Effective April 5, 2010, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 507.13.4.4.h2, which gives mailers the option to change the label format by reducing the required clearance space between the Parcel Return Service Mailer Identification (ID) characters and the edges of the printed box from 3/16 inch to 1/16 inch. This revision provides customers the option to increase the mailer ID font size within the printed box and provide better visibility of the mailer ID during processing.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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500 Additional Services
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507 Mailer Services
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13.0 Parcel Return Service
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13.4 Label Formats
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13.4.4 Label Format Elements
***The following elements are required:
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h. ***An individual mailer ID must appear in the lower right corner as follows:
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[Revise item 13.4.4.h2 as follows:]
2. The mailer ID must be at least 3/16 inch high and be surrounded by a box, with a clearance of at least 1/16 inch between the mailer ID characters and the edges of the box.
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We will incorporate this revision into the next printed version of the DMM and into the monthly update of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Mailing Standards, Pricing, 3-25-10
