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5-5 Postage Payment Methods

Customers may pay postage in any manner that is verifiable, such as the following:

  1. Payment with meter strips affixed to a log book that indicates the dates and amounts of payment.
  2. Payment of a fixed sum by a specific date, such as the first of the month or the first of the year.



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