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Publication 431 (Post Office Box Fees), Provided in Response to Interrogatory DBP/USPS-155
LIBRARY REFERENCE J-216 Publication 431 (Post Office Box Fees), Provided in Response to Interrogatory DBP/USPS-155 Post Offic d Fees UNITEDSTATES POSTAL SERVUE Putllrcalion 43 I Jdriuary, 2001 Post Office ................. ............. How to Use This Publication This publication is provided to postmasters and facility managers to them in understanding the new post office box fee restructuring (see Domestic Mail Manual D910 and D920 for complete rules and standards governing post office box service and caller service). Included is a list of new fee groups for all current five-digit ZIP Codes, explanation of the new fees, WinBATS instructions, frequently asked questions, and sample letters to help you communicate the changes to your post office box customers. Please read this publication and share the information with appropriate staff members to ensure your post office box customers understand the changes and your office charges the correct fees. Table of Contents Overview.. .................................................................... 2 Effective Date of the New Fees ... .................................... 3 Key 3 ............................................................... Additional Key 3 Fee ........................................................... Lock Replacement 3 Fee.. ................................................... No-Fee (Group E) Post Office Box Service................... 4 WinBATS 4-5 Instruction....................................................... Questions and Answers 6-7 .................. .................... -
QSG 120 Priority Mail Letters, Flats, and Parcelsl
Retail Letters, Flats, and Parcels Priority Mail 120 Quick Service Guide Physical Maximum weight: 70 pounds. Standards Maximum length and girth: 108 inches. (101.5) Rates and Fees Priority Mail offers 2-day service to most domestic destinations and is often used to expedite (123.1) matter mailable as First-Class Mail, Periodicals, or Standard Mail. Priority Mail envelopes and boxes are available at no additional cost at post offices. Weight Zones Not Over (pounds) Local, 1, 2, & 3 4567 8 1 $4.05 $4.05 $4.05 $4.05 $4.05 $4.05 2 4.20 4.80 5.15 5.30 5.70 6.05 3 5.00 6.40 7.20 7.55 8.25 9.00 4 5.60 7.45 8.50 8.95 9.95 10.90 5 6.15 8.45 9.80 10.40 11.60 12.80 For rates over 5 pounds, see 123.1.3. Flat-rate envelope: $4.05, regardless of weight or destination, for material sent in a USPS Priority Mail flat-rate envelope (available at post offices) (123.1.6). Flat-rate boxes: $8.10, regardless of weight or destination, for material sent in USPS Priority Mail flat-rate boxes (available at post offices) (709.6). Balloon rate: items weighing less than 15 pounds but measuring more than 84 inches in combined length and girth are charged a minimum rate equal to that for a 15-pound parcel for the zone to which it is addressed (123.1.7). Pickup service (123.1.8): $13.25 per stop (regardless of the number of pieces); service and information available by calling 1-800-222-1811 or at www.usps.com. -
Election Mail Postal Updates
Election Mail Postal Updates September 21, 2016 Election Mail Postal Service Commitment Postmaster General Megan Brennan Deputy Postmaster General Ronald Stroman Organizational Commitment: Election Mail is a Top Priority! Voting by Mail is Convenient, Economical, and Reliable! Continuing partnerships with state and local Election Officials to ensure smooth processing and delivery Ensure the needs of military and overseas voters are met Support state and local Vote-by-Mail programs 2 Election Mail USPS Election Mail Outreach Education o 2016 Official Election Mail™ Program Kit Publication 631, Official Election Mail—Graphic Guidelines Publication 632, State and Local Election Mail—User’s Guide Mailpiece Design Support Pre-Election Outreach & Issue Resolution 3 Election Mail Postal Standards and Processing Delivery Standards First-Class Mail: 2-5 day Delivery Standard and Non-profit Mail: 3-10 day Delivery (Lower 48 States) o USPS Commitment: Election Mail is processed within our Delivery Standards Collection Network and Transit Times Utah mail is collected and transported to processing plants daily. o Salt Lake City, UT, Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) o Provo, UT, Customer Service Mail Processing Center (CSMPC) 4 Election Mail “Postmark” USPS Imprint on Mail Piece: Post Office Name, State Abbreviation, Date of Postmark, and ZIP Code. May include time abbreviation, e.g. AM or PM Generally applied at processing plants via automation 5 Election Mail Additional Postal Markings Fluorescent ID Barcoding o Located on Back of the Envelope o Applied at plant on 1st Class Mail o Date & Time, ZIP Code, Plant o Two Week Data Limitation o Not on all mail pieces IMb ® Scan Events / IMb® Tracking Barcode o Applied by Mailer o Imbeds unique information including tracking of mail piece 6 Election Mail Mail Collection Deadlines Mail Deposited in Collection Boxes Before Posted Pick-up Times are Postmarked the Same Day 7 Election Mail Mail Collection Deadlines Mail Deposited at Post Offices by Posted Cut Off Times - Postmarked the Same Day. -
State Abbreviations
State Abbreviations Postal Abbreviations for States/Territories On July 1, 1963, the Post Office Department introduced the five-digit ZIP Code. At the time, 10/1963– 1831 1874 1943 6/1963 present most addressing equipment could accommodate only 23 characters (including spaces) in the Alabama Al. Ala. Ala. ALA AL Alaska -- Alaska Alaska ALSK AK bottom line of the address. To make room for Arizona -- Ariz. Ariz. ARIZ AZ the ZIP Code, state names needed to be Arkansas Ar. T. Ark. Ark. ARK AR abbreviated. The Department provided an initial California -- Cal. Calif. CALIF CA list of abbreviations in June 1963, but many had Colorado -- Colo. Colo. COL CO three or four letters, which was still too long. In Connecticut Ct. Conn. Conn. CONN CT Delaware De. Del. Del. DEL DE October 1963, the Department settled on the District of D. C. D. C. D. C. DC DC current two-letter abbreviations. Since that time, Columbia only one change has been made: in 1969, at the Florida Fl. T. Fla. Fla. FLA FL request of the Canadian postal administration, Georgia Ga. Ga. Ga. GA GA Hawaii -- -- Hawaii HAW HI the abbreviation for Nebraska, originally NB, Idaho -- Idaho Idaho IDA ID was changed to NE, to avoid confusion with Illinois Il. Ill. Ill. ILL IL New Brunswick in Canada. Indiana Ia. Ind. Ind. IND IN Iowa -- Iowa Iowa IOWA IA Kansas -- Kans. Kans. KANS KS A list of state abbreviations since 1831 is Kentucky Ky. Ky. Ky. KY KY provided at right. A more complete list of current Louisiana La. La. -
Certificate of Mailing — Firm
Certificate of Mailing — Firm Name and Address of Sender TOTAL NO. TOTAL NO. Affix Stamp Here of Pieces Listed by Sender of Pieces Received at Post Office™ Postmark with Date of Receipt. Postmaster, per (name of receiving employee) USPS® Tracking Number Address Postage Fee Special Handling Parcel Airlift Firm-specific Identifier (Name, Street, City, State, and ZIP Code™) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. PS Form 3665, January 2017 (Page ___ of ___ ) PSN 7530-17-000-5549 See Reverse for Instructions Instructions for Certificate of Mailing — Firm This service provides evidence that the mailer has presented individual items to 11. Present PS Form 3665 and the mailing as follows: the Postal Service™ for mailing, and is available for the following products: ¡ When the mailing has fewer than 50 mailpieces and less than 50 pounds, ™ ¡ Domestic services: First-Class Mail®, First-Class Package Service®, Priority present the form and mailing at a retail Post Office location. Mail®, Media Mail®, Library Mail, Bound Printed Matter, Merchandise Return ¡ When the mailing has at least 50 mailpieces or at least 50 pounds, ™ Service, Parcel Return Service, and USPS Retail Ground . present the form and mailing at a business mail entry unit (BMEU) or ¡ International services: First-Class Mail International® (unregistered items), USPS-authorized detached mail unit (DMU). First-Class Package International Service® (unregistered items), Free Privately Printed Forms: The Postal Service allows mailers to use Matter for the Blind, and Airmail M-bags®. USPS-approved privately printed or computer-generated firm sheets that are nearly identical in design elements and color to the USPS-provided The following instructions are for the preparation and use of PS Form 3665, PS Form 3665. -
Rarest Stamp Error in U.S. History Reprinted $2 Upside-Down Jenny Reprint Celebrates Opening of World’S Largest Stamp Gallery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Saunders Sept. 19, 2013 202-268-6524 [email protected] Release No. 013-073 usps.com/news Rarest Stamp Error in U.S. History Reprinted $2 Upside-Down Jenny Reprint Celebrates Opening of World’s Largest Stamp Gallery A high-resolution image of the stamp is available for media use only by emailing [email protected]. WASHINGTON — Two eerie occurrences took place surrounding the nation’s first airmail flight. The pilot got lost, flew in the wrong direction and crashed. And due to a printing error of the stamp created to commemorate this historic event, the biplane depicted on the 24-cent Curtiss Jenny airmail stamp was upside down. A sheet of 100 stamps bearing this error was sold to the public. The “Inverted Jenny” stamp sheet, issued the day prior to the flight, has become the most publicized stamp error in U.S. history. One stamp sold at auction in 2007 for $977,500. The Inverted Jenny flies again and will get its stamp of approval at 1 p.m., Sun., Sept. 22 at the 2 Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum when Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe dedicates the Stamp Collecting: Inverted Jenny $2 stamp. The event is free and open to the public. Visit this link at the National Postal Museum to see examples of Postal Service innovations. To make them easily distinguishable from the 24-cent originals, the six $2 Inverted Jennys on this sheet commemorate the many ways a single stamp can turn a moment in history upside down. -
2020 Official Election Mail Kit to Help You in the Planning and Preparation of Election-Related Mail
YOUR 2020 OFFICIAL ELECTION MAIL ™ KIT 600 January 2020 ©2020 United States Postal Service.® All Rights Reserved. PLACE APPROPRIATE The Eagle Logo is among the many trademarks of the U.S. Postal Service.® FSC FPO LOGO HERE FPO KIT 600 KIT MAIL ELECTION ™ OFFICIAL 2020 YOUR YOUR January 2020 According to the 2018 Election Administration and Voting Survey, a quarter of the 120 million Americans that cast a ballot in the 2018 general election voted by mail. In preparation for increasing Official Election Mail volume during the 2020 election season, the Postal Service™ has developed the 2020 Official Election Mail Kit to help you in the planning and preparation of election-related mail. The kit is part of our continued commitment to provide you with the tools necessary to use the U.S. Mail™ as a secure, efficient, and effective way to facilitate the election process. For added security and peace of mind, Official Election Mail is protected by the United States Postal Inspection Service®, the oldest federal law enforcement agency in the nation. Included in your 2020 Official Election Mail Kit (Kit 600) are the following fact sheets and publications: ■ Official Election Mail Program — Overview of the many advantages of using mail during the election process. ■ Steps to Creating Your Intelligent Mail® Barcode (IMb®) — Learn how to create your own IMb to track ballots while in the mailstream and more. ■ Service Type Identifier for Ballot Mail — Understand how the three-digit code is improving the identification and tracking of ballot mailpieces. ■ Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking and Reporting (IV®-MTR) — IV-MTR is a service that provides near real-time mail tracking data for letters and flat pieces, bundles, handling units (trays, tubs, and sacks), and containers. -
Pearl Harbor Survivors Remember December 7Th with a USPS Pictorial Cancellation
Pearl Harbor Survivors Remember December 7th with a USPS Pictorial Cancellation The Sons and Daughters of the Pearl Harbor Survivors and Save Mount Diablo are sponsoring an official United States Postal Service pictorial cancellation for the annual Mount Diablo Beacon Lighting on December 7, 2020 To get the cancellation, mail a SASE envelope to: Postmaster, Main Office, Mt Diablo pictorial postmark, 2121 Meridian Park Blvd., Concord CA 94520-9998 Mount Diablo Beacon at Sunrise – Photo by Ted Clement The Beacon on Mount Diablo was originally installed and illuminated in 1928 to aid in trans- continental aviation. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Beacon’s light was extinguished during the West Coast Blackout, for fear it may aid an attack on California. It stayed dark until Pearl Harbor Day 1964, when Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces during World War II, relit the Beacon in a commemorative ceremony and suggested it be illuminated every December 7th to honor those who served and sacrificed. Since that day, Pearl Harbor Veterans and their families have gathered every December 7th to see the Beacon light shine once again. Save Mount Diablo and its good partners (California State Parks, the Sons & Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors Chapter 5 and California State East Bay Concord Campus) sponsor and organize the annual lighting ceremony of the Beacon for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. This year's event will be online, with the Beacon lighting scheduled for sunset, December 7th. For more information -
Postmarks and Cancellations
PPOSTMARKSOSTMARKS && CCANCELLATIONSANCELLATIONS …an Overview PPRESENTATIONRESENTATION TTOPICSOPICS Postmarks Cancellations Handstamps Machine Usage Collecting Ideas Reference Materials PPOSTMARKSOSTMARKS A postmark (aka datestamp) is a postal marking made on a letter or package indicating the date that the item was accepted by the postal service. Many formats exist. CCANCELLATIONSANCELLATIONS A cancellation (or cancel) is a postal marking applied to a postage stamp or a piece of postal stationery indicating that the item has been used. The primary purpose of cancels is to prevent the reuse of stamps. PPOSTMARKSOSTMARKS ASAS CCANCELSANCELS The terms cancel and postmark are used interchangeably. A prime reason is the use of postmarks directly on the stamp. SSTAMPLESSTAMPLESS EERARA PPOSTMARKSOSTMARKS The first postmark (called the “Bishop Mark”) was introduced by English Postmaster General Henry Bishop in 1661. It showed only the date and month of mailing. The format of the Bishop Mark changed during the 1700’s. Can you guess the dates on the postmarks below? 1661 Early 1700’s Late 1700’s FFRANKLINRANKLIN MMARKARK During colonial times, American postmarks included the Franklin Mark shown on this letter from Boston to Providence. The Franklin Mark is similar to the Bishops Mark. The 8-cent postal fee is hand- written at the bottom of the letter. Fees ranged from 8-25 cents and were based on number of pages and distance. Source: Mathew Bennett Auctions EEARLYARLY SSERVICESERVICES In 1680 William Dockwra founded the London Penny Post. This service introduced several ideas (including local service, identification of processing locations and time stamping) that are used to this day. Costs: 1p within London 2p up to 10 miles Source: www.earsathome.com (1700’s cover) BBRITISHRITISH FFREEREE FFRANKINGRANKING In 1652, members of Parliament, the Clergy and some other nobility were given the privilege of posting letters for free. -
Is Diversification the Answer to Mail Woes? the Experience of International Posts
Is Diversification the Answer to Mail Woes? The Experience of International Posts Final Report February 2010 Notice of Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure This document contains pre-decisional opinions, advice, and recommendations that are offered as part of the deliberations necessary to the formulation of postal policy. It is protected from disclosure pursuant to the Deliberative Process Privilege It also contains commercially sensitive and confidential business/proprietary information that is likewise protected from disclosure by other applicable privileges. No part of it may be circulated, quoted, or reproduced for distribution outside the client organization without prior written approval from Accenture Diversification of International Posts 1 About this document This document was prepared by Accenture at the request of the U.S. Postal Service This report is based on a review of the experience of international posts with diversification outside of mail 1, complemented by Accenture’s postal industry experience and research. It was prepared with the intent to help inform discussions on the U.S. Postal Service future growth opportunities While looking at how other posts are responding to the growing decline in mail volumes provides valuable insights, this report does not intend to provide recommendations on the U.S. Postal Service specific situation In particular, the reasons for success or failures as experienced by others posts can be rooted in a wide range of factors, among which are: market conditions, the specific situation of a given post, or the effectiveness in executing their respective diversification strategies Therefore, while this report provides a collective overview of what other posts have done to grow their revenue outside of mail, it does not intend to provide an analysis of the U.S. -
Intelligent Mail® Barcode
Intelligent Mail® Barcode The next generation of USPS® barcode technology TRACEABLE MAIL IDENTIFIABLE MAIL PREDICTABLE MAIL Q L I U A “Provide end-to-end visibility and a seamless process for mail A M L I E acceptance and delivery using standardized intelligent barcodes, T L Y B continuous mail tracking, and mail quality feedback in real time M A I A L to position Letters and Flats as Key Communications Medium.” I E L R RESPONSIVE MAIL EFFICIENT MAIL ACCOUNTABLE MAIL Your Partner in Data Quality Updated: June 30, 2008 Intelligent Mail® Barcode Index Topic Page I W hat is the Intelligent Mail Barcode?....................................................................................2 II How does it work? .................................................................................................................2 III What are the attributes of the Intelligent Mail barcode compared to other barcodes?..............2 IV What are the Fields in the Intelligent Mail barcode? ...............................................................3 V What services use the Intelligent Mail barcode? .....................................................................4 VI What about automation discounts?.........................................................................................4 VII What is necessary to generate the Intelligent Mail barcode on Mailpieces?.............................5 VIII What is necessary to generate the Intelligent Mail Tray barcode?............................................5 IX What is necessary to generate the -
Post Office 1975-22
CHAPTER 27A POST OFFICE 1975-22 This Act came into operation on 1st January, 1981 by Proclamation (S.I. 1980 No. 196). Amended by: 1975-59 1992-17 2000-27 1992-16 1992-29 Law Revision Orders The following Law Revision Order or Orders authorized the insertion and removal of pages as the case may be under the Law Revision Act Cap.2 now repealed: 1978 1995 1985 2002 Guide to symbols in historical notes: - indicates an amendment made by an Act / indicates an amendment made by statutory instrument LAWS OF BARBADOS CUMULATIVE EDITION 2008 Printed by the Government Printer, Bay Street, St. Michael, by authority of the Government of Barbados Supplement to Official Gazette No. dated , CHAPTER 27A POST OFFICE 1975-22 Arrangement of Sections PART I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title 2. Interpretation PART II FUNCTIONS AND PRIVILEGES OF POSTMASTER-GENERAL 3. Special powers of Postmaster-General 4. Exclusive privilege of Postmaster-General PART III POSTAGE 5. Payment of postage 6. Exemption from postage 7. Unpaid or insufficiently prepaid postal articles 8. Recovery of postage THE LAWS OF BARBADOS Printed by the Government Printer, Bay Street, St. Michael by the authority of the Government of Barbados 4 POST OFFICE 9. Provision of stamps, stamped envelopes etc. PART IV REVENUE 10. Disposal of revenue PART V TRANSMISSION OF MONEY BY POST 11. Transmission of money by post PART VI UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION 12. Arrangements for maintaining membership in Universal Postal Union PART VII CONDITIONS OF TRANSIT 13. Liability for loss, etc. of postal articles 14. Redelivery to sender of postal article 15.