DMM Revision: Attachments to Periodicals Publications

Effective January 3, 2008, we are revising 707.3.3.8a of the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) regarding “attachments” to Periodicals publications. The revision allows additional latitude in the placement of stickers on the cover of a Peri­odicals publication so long as the title of the publication is shown in the manner prescribed by 707.3.6.1 and 707.4.12.1.

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)

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700 Special Standards

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707 Periodicals

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3.0 Physical Characteristics and Content

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3.3 Permissible Mailpiece Components

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3.3.8 Attachment

Mailers may attach the following material to a cover, pro­tective cover, or mailing wrapper of a publication:

[Revise item a by deleting the second sentence as follows:]

a. Stickers of any size and shape.

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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed edition of the DMM and into the monthly update of the online DMM available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.