Effective September 7, 2010, the Postal Service™ will revise the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 507.1.4.1 and 602.3.1.2 to permit the use of certificates of mailing, Confirm® service, Delivery Confirmation™, and special handling extra services when using an alternative address format.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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500 Additional Mailing Services
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507 Mailer Services
1.0 Treatment of Mail
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1.4 Basic Treatment
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1.4.1 General
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Exhibit 1.4.1 USPS Endorsements for Mail Undeliverable as Addressed
[Revise the language in asterisk at the end of the exhibit as follows:]
*Alternative addressing formats may not be used on the following: Express Mail pieces; mail with any extra service listed in 602.3.1.2e; mail sent with any ancillary service endorsement; and mail sent to any overseas military Post Office. When an alternative addressing format is used on Periodicals pieces, the publisher is notified of nondelivery only for those reasons marked with an asterisk (*).
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600 Basic Standards for All Mailing Services
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602 Addressing
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3.0 Use of Alternative Addressing
3.1 General Information
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3.1.2 Prohibited Use
Alternative addressing formats may not be used on:
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[Delete current item 3.1.2b in its entirety and resequence current items c through e as new b through d and insert new item e as follows:]
e. The following extra services:
1. Registered Mail.
2. Certified Mail.
3. Insured mail.
4. Return receipt.
5. Restricted delivery.
6. Return receipt for merchandise.
7. Signature Confirmation.
8. Collect on delivery (COD).
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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 available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Mailing Standards,
Pricing, 8-26-10
