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identified because the articles bear the endorsement
“Presorted Standard” or “PRST STD.” Although
businesses and organizations pay a lower rate of
postage to mail Standard Mail (A) articles, these
articles are “mail” and must be processed and treated in
accordance with USPS regulations (see table 11-3).
Directory clerks must pay attention to mailer
endorsements (if any) to prevent incorrect disposition
of the mail.
Catalogs
Catalogs are mailed at the bulk rate of postage
and are considered to be of no value. Catalogs that
are undeliverable should be disposed of as
follows:
If overseas, the wrapper and/or label should be
removed and destroyed. This also applies to
11-16
RULE
ENDORSEMENT
MILITARY POSTAL DIRECTORY
SERVICED SHALL:
MILITARY POSTAL DIRECTORY
SERVICED BY THE USPS SHALL:
1
NO
ENDORSEMENT
(Unit mailclerks and mail orderlies.)
Endorse each piece of mail as
“Undeliverable as Addressed,” and
return to the serving MPO.
(MPO) Destroy as waste, MPO’s
shall not forward or return this mail.
Endorse each piece as, “Undeliverable as
Addressed.” Return to the servicing
USPS facility.
Piece disposed of by USPS.
2
ADDRESS
SERVICE
REQUESTED
Forward. Endorse “Change of
Address Due to Official Orders.”
Prepare PS Form 3547 and send to
mailer advising of new address. If
forwarding address is unknown,
return piece to sender, endorsed with
reason for nondelivery and “Postage
Due.” Do not compute postage.
Forward. Endorse “Change of Address
Due to Official Orders.” Prepare PS
Form 3547 and send to mailer advising
of new address. If forwarding address is
unknown, return piece to sender,
endorsed with reason for nondelivery
and “Postage Due.” Do not compute
postage.
3
FORWARDING
SERVICE
REQUESTED
Forward. Endorse “Change of
Address Due to Official Orders.” If
a forwarding address is unknown,
return to sender endorsed with the
reason for nondelivery and Postage
Due. Do not compute postage.
Forward. Endorse “Change of Address
Due to Official Orders.” If a forwarding
address is unknown, return to sender
endorsed with the reason for nondelivery
and Postage Due. Do not compute
postage.
4
RETURN
SERVICE
REQUESTED
Return piece with new address or
reason for nondelivery attached.
Endorse Postage Due. Do not
compute postage.
Return piece with new address or reason
for nondelivery attached. Endorse
Postage Due. Do not compute postage.
5
CHANGE
SERVICE
REQUESTED
(Unit mailclerks and mail orderlies.)
Endorse each piece of mail as
“Undeliverable as Addressed,” and
return to the serving MPO.
MPO prepares PS Form 3547 and
sends to mailer then piece disposed
of.
Prepare PS Form 3547 and send to
mailer. Endorse each piece as,
“Undeliverable as Addressed.” Return
to the servicing USPS facility.
Piece disposed of by USPS.
Standard Mail (A) is forwarded and returned to domestic addresses only.
Table 11-3.—Treatment of Undeliverable-as-Addressed Standard Mail (A)
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