Postal Bulletin 22136, September 2, 2004. Doorways to the US Postal Service. Insurance - New option with Clip-n-Ship article in this issue.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Administrative Services

ASM Revision: Miscellaneous Payments

Handbook Revision: Handbook AS-709

Customer Relations

Mail Alert

Domestic Mail

DMM Revision: Eligibility Requirements for Certain Nonprofit Standard Mail Material

DMM Revision: Return Receipt — Additional Options for Mailers

DMM Correction: Realignment of ZIP Codes: Revision to Destination Entry Exhibits

DMM Revision: Insurance — New Online Option

Revised Publication: Publication 80, Bulk Proof of Delivery Program

PS Form 3624 Reminder: Proper Procedures for
Completing and Accepting Applications to Mail at Nonprofit Standard Mail Rates

Notice to Postmasters/Business Mail Entry Employees: Reconciling Customer Trust Fund Accounts

Revised Label: Label 62, Positioning Restraining Straps in "E" Tracks For Typical Load Configuration

Publication 363 Revision: Updating Address Lists Is a Smart Move

Field Information Kit: USPS Insurance Purchased Online

Employees

Obsolete Forms: eAwards Replaces Most Recognition and Awards Forms

New Form: PS Form 8041, Pre-arbitration or Agency Settlement Worksheet

Flexible Spending Accounts: Save! Save! Save!

Finance

Handbook F-1 Revision: Customer Permit Mailing Accounts

Obsolete Management Instruction and Form: Miscellaneous Payment Process

Use of PS Form 8230, Authorization for Payment: Non-Contractual Utility and Telecommunication Invoice
Payment Process

Information Technology

New Edition: Handbook AS-508, Section 508

International Mail

Publication 141 Revision: Global Express Guaranteed
Service Guide — Japan

Pull-Out Section

Fraud Alert

Withholding of Mail Orders

Domestic Orders

Invalid Express Mail Corporate Account Numbers

Missing, Lost, or Stolen U.S. Money Order Forms

Missing, Lost, or Stolen Canadian Money Order
Forms

Counterfeit Canadian Money Order Forms

Toll-Free Number Available to Verify Canadian Money Orders

Other Information

Overseas Military Mail

International Mail (Continued)

ICM Updates: International Customized Mail

Operations Reminder: Return IPC Trays to International Service Centers

GXG: PS Form 6182, Commercial Invoice

Philately

Stamp Announcement 04-30: Cloudscapes Stamps

Technical Details of Reprint Varieties for Previously Issued Stamps — U.S. Flag and Sea Coast

Pictorial Cancellations Announcement

Special Cancellation Die Hubs

Post Offices

Post Office Changes

Retail

What's in Store

Supply Management

More Power to You — Enersys Partnership

Passport Photo Program — New Items

Postal Bulletin Index

Semiannual Index    PB22132 (7-8-04)

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Ordering Information: Following is the list of postal stock numbers (PSNs) to use when ordering copies of the Postal Bulletin from the MDC:

PB 22136: 7690-07-000-0120

PB 22135: 7690-07-000-0119

PB 22134: 7690-07-000-0118

PB 22133: 7690-07-000-0117

PB 22132: 7690-07-000-0116

PB 22131: 7690-07-000-0115

PB 22130: 7690-07-000-0114

PB 22129: 7690-07-000-0113

PB 22128: 7690-07-000-0112

PB 22127: 7690-07-000-0111

PB 22126: 7690-07-000-0110

PB 22125: 7690-07-000-0109

PB 22124: 7690-07-000-0108

PB 22123: 7690-07-000-0107

PB 22122: 7690-05-000-5991

PB 22121: 7690-05-000-5990

PB 22120: 7690-05-000-5989

PB 22119: 7690-05-000-5988

PB 22118: 7690-05-000-5987

PB 22117: 7690-05-000-5986

PB 22116: 7690-05-000-5985

PB 22115: 7690-05-000-5984

PB 22114: 7690-05-000-5983

PB 22113: 7690-05-000-5982

PB 22112: 7690-05-000-5981

PB 22111: 7690-05-000-5980

PB 22110: 7690-05-000-5979

PB 22109: 7690-05-000-5978

PB 22108: 7690-05-000-5977