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Front Cover 2 Postal Bulletin 22324 (11-17-11) Front Cover 2 postal bulletin 22324 (11-17-11) Contents COVER STORY PULL-OUT INFORMATION Publicity Kit: The Holidays Made Simple. 3 Fraud FIELD INFORMATION KIT: USPS.COM Invalid Express Mail Corporate Account Numbers . 25 AND USPS MOBILE. 17 Missing, Lost, or Stolen U.S. Money Order Forms . 27 Missing, Lost, or Stolen Canadian Money Order Forms . 32 POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND FORMS Verifying U.S. Postal Service Money Orders . 35 UPDATES Counterfeit Canadian Money Order Forms . 35 Manuals Toll-Free Number Available to Verify Canadian Money DMM Revision: Intelligent Mail Package Barcode Orders . 35 Implementation for Commercial Parcels. 21 Other Information Publications Overseas Military/Diplomatic Mail . 36 Publication 431 Revision: Changes to Post Office Box Displaying the U.S. Flag and the POW-MIA Flag . 41 Service and Caller Service Fee Groups . 50 Thrift Savings Plan Fact Sheet. 43 ORGANIZATION INFORMATION Address Management Post Office Changes . 51 Postal Bulletin Index Semi-Annual Index. PB 22315 (7-18-11) Finance IRS Reporting Requirements of Attorney Fees, Back Pay, or Wages. 55 Federal Taxation Percentages for Supplemental Wages. 56 Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement — Changing Your Current Mailing Address. 56 Salary Overpayment Indebtedness — Year End Tax Kwanzaa Stamp Treatment . 56 2012 Social Security and Medicare Tax Withholding Limits. 57 Human Resources Penalty Overtime Exclusion . 57 Mailing and Shipping Services Label List Revision: Labeling List Changes . 57 Mail Alert . 62 USPS National Emergency Hotline Retail Is your facility operating? Call 888-363-7462 Stop Sending Copies of PS Form 8176, Premium Forwarding Service Application, to Headquarters . 63 Stamps/Philately Pictorial Postmarks Announcement . 63 How to Order the First Day of Issue Digital Color or Traditional Postmarks . 66 Also on the Web at about.usps.com/postal-bulletin Cover Story postal bulletin 22324 (11-17-11) 3 Cover Story Publicity Kit: The Holidays Made Simple Thanksgiving and Christmas, the Postal Service™ will deliver 16.5 billion cards, letters, and packages across the country and around the world. This holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service® is encour- aging customers to wrap up the holidays from home by going online to USPS.com to order Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes, print shipping labels with postage using Click-N- Ship® service, and schedule free Package Pickup. Cus- tomers who skip the trip and take advantage of USPS.com this holiday will find all their shipping and mailing needs can be met right from the comfort of home. Christmas Day falls on a Sunday this year, therefore we expect Monday, December 19 to be the heaviest day for delivery, while the busiest day for mailing cards and letters is expected to be December 20. Peak Mailing Day: Tuesday, December 20 will be the busiest mailing day, with an expected 589 million cards, letters, and packages being processed. Peak Delivery Day: As “The Official Shipper” of the holidays, the United Monday, December 19 will be the busiest delivery day. States Postal Service® plans to do what we do best — deliver joy! In fact, we will make it our priority. Between 2011 Holiday Shipping Dates Domestic Mail/Product First-Class Mail® Dec. 20 Priority Mail® Dec. 21 Express Mail®* Dec. 22 Parcel Post® Dec. 15 DBMC Drop Ship Dec. 19 DDU Drop Ship Dec. 22 *Some Express Mail service destinations may have extended service commitments. To ensure delivery of holiday cards and packages by December 25 to military APO/FPO/DPO and international addresses overseas, we suggest that mail be entered by the recommended mailing dates listed below. Beat the last-minute rush and take your mail to your Post Office™ by these suggested dates. And don’t forget you can print postage, labels, and customs forms online 24/7 using Click-N-Ship service at www.usps.com/clicknship. Remember, all mail addressed to military and diplomatic post offices overseas is subject to certain conditions or restric- tions regarding content, preparation, and handling. APO/FPO addresses generally require customs forms. To see a table of active APO/FPO/DPO ZIP Codes and associated mailing restrictions, go to http://pe.usps.com and click Postal Bulletins, or go to the current issue and see the article “Overseas Military/Diplomatic Mail.” Express Mail® First-Class Military Service Mail® Priority Parcel Airlift Space Available Parcel APO/FPO/DPO Mail Addressed to (EMMS)1 Letters/Cards Mail® Mail (PAL)2 Mail (SAM)3 Post® APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs 090–092 Dec. 17 Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Dec. 3 Nov. 26 Nov. 12 APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIP 093 N/A Dec. 3 Dec. 3 Dec. 1 Nov. 26 Nov. 12 APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs 094–098 Dec. 17 Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Dec. 3 Nov. 26 Nov. 12 APO/FPO/DPO AA ZIPs 340 Dec. 17 Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Dec. 3 Nov. 26 Nov. 12 APO/FPO/DPO AP ZIPs 962–966 Dec. 17 Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Dec. 3 Nov. 26 Nov. 12 1. EMMS is available to selected military and diplomatic post offices. Check with your local Post Office to determine if this service is available to your APO/FPO/DPO of address. 4 postal bulletin 22324 (11-17-11) Cover Story 2. PAL is a service that provides air transportation for parcels on a space-available basis. It is available for Parcel Post items not exceeding 30 pounds in weight or 60 inches in length and girth combined. The applicable PAL fee must be paid in addition to the regular surface rate of postage for each addressed piece sent by PAL service. 3. SAM parcels are paid at Parcel Post postage rate of postage with maximum weight and size limits of 15 pounds and 60 inches in length and girth combined. SAM parcels are first transported domestically by surface and then to overseas destinations by air on a space-available basis. International Mail Global Express Express Mail Priority Mail First-Class Mail Addressed to Guaranteed® (GXG®)1* International® (EMS)2* International® (PMI)3* International™ Africa Dec. 20 Dec. 10 Dec. 2 Dec. 2 Asia/Pacific Rim Dec. 19 Dec. 15 Dec. 9 Dec. 9 Australia/New Zealand Dec. 19 Dec. 15 Dec. 9 Dec. 9 Canada Dec. 21 Dec. 16 Dec. 12 Dec. 9 Caribbean Dec. 20 Dec. 15 Dec. 12 Dec. 9 Central & South America Dec. 20 Dec. 10 Dec. 2 Dec. 2 Mexico Dec. 21 Dec. 15 Dec. 9 Dec. 9 Europe Dec. 20 Dec. 15 Dec. 12 Dec. 9 Middle East Dec. 20 Dec. 15 Dec. 12 Dec. 9 1. GXG is available to over 190 countries via an alliance with Federal Express. See a retail associate at participating locations for a complete list of countries and money-back guarantee details, or go to http://pe.usps.com, and click International Rates and Fees, then Country Listing. You can also see the March/April 2007 issue of MailPro at www.usps.com/mailpro. Some restrictions apply. Free shipping supplies are available. Purchase postage online and receive a 10% discount. 2. EMS is available to over 190 countries with delivery in 3 to 5 average business days. Guaranteed, money-back service is available to Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea (Republic of South). Flat-rate shipping options and free packaging are available. Purchase postage online and receive an 8% discount. 3. PMI is available to over 190 countries with delivery in 6 to 10 average business days. Flat-rate shipping options and free packaging are available. Purchase postage online and receive a 5% discount. *Average number of days may vary based upon origin and destination. Some Postal Services That Will Help Customers Wrap Up the Holidays From Home Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes. Take the guesswork The five most popular areas on the site are (in order of pop- out of shipping with Priority Mail flat-rate items. ularity) the following: Whatever fits in the box or envelope ships for one low 1. ZIP Code™ Lookup. price anywhere in the United States. There’s no 2. Track & Confirm. weighing or calculating involved if the package weighs less than 70 pounds: The boxes are always 3. Calculate Postage. free, can be ordered from USPS.com at 4. Post Office Locator. www.usps.com/shipping/prioritymail.htm, and will 5. Change of Address. be delivered right to your door. Go to USPS.com for information about ZIP Codes, Click-N-Ship. Skip the trip to the Post Office by postage rates, mailing requirements, Post Office printing mailing labels with postage right from the hours, locations, and more. convenience of your home or office. Customers get a Avoid going to the Post Office for stamps this holiday discount on postage for domestic packages: season by ordering them from The Postal Store® at Express Mail — 5 percent savings; Priority Mail — up usps.com/shop; ordering by telephone by calling to 14 percent savings: www.usps.com/clicknship/ 800-STAMP24; or by purchasing them from Auto- Free Package Pickup. The Postal Service will pick mated Postal Centers® (APCs®), ATMs, or local retail up packages from homes and offices across the outlets in the neighborhood (grocery stores, drug country. The service is free, regardless of the number stores, etc.). of packages being sent. A letter carrier will pick up the packages during regular mail delivery service: Support Our Troops by Sending Care Packages www.usps.com/pickup/ Since Priority Mail service supplies are the packaging of choice for families preparing care packages for service WWW.USPS.COM members overseas, the Postal Service created a “Military One of the most frequently visited federal websites, Care Kit” based on the items most frequently requested by USPS.com receives more than 1.3 million visits each day.
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