rates325.12 Traying365.2 ZIP code requirements365.14 National Stamp Collecting Month164.912 Neighborhood delivery and collection box unit (NDCBU)151.4 News agent registry Application for second-class mail privileges423.62-423.64, Ex. 423.621 Eligibility for second-class mail privileges423.61 Revocation of second-class mail privileges423.65 Newspapers432 Receptacles151.529 Unstamped151.528 No postage necessary endorsement917.521 No service requested mail695, 794 Nonbarcoded pieces qualifying for ZIP+4 rates Ability to accept Postal Service water-based barcode ink546 Address area reflectance requirements543, 545.3 Barcode clear space545 Complete address in standardized address format541.2 Envelopes with address windows and address inserts544 OCR readability542 Noncard matter Five-digit ZIP+4 Barcoded rates313.822 Presorted bulk First-Class rates313.222, 313.322 Single-piece rates311.2 Three-digit ZIP+4 Barcoded rates313.722 ZIP+4 presort rates313.622 ZIP+4 rate312.12 Nonidentical pieces mailed at the bulk parcel post zone rate741 Nonmail services Address sequencing946 Mailing lists945 Money orders941 Nonpostal stamps942 Postal savings944 U.S. savings bonds943 Nonmailable matter--articles and substances Firearms124.5 Hazardous material124.3 Knives124.5 Markings124.2 Perishable matter124.6 Restricted matter124.4 Rules and procedures124.12 Sharp instruments124.5 Nonmailable matter--written, printed, and graphic Advertising matter123.43 Advice to mailers123.3 General provisions123.1 Lottery matter123.42 Mailer's responsibility123.2 Pandering advertisements123.6 Sexually oriented advertisements123.5 Solicitations123.41, Ex. 123.41a Nonmailable or nonstandard pieces return services392.4 Nonpayable claims149.25 Nonpermit holders143.31 Nonpostal services reimbursement Bobtailing charges154.63 Deadheading charges154.63 General154.61 Nonreimbursable charges154.64 Trailer detention154.62 Waiting/holding charges154.63 Nonpostal stamps Migratory-bird hunting and conservation942.1 U.S. savings stamps942.2 Nonpresorted bulk mail Preparation368 ZIP+4 Barcoded rate312.2 ZIP+4 rate312.1 Nonpresorted ZIP+4 Barcoded mail Automated site mailing rates325.132 Documentation328.5 Eighty-five percent requirement328.2 Marketing362.7 Minimum quantities328.1 National mailing rates325.123a Physical characteristics328.3 Postage payment382 Preparation328.4, 368.2 Nonpresorted ZIP+4 mail Automated site mailings325.132 Documentation327.5 Eight-five percent requirement327.2 Mailing procedures372 Marketing362.4 Minimum quantities327.1 National mailings325.123b Physical characteristics327.3 Postage payment382 Preparation327.4, 368 Nonprofit envelopes141.13 Nonprofit organizations424.12-424.17 Bulk rates625.2 Nonstandard mail First Class353 Return services392.4 Surcharge315.1, 353.3 Third class696 Nonstandard surcharge613 Nonsubscriber and nonrequester copies mailed by publishers and news agents411.4 Northern Mariana Islands, customs inspection115.95 Notebooks321.2c Novelty pages429.15 O Obliterators164.32 Obscene matter123.44d Occupant address format122.42 OCR readability (See Optical character reader readability.) Odd-shaped items in envelopes124.47 Odorous material124.43 Official mail Absentee balloting materials137.3 Franked mail137.1 General instructions137.4 Penalty mail, executive and judicial officers137.2 Postage-due mail for military units engaged in hostile operations137.5 Officials approval of philatelic products165.2 OP (See Optional Procedure Mailing System.) Optical character reader readability Nonbarcoded pieces qualifying for ZIP+4 rates542 Nonpresorted ZIP+4 mail327.33 Read areaEx. 542.1 Return address placementEx. 542.32 Type fontsEx. 542.41 ZIP+4 Barcoded mail628.33 ZIP+4 third-class bulk rate mail628.23 Optional endorsement line369, 369.3, 441.232b-c, 542.311, 642.23-642.28, 642.3, 768 Optional Procedure Mailing System Applications145.83, 145.85 Cancellation145.87 General qualification requirements145.82 Mailing records145.88 Purpose145.81 Stage 1 of System certification145.86 Supporting documentation145.84 Suspension145.87 Order forms429.152e-g, 723.3, 724.332, 724.334 Ordinances, local155.27 Organizations, delivery to officials or employees153.4 Out-of-bounds customers155.5 Outlets, philatelic163.53 Outside parcels128.6 Overprinting158.4 Oxidizers124.334 P Packaging (See also Bundling and palletizing; Preparation.) Adequacy121.1 Automation-compatible mail561.2 Basic rate second-class mail441.2 Bulk mail system guidelines121.7 Carrier route mail367.3, 444.2 Damaged insured mail packages913.56 Definitions121.2 Etiologic agent preparations124.383 Five-digit level rate second-class mail443.2 Free matter for the blind or handicapped135.65 Mail addressed from, to, or between military post offices overseas125.12 Mailability121.5 For mailing121.3 Marking121.4 National mailings365.2 Presorted First-Class Mail367.3 Required and optional package sortation and labeling441.21, 443.2, 444.2 Safe transit testEx. 121 Spoiled contents of insured mail913.57 Test packages121.6 Third-class bulk mail641 Traying, automation-compatible561.4 Pagination, bound publications429.161 Palletizing (See Bundling and palletizing.) Pallets (See Bundling and palletizing.) Pandering advertisements Application abandonment123.66 Application denial123.62 Application for prohibitory orders123.61 Issuance of orders123.63 Modified orders123.68 Ratified orders123.69 Remedy availability123.64 Violations123.65 Void orders123.67 Parcel airlift Definition918.1 Description of service918.2 Fees918.4 Marking918.5 Physical limitations918.3 Parcel delivery Heavy or bulky153.81 Multiple-floor buildings153.83 Second-attempt delivery153.84 Unprotected places153.82 Parcel locker151.4 Parcel post rates Bulk rate711.15 Destination BMC rate711.14, Ex. 711.14, 712.3 Inter-BMC rates711.11-711.12, Ex. 711.11, Ex. 711.12 Intra-BMC rates711.13, Ex. 711.13 Parcels (See also Fourth-class mail.) Addresses on122.37 Dead parcel branches159.52 Flat-size641.1 Irregular128.5, 641.1, 643 Letter-size641.1 Machinable128.4, 641.2, Ex. 641.22 Nonpermissible written matter146.15 Outside128.6 Palletizing machinable third-class parcels644.2, Ex. 644.2 Pickup service, parcel post722.5 Priority Mail presorting363.2 Rural delivery156.33 Size computation752, Ex. 752 Size limits773 Weight limits773 Patients, delivery of mail to153.61 Payable and nonpayable claims149.25 Pelts124.65 Penalty mail, executive, and judicial officers (See also Penalty mail indicia formats.) Agency cost codes137.253 Authorizations137.25 Classes137.26 Contractors137.28 Definition137.21 Eligibility for privileges137.24 Postage and fees collection137.23 Preparation137.26 Rates137.26 Services137.26 Penalty mail indicia formats Application for business reply mail permitEx. 137.276g(2) Formats and methods137.271a Merchandise return labelsEx. 137.276h(3)(a), Ex. 137.276h(3)(b) Meter license applicationEx. 137.273b Penalty business reply mail formatEx. 137.276g(3)(d), Ex. 137.276g(3)(e) Penalty meters137.273 Penalty permit imprint mail137.274 Postal Service137.272b(5), Ex. 137.272a(3), Ex. 137.272a(4), Ex. 137.272a(5) Procedures for certain classes137.277 Reply mail137.276 Stamps137.275, Ex. 137.275d (1-2) Standard penalty indicia137.272, Ex. 137.272a (1-5) Periodical publications422.1 Disposal159.438b Perishable matter Dead wild animals124.64 Disposal of159.437 Furs, hides, skins, or pelts124.65 Live animals124.63 Plants124.66 Preparation124.62 Time factor124.61 Permit imprints (See also Plant-verified drop shipment permit imprint mailings.) Alternate mailing systems145.9 Application145.12 Authorization fee342 Bound printed matter783.342 Contents145.3 Definition145.11 Documentation364.22 Fee612.3 Format145.4 Mailings145.5 Manifest Mailing System145.7, 145.726 Optional Procedure Mailing System145.8 Plant-verified drop shipment postage payment665 Preparation145.2 Refund applications147.32 Revocation145.13 Use of145.6 Permits (See Authorizations and Permits; Permit imprints.) "Personal" mail153.18 Personalized envelopes Ordering procedures141.22 Processing refund applications147.32 Rejected envelopes141.28 Styles and sizes141.21 Philanthropic organizations Second-class mail privileges424.134 Special bulk rate eligibility625.234 Philatelic cover servicers and dealers (See Cover servicers and dealers.) Philatelic outlets163.53 Philately Cancellations164 Commemorative stamps163 Copyrights119.21, 166 Distribution and sales163 Envelope sales141.15 Policy161 Precanceled postage143.3 Purpose and selection of commemorative stamps, stationery, and philatelic products162 Special philatelic services, products, and programs165 Stationery163 Physical characteristics (See also Size; Weight.) Glue521.5 MeasurementEx. 352 Nonmachinable surcharge753 Nonstandard First-Class Mail353 Parcel airlift918.3 Prohibitions521.4 Reusable mailpieces354 Shape521.2 Tabs521.5 Tape521.5 Third-class mail629.2 Wafer seals521.5 Pickup service Express Mail224.3, 225.3, 226.5, 285 Parcel post722.5 Priority Mail326.5 Pictorial cancellations164.42, 164.84b Piece rates411.132, 411.23, 411.326, 411.333, 411.343, 411.353, 611.221 Pistols, revolvers, and other concealable firearms Affidavit of addressee requirement124.514 Certificate of manufacturers and dealers124.516 Definitions124.512 Federal Bureau of Investigation Crime Detection Bureaus124.517 Mailings between authorized persons124.513 Mailings between licensed manufacturers and dealers124.515 Official shipments124.518 Plant load operations Approval requirements154.3 Authorization procedures154.2 Definitions154.1 Nonpostal service reimbursement154.6 Postage collection154.4 Service objectives154.8 Transportation154.7 Vehicle preparation requirements154.5 Verification154.4 Plant-verified drop shipment permit imprint mailings Description785.1 Documentation785.3 Mailing statements785.23, 785.31-785.33, 785.42-785.43 Post office responsibilities785.4 Postage payment665 Plant-verified drop shipment postage payment system Authorization465.3, 664.3, 784.3 Criteria for mailers465.2, 664.2, 784.2 Definition465.11, 664.11, 784.11 Destination postal facility functions465.5, 664.5, 784.5 Detached mail unit functions465.4, 664.4, 784.4 Liability465.6, 664.6, 784.6 Postage465.7, 664.7, 784.7 System elements784.12 Plants124.66 Poisons124.361 Political committee eligibility for special bulk rate625.3 Pornographic material (See Sexually oriented advertisements.) Post office boxes Application procedure951.141 Conditions of use951.15 Definition951.12 Description951.13 Fees951.2, Ex. 951.222, 951.3 Keys951.4, 951.5 Mail addressed to a closed box951.86 Notices951.28 Operating procedures951.7 Past-due box fee procedures951.29 Payment of box fee951.27 Purpose951.11 Record of box customers951.6 Refusal to provide service951.81 Social Security cards as identification951.142d Surrender of service951.85 Termination of service951.82 Post offices Bulletin boards113.8 Discontinuance of113.2 Emergency suspension of service113.3 Establishment113.1 Hours of business113.7 Lobbies or public areas113.9 Military113.6 Names113.52 Services113 Station and branch discontinuance113.4 Postage (See also Postage due; Postage meters; Postage payment; Prepayment of postage.) Adhesive stamps142 Aerogrammes141 Exchanges and refunds147 Forwarded mail159.23 Indemnity claims149 Meter stamps144 Permit imprints145 Postage meters144 Postal cards141 Precanceled stamps143 Prepayment and postage due146 Revenue deficiency148 Stamped envelopes141 Postage computation (See Computation standards; Postage payment.) Postage due Adhesive stamps142.23 Collection146.3, 146.22, 146.3, 154.4 Mailable matter not bearing postage found in or on private mail receptacles146.2 Mailable matter not bearing postage found in the mail146.12 Meters144.734 Military units engaged in hostile operations137.5, Ex. 137.51 Parcels containing written matter146.15 Rural mail156.42 U.S. Armed Forces mail134.1 Postage meters (See also Meter stamps; Metered mail.) Accounting procedures144.74 Authorization342 Computerized remote postage meter resetting system144.38, 144.97 Contract station and branch use144.75 Description144.12 Distribution144.95 Documentation363.21 Examination144.34, 144.62 Inspection144.962 License application144.21 License revocation144.23 Licensee responsibilities144.22 Location control144.64 Lost or stolen144.63 Maintenance144.96 Manufacture and distribution144.9 Manufacturers144.13, 144.65 On-site meter-setting program144.35 Out of service144.36 Payment144.33 Penalty mail137.273 Post office meters144.7 Records and files144.37 Refund applications147.31, 147.33 Regulations changes144.98 Safeguards144.94 Security144.6 Setting requirements144.31, 144.34 Specifications144.92 Testing144.93 Postage payment (See also Computation standards; Prepayment of postage.) Alternate Mailing Systems145.922 Authorized entries426.43 Automated site mailings366.3 Automation-compatible mail580 Bulk rate mail623.4, 661.2, 661.3 Business reply mail917.34 Centralized postage payment system464 Certificates of mailing931.5 Collect on delivery mail914.6 Copies filed by publishers461 Enclosures with second-class publications136.315-136.316 Enclosures with thirdor fourth-class parcels136.324 Express Mail136.76, 280 First-Class Mail380 Five-digit ZIP+4 Barcoded mail382 Forwarding and return postage guaranteed691.3 Fourth-class mail783.3 Franked mail137.111 Incidental First-Class attachments or enclosures136.43 Mail addressed from, to, or between military post offices overseas125.11 Mailer responsibilities111.32 Mailing lists945.17 Mailing statements463, 662 Merchandise return919.3 Meters144.33 Mixed class mail136.23 National mailings365.18, 365.3 Neither lowest rate nor correct postage affixed to each piece382.4 Nonpresorted ZIP+4 Barcoded mail382 Nonpresorted ZIP+4 mail382 Penalty mail137.276 Piece count783.2 Plant-verified drop shipment permit imprint mailings665 Plant-verified drop shipment postage payment system465, 664, 784 Postage at lowest rate in mailing affixed to all pieces in the mailing382.3 Presorted First-Class Mail382 Priority Mail136.96 Private Express Statutes112.33 Rural mail156.4 Second-class mail462 Single-piece rate mail381, 622.3, 661.1, 781 Stamps142.21 Three-digit ZIP+4 Barcoded mail382 ZIP+4 Barcoded mail364.2 ZIP+4 presort mail382 Postage placement122.25 Postage will be paid endorsement917.524 Postal cacheted envelopes165.1 Postal cards (See also Cards; Postcards.) Definition311.11b, 322.1 Postage141.3 Preparation322.32 Restrictions on use322.3 Undeliverable159.47c Unserviceable147.13 Postal facility names Place names113.51 Post office names113.52 Request for changes113.53 Postal inspection (See Inspection.) Postal insurance (See Insurance.) Postal law violations114.2 Postal-message cancellations Approval175.3 Authorization175.2 Purpose175.1 Postal savings944 Postal Service Appeals and Postal Service authority149.9 Metered mail responsibilities144.812 Penalty Mail137.272b(5), Ex. 137.272a(3), Ex. 137.272a(4), Ex. 137.272a(5) Post office discontinuance113.26 Postage payment284 Use of dead matter159.53 Postal zones122.7 Postcards (See also Cards; Postal cards.) Business reply mail917.612 Definition311.111a, 322.2 Preparation322.32 Restrictions on use322.3 Undeliverable159.47c Posters Announcement of temporary philatelic station163.345 Military recruitment113.84 Postmarking, philatelic164.2, 164.4 Damaged covers164.75 Date and place164.71 Holding the mail164.74 Military post offices164.77 Preparation164.72 Special materials on which cancellations are requested164.73 Special requests164.76 Postmaster Highway contract route service157.5 Record of blind and other handicapped persons135.31 Pouching of presorted First-Class Mail367.12 Pound rates411.112, 411.131, 411.22, 411.325, 411.332, 411.342, 411.352, 611.221 Powders124.44 Precancel postmark (See Mailer's precancel postmark.) Precanceled stamps Authorization and permits342 Definition143.11 Documentation364.21 Exchange of147.13 Mailer's precancel postmark143.2 Mailing permit143.14 Methods of precanceling143.12 Philatelic sales143.3 Return addressEx. 143.177 Sale to collectors163.524 Techniques of precanceling143.17, Ex. 143.171b-143.173b Use of143.13 Preferential mail (See Express Mail; First-Class Mail; Priority Mail; Special delivery.) Preparation (See also Bundling and palletizing; Packaging; Sacking requirements; specific mailing procedures.) Addressing361 Automation-compatible mail513, 513, 560 Barcoded sack labels769 Bound printed matter767, Ex. 767a, Ex. 767b Bulk parcel post762 Carrier route bound printed matter763 Carrier route First-Class Mail367.3-367.4 Collect on delivery mail914.41 Combined presort automated site mailings366 Delivery address122 Endorsement lines369, 768 Envelopes and cards129 Express Mail136.75, 260 Fourth-class mail general requirements761 Free matter for the blind or handicapped135.6 Library rate materials766 Mail addressed from, to, or between military post offices overseas125.1 Marketing362 Minimum size standards127 Nonmailable matter, articles and substances124 Nonmailable matter, written, printed, and graphic123 Nonpresorted bulk rate First-Class Mail368 Nonpresorted ZIP+4 Barcoded mail368.2 Nonpresorted ZIP+4 mail368 Packaging121 Penalty mail137.263 Permit imprint mailings145.53 Philatelic postmarking164.72 Postal cards322.32 Postcards322.32 Presorted First-Class Mail367.1 Priority Mail136.95, 326.57, 326.2, 363 Processing categories128 Registered mail911.3 Second-class mail440 Special fourth-class mail764 Value added refunds147.425 ZIP+4 Barcoded First-Class Mail364 ZIP+4 presort First-Class Mail365 Prepayment of postage Insufficient prepayment146.13, 286 Penalty mail137.23 Permit imprint mailings145.56 Postage on mail insufficiently prepaid146.14 Requirements146.11 Presentations of philatelic products165.2 Presidents (See Executive office mailing privileges.) Presort requirements for bulk mail Barcoded sack labels646, Ex. 646.32 Bundling instead of sacking645 Carrier route presort rate mailings641.4, Ex. 641.4 Endorsement line in address block or label642 Irregular parcels643 Letter-size, flat-size, and irregular parcels641.1, Ex. 641.121, Ex. 641.135 Machinable parcel preparation641.2, Ex. 641.22 Packaging641 Palletization644, Ex. 644.1 Sacking641 Traying647 Presorted First-Class Mail323 Annual fee313.12 Automated site mailings325.131 Card rates313.11, 313.221, 313.32 Carrier route rates313.3 Mailing procedures372 National mailings325.121c, 325.122c Noncard matter rates313.222 Packaging367.11, Ex. 367.111, Ex. 367.112, 367.3 Postage payment382 Pouching367.12 Residual pieces367.5 Sorting367.2 Traying367.12 Presorted mail (See also Bulk rates.) Annual fee341 Automation-based rates514.2 Presort verification374 Second-class424.8 Presorted ZIP+4 Barcoded mail Contents line563.3 Documentation563.6 Eighty-five percent requirement563.1 First-Class Mail563.21 Rate eligibility563.2 Residual pieces563.5 Second-class mail563.22 Sortation requirements563.4 Third-class mail563.23 Presorting of second-class mail Barcoded sack labels446 Basic rate levels441 Bundling and palletizing445 Carrier route level444 Five-digit level443 Packaging, sacking, and per-piece ratesEx. 441a, 441b ZIP+4 Barcoded mail447 ZIP+4 mail447 Price lists321.2e Printed forms321.2d Printed sheets422.4 Printing on envelopes141.17, 141.2 Priority Mail Authorizations and permits136.94 Description136.91, 326.1 Letter and flat presorting363.1 Mailing procedures373 Mailing statements383.24 Marketing362.1 Parcel presorting363.2 Pickup service326.5 Postage payment136.96 Preparation136.95, 326.2 Presorted314.3, 326.4, 383.2 Rates and fees136.93, Ex. 314.1, 314.2, 314, 383 Reshipment326.3, 919.112 Sacking requirements363.12, 363.22, 363.3 Treatment136.97 Prisoners mail delivery115.97, 153.6 Privacy of overseas military mail125.4 Private Express Statutes Authoritative advice112.5 General coverage112.3 Implementing regulations112.2 Violations112.4 Private mail receptacles146.2 Privately printed stamped envelopes (See Personalized stamped envelopes.) Processing categories Flat size128.3 Irregular parcels128.5 Letter size128.2 Machinable parcels128.4 Outside parcels128.6 Prohibitions Air mail321.3 Bulletin board items113.82 Closures521.42 Mailing lists945.15 Prohibitory order applications123.61 Rigid or odd-shaped items526.2 Stamp imitations142.6, Ex. 142.62 Wrapping521.41 Public areas (See Lobbies or public areas.) Publisher record maintenance and verification Eligibility records425.1 Failure to file or publish Form 3526425.8 Information requirements425.2 Nonsubscriber/nonrequester copy distribution requirements425.9 Record types425.3 Statement of ownership, management, and circulation425.7 Verification procedures425.5 Verification requirements425.4 Puerto Rico Excise tax collection115.96 Mail inspection115.92b Purchaser's mistake147.12 Q Quality control Alternate Mailing Systems145.924 Manifest Mailing System145.725 Quiet zone (See Barcode clear space.) R Radioactive materials124.37, 321.31d Rates and classification centers132 Rates and fees (See also Computation standards; Postage payment.) Address correction fee712.1 Address sequencing services946.7 Addressed fourth-class pieces711.5 Annual bulk mailing fee612.1, 623.1 Annual presort fee341 Application fees for second-class mail privileges412.1 Automation-based rates514.1 Bound printed matterEx. 711.11, 711.2, Ex. 711.23 Bulk ratesEx. 611.13, 611.2, 623-628 Business reply mail917.3 Caller service952.2 Certificates of mailing931.2 Certified mail912.3 Classroom rates411.34 Collect on delivery mail914.2 Common characteristics411.1 Copies returned to publishers411.5 Destination BMC entry rate mailing fee743 Eligibility411.12 Express Mail136.73, 210 Fees and surcharges315, 353.3 Firm holdouts954.3 Forwarding691.5 Franked mail137.111 Insured mail913.2, 913.33 Keys and identification devices611.13 Library rate711.4 Mailing lists945.16 Mailings by general public411.5 Merchandise return919.3 Meter setting144.35 Money orders941.124 Nonmachinable surcharge753 Nonprofit rates411.33 Nonsorted bulk312 Nonstandard surcharge613 Nonsubscriber and nonrequester copies mailed by publishers and news agents411.4 Parcel airlift918.4 Parcel post rates711.1 Penalty mail137.263 Pickup service fee712.4 Piece rates411.132, 411.23, 411.326, 411.333, 411.343, 411.353, 611.221 Post office boxes951.2, Ex. 951.222, 951.3 Pound rates411.112, 411.131, 411.22, 411.325, 411.332, 411.342, 411.352, 611.221 Preferred rates411.3 Presort level second-class411.141 Presorted bulk First-Class313 Priority Mail136.93, 314, Ex. 314.1, 314.2 Reductions411.114, 411.345, 411.355 Registered mail911.2, Ex. 911.21 Regular second-class mail411.2 Restricted delivery931.2 Return691.5 Return receipts932.2, 934.3 Science of agriculture rates411.35 Second-class mail packaging, sacking, and per-piece ratesEx. 441a, 441b Single piece311, Ex. 611.11, 611.1 Special delivery mail915.3 Special fourth-class presort mailing fee712.1, 742 Special fourth-class rates711.3, Ex. 711.32, 724 Special handling mail916.4 State Department mail sent abroad126.25 Summary of third-class ratesEx. 611.2 Walk-sequence rates411.127 Zoned rates711.6 RCCs (See Rates and classification centers.) Recall of mail Carriers152.74 Expenses152.72 Original postage152.73 Registered mail152.75, 911.39 Return152.77 Telegram152.76 Who may recall152.71 Receipts (See also Delivery receipts.) Express Mail return297 Mail Claim Check System158.21 Postage purchase142.22 Receiving boxes152.4 Receptacles (See Mail receptacles.) Records (See Sound recordings.) Recovery of articles149.82 Recruiting posters113.84 Reductions in rates411.114, 411.345, 411.355 Third-class bulk rates611.222 Reentry Application427.5, Ex. 427.11 Changing advertising authorization427.3 Changing qualification categories427.2 Changing title, frequency, or known office of publication427.1 Mailing while application is pending427.4 Reflectance Barcoded sack labels769.34 Nonbarcoded pieces qualifying for ZIP+4 rates543, 545.3 ZIP+4 Barcoded mail551.4 Refunds Amount allowable147.22 Application for147.24 Claims for296 Duplicate notices474 Express Mail Custom Designed Service223.3 Express Mail Military Service226.6 Express Mail Same Day Airport Service222.2 Metered postage147.33 Meters and meter stamps147.31 Payment of excess postage submitted at time of mailing147.4 Permit imprints147.32 Plant-loaded mail154.738 Procedures147.21 Rejected envelopes141.29, 147.32, 147.35 Retail services147.34 Stamps147.32 Unallowable refunds147.23 Value added refunds147.42 Refusal (See Delivery, refusal, and return.) Registered mail Apartment house delivery153.63 Application procedure919.221 Bad condition911.47 Collect on delivery914.174, 914.436, 914.8 Declaration by sender911.25, Ex. 911.252 Delivery911.4 Description911.1 Fees911.2, Ex. 911.21 Firm registration books911.36 Fragile items911.33 Highway contract route delivery911.46 Hotel delivery153.63 Liability911.2, Ex. 911.21 Mail registered without prepayment911.26 Mailable matter911.12 Mailing receipts911.38 Merchandise return919.42, 919.623 Packing911.34 Penalty mail137.276 Preparation911.3 Recall152.75 Refunds911.24 Registered COD911.151 Restricted delivery911.37, 911.43 Return159.325 Return receipts911.37 Rural delivery911.45 Sealing911.32 Uninsured article inquiries911.5 Window envelopes911.35 Withdrawal or recall911.39 Registered mail claims Additional post office responsibilities149.44 Disposition of damaged articles149.42 Filing instructions149.41 General instructions149.2 Processing Form 565149.43 Regular machine cancellations164.46 Reimbursements Indemnity claims149.83 Nonpostal services154.6 Religious organizations Second-class mail privileges424.131 Special bulk rate eligibility625.231 Relocatable labels527.2, 527.3 Renewal order forms (See Subscription forms.) Reporting and recordkeeping Certified mail delivery records912.54 Collect on delivery mail914.72 Discontinuance of post offices113.24 Indemnity claim delivery records149.23 Insured mail delivery records913.72-913.73 Optional Procedure Mailing System145.88 Post office box customers951.6 Publisher record maintenance and verification425 Record of service callers952.237 Return receipt for merchandise delivery records934.64 Requester publications Application for second-class mail privileges423.43-423.45 Circulation requirements423.42 Eligibility for second-class mail privileges423.41 Revocation of second-class mail privileges423.46 Reshipments326.3, 919.112, 919.113, 919.12 Residential housing delivery155.23 Residual pieces Automated site mailings366.23 Basic rate level second-class mail441.4 Carrier route mail444.4, 624.33 Five-digit level rate second-class mail443.4 National mailings364.16, 365.5 Presorted First-Class Mail367.5 Presorted ZIP+4 Barcoded mail563.5 ZIP+4 mail562.5 Restricted delivery153.17 Collect on delivery mail914.171 Delivery933.4 Description933.1 Fees931.2 Insured mail913.31 Procedures933.3 Refunds933.5 Registered mail911.37, 911.43 Restricted matter (See also Dangerous materials; Flammable materials; Hazardous materials.) Abortive and contraceptive devices or materials124.48 Intoxicating liquors124.42 Liquids and powders124.44 Matter emitting obnoxious odor124.43 Motor vehicle master keys124.45 Odd-shaped items in envelopes124.47 Retail services refund application147.34 Retention of mail122.18, 953.4 Return (See also Delivery, refusal, and return; Direct return; Merchandise return; Return receipts; Return receipts for merchandise.) Bound printed matter136.86 Endorsed pieces792.1 First-Class Mail392 Forwarding and return postage guaranteed691.3, 691.4 Fourth-class mail791, 792 Insured mail913.8, 913.32 Meter stamped pieces792.2 Mixed class mail136.53 No service requested mail794 Penalty mail137.262 Recalled mail152.77 Receipts for military delivery153.94 Request to return141.254 Second-class mail473 Special cancellation mail176.23 Special fourth-class mail136.86 Third-class mail692 Undeliverable mail159.3 Unendorsed pieces792.1 Return address122.15, 122.31 (See also Addressing.) Company permit145.352 Envelopes141.17, 141.23 Precanceled mail143.177 Return receipts Delivery932.4 Description932.1 Duplicates932.5 Fees932.2 Insured mail913.32 Mailing procedures932.3 Military mail153.94 Refunds932.6 Return receipts for merchandise Acceptance procedures934.8 Carrier controls934.7 Delivery934.6 Description934.1 Fees934.3 Firm mailings934.5 Mailable matter934.2 Mailing procedures934.4 Reusable mailpieces629.24 Physical limitations354 Revenue deficiency148 Revocations Alternate Mailing Systems145.929 Manifest Mailing System145.78 Revolvers (See Pistols, revolvers, and other concealable firearms.) Rifles and shotguns124.53 Rigid or odd-shaped items526.2 Rural mailboxes (See Mailboxes, curbside.) Rural service122.411, 122.924 Boxes152.23 Carrier service156.3 Certified mail912.52 Delivery routes156.2 Forwardable mail159.222b Insured mail913.54 Money order issuance941.14 Postage payment156.4 Registered mail911.45 Return receipt for merchandise934.62 Special delivery mail915.543 Stations and branches156.1 S Sacking requirements Barcoded sack labels769 Basic rate level second-class mail441.3 Bulk mail center sacks641.222 Carrier route level rates second-class mail444.3 Five-digit level rate second-class mail443.3 Palletizing sacks644.3 Priority Mail363.12, 363.22, 363.3 Sack sortation and labeling441.31, 443.3, 444.3 Special fourth-class mail764.2 Third-class bulk mail641 Three-digit sack contents identifier codeEx. 446.36 Sample claims Adjudication149.64 Filing procedures149.62 Partial payments149.63 Time limitsEx. 149.65 Who may file149.61 Sample copies428.41 Savings bonds943 SCF rates (See Sectional center facility rates.) Schools, delivery to persons in153.6 Science of agriculture rates411.35 Application procedure for second-class mail privileges424.32-424.35, Ex. 424.321a-424.321c Eligibility for second-class mail privileges424.31 Scientific organizations Second-class mail privileges424.133 Special bulk rate eligibility625.233 Screening of mail115.4 Sealed mail115.2-115.3 Search warrants Execution procedures115.62 Federal warrant115.61 Notice to sender or addressee115.63 Second-attempt delivery of parcels153.84 Second-class mail (See also Automation-compatible mail; Specific category requirements, second-class mail.) Addressing429.3 Ancillary services470 Application for second-class mail privileges423.14-423.16, Ex. 423.141 Classification420 Detached address labels for flats429.7 Enclosures of different classes136.31 Endorsements429.4429.4 Enveloping429.5 External characteristics429.2 Forwardable159.221d, 159.23b Identification requirements429.6 Internal characteristics429.1 Issuance from a known office of publication422.3 Key rate, simplified postage computation for publications subject to advertising zone rates463.4 Mailing procedures450 Marking requirements429.4 Penalty mail indicia formats137.277, Ex. 137.277a(1), 137.277a(2) Periodical publications422.1 Permit imprints145.32 Plant-loaded154.132, 154.521b, 154.522b(2) Postage payment460 Presorting440, Ex. 441b Printed sheets422.4 Rates and fees410 Regular issuance422.2 Revocation of privileges423.17 Service objectives430 Wrapping, sealing, and folding429.5 Second-class rate mailable matter Back numbers and reprints428.3 Complete copies428.1 Copies not paid for by the addressee428.4 Issues and editions428.2 Multiple issues428.225, 428.226, Ex. 428.225, Ex. 428.226 Sectional center facility rates Authorized entry424.92 Documentation424.94 Mailing424.93 Security (See Mail security.) Self-mailers917.57, 917.621 Sender instruction for undeliverable mail159.32 Service area for plant-loaded mail154.13 Service guarantee for Express Mail230 Service in post office Articles found in lobbies or public areas113.9 Bulletin boards113.8 Discontinuance of post offices113.2 Emergency suspension of service113.3 Establishment of post offices113.1 Holiday service levelsEx. 113.76 Hours of business113.7 Military post office113.6 Postal facility names113.5 Station and branch discontinuance113.4 Service marks (See Trademarks and service marks.) Service objectives First-Class Mail330 Fourth-class mail730 Second-class mail430 Third-class mail630 Sexually oriented advertisements Application for listing123.52 Availability of Postal Service lists123.54 Disposal of application for listing123.57 Markings of envelope123.55 Revocation of listing123.53 Violations123.56 Shape Automation-compatible mail521.2 Third-class mail629.22 Sharp instruments (See Firearms, knives, and sharp instruments.) Shotguns124.53 Sidewalk delivery155.233, 155.251b Signature requirements for money orders941.33 Signature stamps932.42 Money orders941.335 Single-liner pressure-sensitive labels527.21 Single-piece rate mail Cards311.1 First-Class automated site mailings325.132 First-Class national mailings325.123c Mailing procedures371, 651, 771 Mailing statements622.4 Marking622.5, 629.61 Metered144.521 Minimum quantities622.2 Noncard matter311.2 Place of mailing622.7 Postage payment381, 622.3, 661.1, 781 Presort and facing requirements622.6 Priority Mail314.2, 383.1 Third-classEx. 611.11, 611.1, 622 Size Automation-compatible mail521.1 Carrier route presort mail624.34 Express Mail252 First-Class Mail352 Franked mail137.14 Free matter for the blind or handicapped135.63 Mail addressed from, to, or between military post offices overseas125.14 Minimum standards127 Parcels773 Priority Mail314.12 State Department mail sent abroad126.24 Third-class mail629.22 Skins124.65 Social Security cards as identification Caller service952.152d Collect on delivery mail914.52a Post office box application951.142d Soft goods, bulk mail system guidelines121.74 Solicitations123.41 Solids, flammable124.333, 321.3c Sorting category rates Automated site mailings325.13 National mailings325.12 Sorting requirements for presorted First-Class Mail367.2, 367.52 Sound recordings725.53 Bulk mail system guidelines121.75 Disposal of159.523 Special cancellations164.43, 164.84c Authorization171 Disposition174 Mail submitted for176 Postal-message cancellation175 Requirements for obtaining173 Revocation172 Special delivery mail Delivery915.5 Delivery points915.51 Description915.1 Fees in addition to postage915.3 Forwarding915.6 Frequency of delivery915.53 Highway contract route delivery915.543 Hours of delivery915.52 Mailing procedures915.4 Metered mail144.522 Military installation delivery915.544 Rural delivery915.543 Special fourth-class mail Bulk rate mailings136.85 Container or pallet labeling764.3 Definition136.81 Enclosures724.3 Forwarding136.86 Machinability136.82 Mailing fee742 Marking136.84, 764.1 Postage payment136.83 Presort mailing fee712.1 Presort rate mailings136.85 Rates711.3, Ex. 711.32, 724 Return136.86 Sack labeling764.2 Special handling mail Availability916.2 Description916.1 Fees in addition to postage916.4 Forwarding916.6 Marking916.5 Merchandise return919.43, 919.624 Penalty mail137.276 Requirements916.3 Special mail services (See also Special services.) Business reply mail917 Certified mail912 Collect on delivery mail914 Insured mail913 Merchandise return919 Parcel airlift918 Registered mail911 Special delivery915 Special handling916 Special materials cancellation requests164.73 Special nonprofit rates411.33, 424.1 Application procedure424.15-424.18 Special services Alternate delivery services950 Free matter for the blind or handicapped135.62 Indemnity claims149.1 Military mail134.24 Mixed class mail136.53 Nonmail services940 Penalty mail137.264, 137.276 Permit mail145.34 Special mail services910 State Department mail sent abroad126.23 Supplemental mail services930 Specific category requirements, second-class mail Advertising423.13 Circulation423.12 Classroom rate424.2, Ex. 424.221a-424.221c Delivery office rates424.4 Eligible institution and society publications423.2 Foreign publications423.5 General publications423.1, Ex. 423.123 News agent registry423.6 Nonprofit organizations424.12-424.17 Presort rate requirements424.8 Requester publications423.4 Science of agriculture rate424.3 Sectional center facility rates424.9 Special nonprofit rate424.1 State departments of agriculture423.3 Walk-sequence rates424.7 ZIP+4 Barcoded rates424.6 ZIP+4 rates424.5 Spoiled contents of insured mail913.57 SPRs (See Irregular parcels.) Stamped envelopes141 Stamps (See also Commemorative stamps; Meter stamps; Nonpostal stamps; Postage payment; Rates and fees.) Adhesive142 Coiled163.523, 163.533 Conservation942.1 Conversion to other forms of postage147.14 Exchanges and refunds147 Highway contract route sale157.7 Meter144.4 Migratory-bird hunting942.1 Penalty mail137.275 Precanceled143, 342, 364.21 Unserviceable147.11 Standard cancellations164.44, 164.84d Staples and steel stitching121.345 State Department (See U.S. Department of State.) State departments of agriculture (See also U.S. Department of Agriculture; U.S. Department of State.) Application for second-class mail privileges423.32-35, Ex. 423.321 Eligibility for second-class mail privileges423.31 Revocation of second-class mail privileges423.35 State terminal inspections115.92c Statements of account321.1d Stationery Commemorative162, 163 Mailability121.52 Package utilizationEx. 121.5 Unserviceable147.13 Stations Discontinuance113.4 Metered mail144.531 Postage meters144.75 Requirements113.122 Rural156.1 Temporary philatelic163.34 Stickers. (See Labels Storage of mail Mail Claim Check System158.25, Ex. 158.251 Plant-loaded mail154.74 Subscription forms423.123, 429.322, 429.324 Subscription to Domestic Mail Manual111.53 Summary listing documentation option for ZIP+4 Barcoded mail364.23 Supplemental mail services Certificates of mailing931 Restricted delivery933 Return receipts932, 934 Surcharges (See Rates and fees.) Suspension of postal service in emergencies113.31 Suspensions Optional Procedure Mailing System145.873 Private Express Statutes112.35 Tabs521.5 Tags Collect on delivery mail914.3, 914.3, 914.66-914.67 Merchandise return919.15 Tape521.5 Closure and reinforcement121.342 Tape cassettes121.76 Taxes, excise tax collection115.96 Telegram for recall of mail152.76 Temporary philatelic stations Cancellation services164.9 Retail sales163.34 Test packages121.6 Third-class mail (See also Automation-compatible mail.) Additions, attachments, and enclosures629.1 Ancillary services690 Bulk mail presort requirements640 Classification620 Deposit with employees152.3b Detached address labels629.4, 629.5 Forwardable159.221e, 159.23c Forwarding141.254e, 691 Insured913.82 Mailing procedures650 Marking629.6 Permit imprints145.23, 145.33, Ex. 145.41b, 145.41c, 145.41d Plant-loaded154.133, 154.521c, 154.522b(3) Postage payment660 Rates and fees610 Return159.327 Service objectives630 Undeliverable141.254d Threatening mail115.42 3/5 presort rate mail624.2 Marking629.62 Three-digit ZIP+4 Barcoded mail Automated site mailings325.131 Card rates313.721 National mailings325.122a Noncard matter rates313.722 Packaging364.14 Postage payment382 Traying364.15 Trademarks and service marks Listing119.11 Proposed or pending registration119.13 Use of119.12 Trailers, home delivery service155.25 Transportation equipment154.14, 154.62 Transportation of plant-loaded mail154.7 Traying Automated site mailings364.33, 366.2 Automation-compatible mail561.2, 562.41, 647.11 Bulk mail647 Carrier route mail367.4 Five-digit ZIP+4 Barcoded mail364.13 National mailings365.2 Presorted First-Class Mail367.12 Presorted ZIP+4 Barcoded mail563.41 Three-digit ZIP+4 Barcoded mail364.15 ZIP+4 and ZIP+4 Barcoded second-class mail447.3 Trays (See Traying.) Treaty, matter posted in violation of159.45 Tubes for mailing121.325 U Uncanceled stamp disposal159.432 Undeliverable mailEx. 159.14, Ex. 159.151a-159.151f Address Change Service159.3 Address correction service159.3 Certified mail912.65 Dead letter branches and service areas159.5 Dead mail159.4 Forwarding159.2 Franked mail137.16 Mixed class475, 693, 795 Return159.3 Undeliverable as addressed122.434, 159.1 Unendorsed mail691.1 Unincorporated firms mail delivery153.5 Uninsured article inquiries911.5 Unprotected places, parcel delivery to153.82 Unsealed mail115.2-115.3 U.S. Armed Forces mail (See Military mail.) U.S. Congress Bulletin board notices113.83 Franked mail137.11 Surviving spouses137.123 U.S. Customs Service115.91 U.S. Department of Agriculture (See also State departments of agriculture.) Domestic mail from Hawaii or Puerto Rico115.92b Foreign-origin mail115.92a Plants124.66 State terminal inspections115.92c U.S. Department of Defense, overseas military mail125.2 U.S. Department of State Available facilities126.1 Mail sent to U.S. government personnel abroad126 Mailing conditions for authorized mail126.2 Prohibited materials126.3 U.S. savings bonds943 U.S. Virgin Islands, excise tax collection115.96 U.S.Department of Agriculture (See also State departments of agriculture.) V Value added refunds Application for147.424 Authorization to submit request147.422 Customer agreement147.423 General procedures147.421 Mailer documentation147.427 Mailing preparation147.425 Mailing statements147.426 Vehicles, plant-loaded154.5 Verification of plant-loaded mail154.4 Vertical Improved Mail Mailrooms152.24 Veterans' organizations Second-class mail privileges424.137 Special bulk rate eligibility625.237 VIM. (See Vertical Improved Mail Mailrooms Violations. See also Legal considerations Hazardous materials124.367 Pandering advertisements123.65 Postal law114.2 Private Express Statutes112.4 Private mail receptacles146.24 Sexually oriented advertisements123.56 Unlawful use of stamps142.4 W Wafer seals521.5 Waiting/holding154.153, 154.63 Walk-sequence rates411.127, Ex. 611.2 Accuracy424.76, 624.86 Addressing424.73, 624.83 Delivery sequence424.77, 624.87 Density424.74, 624.84 Documentation424.78, 624.88 Preparation424.72, 624.82 Weight Automation-compatible mail521.3 Basis weight for paper stock522.2, 524.2, 525.2 Carrier route presort mail624.34 Computation standards384.1, 463.23, 663.1, 783.1 Determining combined weight during a calendar month463.34, Ex. 463.34 Express Mail251 First-Class Mail351 Franked mail137.14 Free matter for the blind or handicapped135.63 Mail addressed from, to, or between military post offices overseas125.14 Parcels773 Priority Mail314.11 State Department mail sent abroad126.24 Third-class mail629.21 Window envelopes129.3, 141.14, 911.35, 917.56 Windows Dedicated philatelic163.33 Regular stamp163.52 Service hours113.7 Withdrawal Registered mail911.39 Rural service156.35 Stamps163.6 Wrappings521.41 Wrong person delivery153.13 Z ZIP Code system Assignment of codes122.63 Default codes122.927 Discontinuance of post offices113.222-113.225 Labeling listsEx. 122.63a-122.63t Placement of digits122.64 Post office assistance to mailers122.65 Use122.32 ZIP+4 Database products535 Definition122.61 ZIP+4 Barcoded mail Addressing325.3 Automated site mailings325.111b, 325.112b, 325.13, 364.3, 364.4 Automation-based rates514.11 Barcode dimensions and spacing551.3 Barcode format551.1 Barcode location551.2 Barcode requirements325.5 Barcodes on inserts that appear through windows551.7 Bulk rates628.3 Card rates312.21 Documentation325.9, 364.2 Mailing procedures372 Marketing362.6 Marking325.7, 629.66 Minimum quantities325.2 National mailings325.111a, 325.112a, 325.12, 364.1 Physical requirements325.6 Postage payment364.2 Presorting325.8 Printing irregularities551.6 Reading the ZIP+4 barcodeEx. 551.1 Reflectance551.4 Second-class424.6, 447 Skew and baseline shift551.5 Summary listing documentation option364.23 ZIP+4 First-Class Mail Addressing324.4 Automated site mailings324.112, 324.122 Automation compatibility324.5 Documentation324.8 Minimum number of pieces324.2 National mailings324.111, 324.121 Prebarcoded mail at ZIP+4 rates324.7 Presorting324.6 ZIP code requirements324.3 ZIP+4 mail (See also Nonbarcoded pieces qualifying for ZIP+4 rates; Presorted ZIP+4 Barcoded mail; ZIP+4 Presort mail.) 85% requirement562, 563 100% requirement563.2 Addressing accuracy for automation compatibility530 Automation-based rates514.12 Bulk rates628.2 Card rates312.11 Contents line562.3 Documentation562.6 Finest level requirements534 First-Class562.21, 562.52 Marking629.64 Noncard matter rates312.12 Rate eligibility562.2 Residual pieces562.5 Second-class424.5, 447, 562.22, 562.53 Sortation requirements562.4 Third-class562.23, 562.54 ZIP+4 Presort mail Automated site mailings325.131, 366 Card rates313.62 Mailing procedures372 Marketing362.5 National mailings325.121b, 325.122b, 365 Noncard matter rates313.622 Postage payment382 Zone-rated matter711.6 Express Mail136.742 Priority Mail136.942 Zones122.7 ?END