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ContentsCOVER STORYNational Dog Bite Prevention Week,

May 15–21, 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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Cover StoryNational Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 15–21, 2016

The U.S. Postal Service continues its tradition of calling attention to one of the nation’s most commonly reported public health problems: dog attacks and bites. From nips and bites to actual attacks, violent dog behavior continues to pose a serious threat to our employees.

To emphasize the enormity of this issue, we are report-ing the number of dog attacks and bites as one number. Last year, 6,549 Postal Service™ employees were victim-ized by dogs.

Sponsored by the U.S. Postal Service®, National Dog Bite Prevention Week is a public service campaign that offers safety tips and emphasizes the need for increased owner responsibility in the prevention of dog attacks.

This year’s National Dog Bite Prevention Week is May 15–21. The tools available in this kit, and additional tools now electronically posted, will guide you in promoting awareness of this public health concern in an effort to reduce dog attacks and bites in your community (2015 Dog Attack Rankings will appear in the next Postal Bulletin issue 22441, 5-12-16).

Please take full advantage of our field communications professionals listed in this kit when promoting this initiative.

Dog Bite Prevention Background and Tips

The Victims More than 4.5 million people are bitten annually.

Children are the majority of victims and are 900 timesmore likely to be bitten than letter carriers.

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)report that small children, the elderly, and letter carri-ers, in that order, are the most frequent victims. Dogattacks are the most commonly reported childhoodpublic health problem in the United States.

The AVMA also reports that the number of dogattacks exceeds the reported instances of measles,whooping cough, and mumps, combined. Dog bite

victims account for up to 5 percent of emergency room visits.

Many attacks reported by letter carriers in 2015 camefrom dogs whose owners used those famous lastwords, “my dog won’t bite.”

According to the AVMA, as many as 800,000 peopleannually are admitted to U.S. emergency depart-ments with dog bite–associated injuries, and count-less more bites go unreported and untreated.

How to Avoid Being Bitten Don’t run past a dog. The dog’s natural instinct is to

chase and catch you.

If a dog threatens you, don’t scream. Avoid eye con-tact. Try to remain motionless until the dog leaves,and then back away slowly until the dog is out ofsight.

Don’t approach a strange dog, especially one that’stethered or confined.

While letter carriers are discouraged from petting ani-mals, people who choose to pet dogs should alwayslet a dog see and sniff them before petting the animal.

If you believe a dog is about to attack you, try toplace something between yourself and the dog, suchas a backpack or a bicycle.

How to Be a Responsible Dog Owner Obedience training can teach dogs proper behavior

and help owners control their dog in any situation.

When the letter carrier comes to your home, keepyour dog inside, away from the door, in another room, or on a leash.

Dogs can be protective of their territory and mayinterpret the actions of letter carriers as a threat.Please take precautions when accepting mail in thepresence of your pet.

Dogs that haven’t been properly socialized, receivelittle attention or handling, or are left tied-up for longperiods of time frequently turn into biters.

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News Release[City Name] Post Office and [Local Animal Shelter] Lead the Parade

for Dog Bite Prevention

[City] — They walk the streets of [City] every day, and Saturday, [Date] at [Time], [Your City] letter carriers are bringing friends and family along with them to deliver a very special message. The message they will deliver has received a lot of media attention lately, but it is one that letter carriers have been concerned about for decades. It is the need for the entire community to work together to avoid the cost and pain of dog bites.

Last year, 6,549 letter carriers were bitten or attacked by dogs. But that number pales in comparison to the more than 2 million children who received dog bite injuries in a single year.

“That’s why we’re coming out on a Saturday to deliver this important message,” says Postmaster [Postmaster Name]. “Several of our letter carriers know first-hand about both the prevention and the pain of animal attacks, and we want to do whatever we can to help educate the community — especially parents and pet owners.”

Letter carriers who are on the job after recovering from animal attacks will lead the parade and are available to talk about their experience. [Name of Health Care or Animal Protection Official] will join letter carriers along their route to talk about dog bite prevention and responsible pet ownership. A sample of some important facts that officials can share is attached. [Attach Dog Bite Prevention Background.]

The parade route will be [Describe the parade’s route so reporters can catch up with you if they miss the beginning of the parade].

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Media Advisory[City Name] Post Office and [Local Animal Shelter] Deliver a Very Special

Message This [Day]

ATTENTION: News Editors

WHAT: Letter carriers of the [Name] Post Office™ will be joined by their friends, family, children and even some of their pets as they deliver a very important message to the community. [The appearance of a well-trained dog owned by one of your letter carriers will help dispel the myth that Postal employees don’t like dogs.] Postmaster [Name] and [Name] of the [Local Health or Animal Protection Agency] will speak about the problem of dog bites to the Postal Service and the community as they travel a parade route through the [Name] community.

Letter carriers who lead the parade have recovered from animal attacks and will share their stories in order to help others avoid the pain they have gone through.

Media can also obtain tips on how to avoid dog bites and learn what dog owners can do to reduce aggressive pet behavior.

WHEN: Saturday, [Date and Time, preferably no earlier than 10:00 A.M.].

WHERE: The parade will begin at [Describe Parade Route] and end at [Picnic Location].

BACKGROUND: The figure of 6,549 letter carriers bitten or attacked by dogs in 2015 pales in com-parison to the more than 2 million children who were needlessly victimized by dogs. The owners of many of the canines claimed their pet “would never bite” or even “wouldn’t hurt a fly.” This year, the Postal Service and its letter carriers work to prevent these painful, sometimes fatal, injuries by promoting community aware-ness and responsible pet ownership.

CONTACT: Postmaster [Postmaster Name] at [Phone].

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Public Service AnnouncementMay 15–21 is National Dog Bite Prevention Week

Below, are three public service announcements (PSAs) for your consideration. Spring is here, more people and dogs will be on the street and this is the perfect time to participate in an education campaign aimed at reducing these painful and costly attacks.

For decades, the U.S. Postal Service® has taken a leadership role in preventing animal attacks because letter carriers are the third most likely group to be bitten or attacked by a dog. Children and the elderly rank number one and two, respectively. More information is found on the Dog Bite Prevention Background and Tips sheet attached. [Attach Dog Bite Prevention Background and Tips sheet.]

Please join the Postal Service™ in this important public education campaign by using these public service announcements and by interviewing Postal Service, animal protection and public health officials during National Dog Bite Prevention Week.

PSA 1

It’s that time of year again, and the Postal Service, healthcare providers and animal protection professionals need your help. Last year, nationwide, 6,549 letter carriers were bitten or attacked by dogs. But that pales in comparison to the more than 4.5 million people — most of them children and the elderly — who are bitten by dogs each year. You can help protect your letter carrier, meter reader, newspaper delivery person and neighbors’ children by making sure your pet is properly restrained. Be a responsible pet owner. Help prevent the injuries and deaths caused by animal attacks. This message is a public service of this station and your local Post Office™.

PSA 2

At this point in our nation’s history, even the comedians know that “dog bites man” is no laughing matter. That’s why the nation’s letter carriers, who were victimized by 6,549 dog attacks last year, are reminding pet owners to restrain their dogs to protect letter carriers, meter readers, children and others who may come near their dogs. This message is a public service of this station and your local Post Office.

PSA 3

Pet owners, did you know that if your dog attacks a letter carrier, you could be held liable for all medical expenses and other costs, which can run into thousands of dollars? Don’t think your fence is the only protection you need — especially if a letter carrier or delivery person must enter your yard. The Postal Service is not anti-dog, but pro-responsibility. Responsible pet ownership includes making sure your pet is properly restrained. Last year, 6,549 letter carriers were attacked while delivering the mail. Help your letter carrier deliver safely for you. This message is a public service of this station and your local Post Office.

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Community InvolvementMost people think children and dogs go together natu-

rally, and they often do, but it may shock you to learn that children are the most common victims of dog attacks. You can use the following talk and the enclosed handout to alert schoolchildren to two important points in preventing dog attacks: Responsible pet ownership and safe behavior around dogs.

Sponsoring a poster contest gets children involved in spreading the word about preventing dog attacks. Colorful posters that result from the contest are a great way to get the word out to the public.

Postmasters are asked to only display a color image of the 2016 dog bite prevention poster on their community bulletin board, located in their PO Box™ lobby, from May 15 to 21. The poster must be removed from the bulletin board by May 21, but may be displayed in the employee area through August 27. Postmasters who do not have color printers are asked to have color posters printed at their district offices. It’s important that only color posters are displayed.

Get Postmasters and station managers to hang posters or to display them on bulletin boards or at local high-traffic grocery stores.

The Postmaster is one of the key leaders in each com-munity. Postmasters should use their influence to win sup-port from other key leaders for our campaign to reduce dog attacks. The suggestions in this section will get you started toward some cooperative campaigning for dog bite aware-ness.

Sample Postmaster ColumnsUsing the following sample Postmaster columns will

help you spread the word about the Postal Service’s efforts to protect letter carriers and children in the community. The message is that dog attacks are a serious matter, and by helping protect letter carriers, the public is protecting everyone.

Place these columns on your letterhead and take or send them to your local newspapers. It’s a good idea to localize the articles with experiences from your own Post Office or community. Contact local newspaper editors to propose running the column weekly for three weeks. You should also post copies of these columns on your informa-tion boards.

Although the material is designed specifically for use during the spring, you also can use it to build community awareness throughout the summer months.

Postmaster Column No. 1

“Children Suffer Most Dog Attacks,” By [Name], Post-master [City]

For every letter carrier bitten, hundreds of children needlessly suffer the pain and trauma of dog attacks. Whatever the reasons, dog attacks are a serious problem for the entire community, and not just our letter carriers, who were victimized by 6,549 dog attacks last year. That’s an average of 18 dog attacks every delivery day, and that figure does not include the number of threatening incidents that did not result in injury. However, these numbers pale in comparison with the more than 4.5 million people — mostly children and the elderly — who suffer injuries from dog attacks each year.

In [City] last year, dogs bit [number] letter carriers and interfered with a significant number of mail deliveries [or you can estimate a number if possible]. Fortunately, most dog bites can be prevented through responsible pet ownership.

[If you did have dog attacks last year, use the previ-ous paragraph and insert a paragraph or two here giv-ing a few details, such as the seriousness of the incidents and the amount of lost time. If you had no dog attacks or no cases of dogs interfering with mail deliv-ery last year, omit the previous paragraph.]

If a letter carrier needs to deliver a certified letter or a package to you, put your dog into a separate room before opening your front door. Dogs have been known to burst through screen doors or plate-glass windows to get at strangers.

[Insert a letter carrier story here, if applicable.]

Nationally, the number of carriers attacked by dogs has declined over the years. This is because of greater cooper-ation from dog owners, stricter leash laws, and stepped-up efforts to educate letter carriers and the public about deal-ing with the problem.

Our letter carriers are vigilant and dedicated, but we may be forced to stop mail delivery at an address if a letter carrier is threatened by a vicious dog. In some instances, Postal Service employees have sued and collected dam-ages for dog attack injuries. We can’t control people’s dogs; only dog owners can do that.

While some attribute attacks on letter carriers to dogs’ inbred aversion to uniforms, experts say the psychology actually runs much deeper. Every day that a letter carrier comes into a dog’s territory, the dog barks and the letter carrier leaves. Day after day the dog sees this action repeated. After a week or two, the dog appears to feel invincible against intruders. Once the dog gets loose, there’s a good chance it will attack.


Dog owners should remind their children about the need to keep the family dog secured. We also recommend par-ents ask their children not to take mail directly from letter carriers. A dog may see handing mail to a child as a threat-ening gesture.

These simple reminders and helpful tips can reduce the hazard of dog attacks. Help us to help you this spring and summer.

This is the first in a series of three columns by [City] Postmaster [Name] addressing the problem of dog attacks, both in the Postal Service and in the community. Next week: “Why Do Some Dogs Attack?”

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“Why Do Some Dogs Attack?” By [Name], Postmaster [City]

Would your dog attack? The American Veterinary Med-ical Association estimates that more than 4.5 million dog bites are reported to local authorities each year. Countless more go unreported.

Dog attacks can range from a relatively painless nip to a fatal mauling. Dog attack victims account for up to 5 per-cent of all hospital emergency room visits. Children are most often the victims. Dog attacks are the most com-monly reported childhood public health problem in the United States.

You may feel confident that your dog won’t add to these statistics, and it is probably true that your trusty companion will never seriously harm anyone. However, if your dog does attack or bite someone, you could be liable for the victim’s pain, suffering, and medical expenses. Potential victims include your letter/rural carrier and neighborhood children. There are several ways you can avoid liability. Reducing the likelihood your dog will ever bite someone helps protect you, your canine companion, and everyone else in the community.

Why Do Some Dogs Attack?

Lack of socialization, improper training, excitement, and fear can all contribute to a dog attack. Even a nip on the leg is unacceptable behavior for a family dog.

Three Suggestions to Help Take the Bite Out of Your

Dog:

Teach your dog appropriate behavior. Don’t playaggressive games with your dog such as wrestling,tug of war, or siccing your dog on another person. It’s essential that your dog recognize members of yourfamily as dominant figures not to be challenged.

Be a responsible pet owner. For everyone’s safety,don’t allow your dog to roam. Make your pet a mem-ber of your family. Dogs that spend too much time

tethered to a dog house or in the backyard have a much greater chance of developing aggressive behavioral problems.

Stay on the safe side. Help your dog become accus-tomed to a variety of situations. If you don’t knowhow your dog will react to a new situation, be cau-tious. If you think your dog could panic in a crowd,leave him or her at home. If your dog may overreactto visitors or delivery people, keep him or her inanother room.

This is the second in a series of three columns by [City] Postmaster [Name] addressing the problem of dog attacks, both in the Postal Service and in the community. Next week: “Protecting the Community.”

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“Protecting the Community,” By [Name], Postmaster [City]

Last year, 6,549 letter carriers were bitten or attacked nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion estimates that nearly 2 percent of the American popu-lation is bitten by a dog each year, and most of the victims are children.

The most recent statistics from the 2007 U.S. Pet Own-ership and Demographic Sourcebook states that there are 72,114,000 dogs in the United States; 43,021,000 house-holds own dogs in the U.S., and that equates to 37.2 per-cent of households.

Clearly, parents must never leave a defenseless infant with a dog and must make sure that older children know the potential danger of dog attacks. It is also important to know that studies have shown that dogs are three times more likely to be involved in a biting incident if they have not been spayed or neutered.

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has found that the breed of animal most commonly involved in dog attacks can change from year to year, and from one part of the country to another, depending on the popularity of the breed. According to the HSUS, while some breeds are more likely to bite, other factors like whether the animal has been spayed or neutered, and whether the animal has been properly socialized, safely confined, properly super-vised, and humanely trained play great roles in a dog’s ten-dency to bite. Dog owners can prevent serious injuries to others by realizing their important role in dog bite preven-tion.

This concludes a series of three columns by [City] Post- master [Name] addressing the problem of dog attacks, both in the Postal Service and in the community.

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Postmaster Speech

Dog Attack Prevention Speech for School Children

[Make the presentation light and fun. Even though this is a serious subject, children will respond to your being friendly and approachable. Be sure to tell the children what a Postmaster is/does.]

Good morning boys and girls.

My name is [Name] and I’m your Postmaster.

[Tell the children what a Postmaster is/does.]

How many of you have dogs at home or have friends who own a dog? [Listen to responses.] Have you or any of your friends ever been attacked by a dog? [Listen to responses, and if so, add comment: “Well, I’ll bet you didn’t like it, did you?”]

At the Post Office where I work, the people who deliver your mail get attacked, too. Sometimes they have to go to the hospital and can’t do their job for a long time. The dog’s owner may have to pay a big hospital bill, and the mail may not be delivered to that house until the owners promise to keep the dog fenced in.

I don’t want anybody at work to be attacked, and I don’t want any of you to get attacked, either. That’s why I’m here today, because I need your help.

First, I want all of you to be safe. Do you know how many people get attacked by dogs every year? [Children guess.] I heard some good guesses. The correct answer is 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs each year and guess what? The number one victim is children. That means you! More than 2 million children were bitten — and that’s not good.

In fact, the attacks usually come from the family pet or from a dog owned by a nearby neighbor. Can you believe it?

There are several things you can do to help out. Be nice to your dog and to all dogs. Don’t tease them. Don’t play roughly with them. Instead, teach your dog good manners. A trained dog is a happy dog. Remember to give dogs space when they are eating, sleeping, tired, sick, or caring for puppies. Remember: Dogs get cranky just like people, and they may bite if they are suddenly surprised or hurt. If you see a dog running loose in your neighborhood, tell your parents. Never, ever approach a strange dog.

You can also help your letter carrier, because thousands of letter carriers get attacked every year, too. The most important thing is to stop your dog from getting outside and running loose. When you go outside, make sure to close the door tightly, and when you are playing with your dog in the yard, make sure you close the gate so he does not get out.

When you see the letter carrier coming down your street, look around and make sure your dog is either inside or securely fenced away from the mailbox.

When the letter carrier gets to your house, let him or her put the mail in your mailbox. Never reach out to take the mail yourself, because your dog might think the letter car-rier is a threat to you even though we know that isn’t true.

After the letter carrier has delivered the mail and gone, you still need to watch out for loose dogs. Never step too close to a strange dog. Even if the dog looks friendly, he or she might still bite.

I am going to give each of you a list of things you can do to help keep dogs from attacking your letter carrier, your friends, and yourself. I want you to take this list home and talk to your parents about it. See if they will help you keep your dog from getting outside.

If you do that, your letter carrier won’t have to worry about going to the hospital for a dog bite, and we can ensure that everyone’s mail is safely and quickly delivered.

Most importantly, we want you to be safe. So please remember to take care of your dog and use good safety habits even around dogs you know. Don’t be one of those 2 million children who experience the pain of a dog bite.

Thank you.

Information for All Mail Carriers

May 2016

Dog Attack Prevention Tips for Mail Carriers — How You Can Help Prevent Dog Attacks

To protect yourself on your mail route, remember these simple rules:

1. If you are approached by a dog, resist the impulse toscream and run away. Running will trigger a chase re-sponse.

2. Remain motionless, with your hands at your sidesand avoid eye contact with the dog. Always be on the alert for a sneak attack!

3. Once the dog has calmed down, you can back away.Do not turn your back on a dog because a fearful dog will bite you when you are not looking.

Being aware of your surroundings and protecting your-self is your best defense against dog attacks. Here’s how:

1. t is so important to stay alert at all times. This in-cludes:

a. Keeping your eyes and ears open at all times.Observe the area carefully.

b. Taking quick glances in common places dogs may be: under parked cars, under hedges, on porches,etc.


2. If you encounter a dog:

a. Your first defense is to never assume that a dogwon’t bite, even if it has been friendly in the past.Remember — any dog can bite.

b. Always keep your eye on the dog. Dogs are morelikely to bite when you aren’t looking.

c. Never startle a dog. If it is asleep, make some kind of non-startling noise, such as a soft whistling orcall its name if you know it. Do this before you areclose to the dog, while you still have time andspace for an “out.” Never reach out and pet thedog.

d. Stand your ground. Turn and face it. Hold some-thing in front of you, like your satchel, and backaway slowly while making sure you don’t stumbleand fall. Never Turn and Run!

e. Always make sure that you have at least one fullcan of dog repellent spray handy and within reachat all times. If a dog attacks, use your repellent toprotect yourself. Ensure that the can is not expired prior to going on your route.

3. Use these preventative measures:

a. No one likes a surprise. Have you filled out a DogWarning Card for your route? If not, it is importantto protect yourself and any other carriers deliver-ing on your route.

b. Did you know that the Postal Service can suspend delivery of mail to a residence?

The threat of animal attacks is real. We all watch the news and know the potential for serious injury.

Remember: Safety Depends on YOU!

Information for All Employees

Service Talk

Dog Attack Prevention Tips for Mail Carriers and Children — How You Can Help Prevent Dog Attacks

To help make your neighborhood safe for the carrier, yourself, and other people, just remember these simple rules:

1. Find out what time the carrier usually brings yourmail.

2. When the carrier is due to visit your house, check tobe sure your dog is inside. Keep the dog inside untilthe letter carrier is gone.

3. If someone needs to open the door to sign for a letter, first put the dog in another room and close the door.

4. If you have a mail slot, keep your dog away from theslot so the carrier’s fingers don’t get bitten.

5. If your mailbox is inside your fenced yard, and yourdog is too, keep the dog on a leash away from themailbox during the time your letter carrier delivers themail.

6. When your dog is outside, never walk up to the lettercarrier and ask for your mail. Your dog may think youare being threatened.

7. If you see a dog running loose in your neighborhood,tell your parents or report it to the proper authorities.

8. Never, ever approach a strange dog. Remember: noowner, no petting. Only approach a dog that is on aleash with his owner, and follow the steps of WAIT, asdescribed here.

9. When a strange dog comes near you, be BORING!Stand like a tree, or if you are on the ground, curl upyour legs, cup your hands over your ears and lay stilllike a rock!

10. Don’t go near a dog that is in a car, behind a fence,or tied up — even if you know him.

For Postal Managers

Progressive Warning Letters and Thank You Letter

This section offers materials for you to use to help your letter carriers do their jobs more safely. You can use the progressive warning letters to alert dog owners to the pos-sible loss of mail delivery if they do not restrain their pets. Additionally, don’t forget to send a letter of thanks when they do!

Warning letters, like collection letters, need to be han-dled tactfully. The first and second sample letters on the website tell customers what we want them to do. The third tells them we have taken corrective steps. The fourth and fifth letters detail the customers’ options. In using these let-ters, keep in mind that our purpose is not to police the neighborhood but to obtain a safe environment in which carriers can do their work. Though most customers will respond to your first polite request, be meticulous in follow-ing up if they don’t. Otherwise, your efforts will not be taken seriously.

Samples of these letters can be found at http://safetytoolkit.usps.gov/Resources:

In the left sidebar, click USPS Safety Programs.

Click Accident Reduction.

On the Accident Reduction page, at the bottom, clickBest Practices.

Under “Dog Bite Prevention,” select the appropriateletter.

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Nondelivery of Mail Policy

The availability and use of the repellent does not replace the policy of nondelivery of mail where there is animal inter-ference!

Collection and delivery service personnel are to report the name and address of the customer where such interfer-ence occurs to the Postmaster or authorized supervisor, who must immediately telephone the customer and request that the animal be confined during the usual deliv-ery hours in the neighborhood. The Postmaster or autho-rized supervisor must further inform the customer that (1) no deliveries will be made until this is done, and (2) service will be restored upon assurance that the animal will be con-fined.

Dog Owner’s Responsibility

It is the dog owner’s responsibility to control the dog. Most communities have ordinances for the control of dogs. In spite of the fact that Postmasters have frequently requested customers control their dogs, and have discon-tinued service to control this problem, injuries still continue.

Additional Resources

Now that you have read through this publicity kit and made some decisions about what would work best in your area, it is time for action.

In addition to this kit and materials available online, a number of resources are available to assist you in your effort to educate employees, your customers, and the entire community about the importance of dog bite preven-tion. If you have media or public relations questions, area Corporate Communications managers can put you in touch with your local communications person. While the Humane Society of America is not an official partner during this year’s National Dog Bite Prevention Week campaign, it is always willing to help organizations that are promoting safety around animals.

Dog bites are no laughing matter! We must take action now to reduce these costly and painful injuries. Remember to stay alert! Don’t be fooled by, “My dog won’t bite!”

Area Corporate Communications Managers

Capital Metro

Tom Ouellette301-548-1465email: [email protected]

Eastern

Paul Smith215-863-5055email: [email protected] (Eastern Area Office)

Great Lakes

Ed Moore313-255-5452email: [email protected]

Pacific

David L. Walton (A)858-674-3149email: [email protected]

Northeast

Maureen Marion860-285-7029email: [email protected]

Southern

Polly Gibbs214-819-8704email: [email protected]

Western

John Freiss303-313-5130 email: [email protected]

Partner ContactsThe following is a list of contacts. These organizations

can help you obtain local support and find animal behavior experts for local events.

American Humane AssociationMark Stubiswww.americanhumane.org202-677-9227email: [email protected]

American Society for Reconstructive MicrosurgeryKrista Grecowww.microsurg.org312-456-9579email: [email protected]

American Veterinary Medical AssociationSharon Granskogwww.avma.org/dogbite847-285-6619email: [email protected] Information InstituteJeanne Salvatorewww.iii.org212-346-5555email: [email protected]

State Farm InsuranceHeather Paulwww.statefarm.com309-766-0922email: [email protected]

Government Relations Representative ListingYour Government Relations representatives are here to

serve you. They can assist you in contacting and inviting elected officials to participate in your event — please let them know.

http://www.microsurg.org

http://www.avma.org/dogbite

http://www.iii.org

http://www.americanhumane.org

http://www.statefarm.com


Alphabetical State/Representative Listing

Area code and prefix for all extensions is 202-268-xxxx

More Resources PS Form 1778, Dog/Animal Warning Card.

http://blue.usps.gov/formmgmt/forms/ps1778.pdf

Publication 129, Safety Talks.http://blue.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub129.pdf

Safety film, Dogs, They Come in All Sizes.Contact your manager, training (district) for availability.

Publication 174, How to Avoid Dog Bites; Dogs and Dog Repellent.http://blue.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub174.pdf

Dog training video, Understanding Canine Behavior.Contact your manager, training (district) for availability.

MSDS for Back-Off Dog Repellent.

http://safetytoolkit.usps.gov:12/arp_best_prac-tices.aspx

Using Dog Repellent — Questions and Answers.

http://safetytoolkit.usps.gov:12/arp_best_prac-tices.aspx

— Safety and OSHA Compliance Programs, Employee Resource Management, 4-28-16

State Representative ExtensionAlabama Zahava Colicelli 3739Alaska Mary Ann Simpson 3741American Samoa David Coleman 3745Arizona David Coleman 3745Arkansas Mike Porter 7217California Mike Porter 7217Colorado David Coleman 3745Connecticut Darrell Donnelly 6748Delaware James Cari 6029District of Columbia Darrell Donnelly 6748Florida Zahava Colicelli 3739Georgia Zahava Colicelli 3739Guam David Coleman 3745Hawaii David Coleman 3745Idaho David Coleman 3745Illinois Tim Grilo 4387Indiana Shaun Chang 7626Iowa Debra Blockinger 7505Kansas Debra Blockinger 7505Kentucky Shaun Chang 7626Louisiana Mike Porter 7217Maine Zahava Colicelli 3739Maryland Darrell Donnelly 6748Massachusetts Zahava Colicelli 3739Michigan Debra Blockinger 7505Minnesota Debra Blockinger 7505Mississippi Mike Porter 7217Missouri Shaun Chang 7626Montana David Coleman 3745Nebraska Debra Blockinger 7505Nevada David Coleman 3745New Hampshire Zahava Colicelli 3739New Jersey Darrell Donnelly 6748New Mexico Cathy Pagano 3427New York Zahava Colicelli 3739North Carolina Zahava Colicelli 3739North Dakota Talaya Simpson 4216Northern Mariana Islands David Coleman 3745Ohio Tim Grilo 4387Oklahoma Mike Porter 7217Oregon David Coleman 3745Pennsylvania Tim Grilo 4387Puerto Rico Zahava Colicelli 3739Rhode Island Darrell Donnelly 6748South Carolina Zahava Colicelli 3739South Dakota Talaya Simpson 4216Tennessee Shaun Chang 7626Texas Mike Porter 7217Utah David Coleman 3745Vermont Zahava Colicelli 3739Virgin Islands Zahava Colicelli 3739Virginia Darrell Donnelly 6748Washington David Coleman 3745West Virginia Shaun Chang 7626Wisconsin Debra Blockinger 7505Wyoming David Coleman 3745


http://blue.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub129.pdf

http://blue.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub174.pdf

http://safetytoolkit.usps.gov:12/arp_best_practices.aspx




14 postal bulletin 22440 (4-28-16) Policies, Procedures, and Forms Updates

Policies, Procedures, and Forms Updates

ManualsDMM Revision: Return Receipt for Merchandise

Effective June 6, 2016, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), part 503, to reinsert the language for Return Receipt for Merchandise (RRM) ser-vice.

On December 18, 2013, in the Federal Register (78 FR 76533), the Postal Service provided advance notice of plans to discontinue RRM service. In order No. 2322, the Postal Regulatory Commission conditionally approved the elimination of RRM service. On February 5, 2015, (80 FR 6575), the Postal Service expressed its intent to re-evaluate the elimination of RRM service. On May 4, 2015, (80 FR 25529), the Postal Service elected to defer its proposal to eliminate RRM service. Despite this deferral, the RRM lan-guage was inadvertently omitted from the DMM. That omission is being corrected.

Additionally, the Postal Servivce will update section 503.13.2.2 to clarify the process for when a mailer does not receive a return receipt.

Although this revision will not be published in the DMM until June 6, 2016, it is effective immediately.

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

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500 Additional Mailing Services

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503 Extra and Additional Services

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[Add new section 13.0, Return Receipt for Merchandise, to read as follows:]

13.0 Return Receipt for Merchandise

13.1 Basic Standards

13.1.1 Description

Return Receipt for Merchandise is subject to the basic standards in 1.0; see 1.4.1 for eligible matter. Return receipt for merchandise is a form of return receipt service that pro-vides the sender with a mailing receipt (PS Form 3804) and a return receipt (PS Form 3811) (see forms at http://pe.usps.gov/). After delivery, the return receipt is mailed back to the sender and also supplies the recipient’s actual delivery address if it is different from the address used by the sender. A delivery record is maintained by the USPS,

but no record is kept at the office of mailing. A return receipt for merchandise may not be requested after mailing, and restricted delivery is not available.

13.1.2 Return Receipt for Merchandise for Standard Mail

If return receipt for merchandise is requested for all of the pieces in a Standard Mail mailing consisting of pieces of identical weight, then postage may be paid only with metered postage or permit imprint. If return receipt for mer-chandise is not requested for all of the pieces in the mailing, or if the pieces are not identical weight, then either the exact metered postage must be affixed to each piece or postage must be paid with permit imprint under a manifest mailing system (705.2.0).

13.2 Mailing

13.2.1 How to Mail

Return receipt for merchandise mail must bear PS Forms 3804 and 3811, and mailers must observe these proce-dures:

a. Enter on the receipt part of the PS Form 3804, the name and complete address of the person or firm to whom the mail is addressed.

b. Affix the numbered, barcoded label part of the PS Form 3804 to the address side of the mailpiece. The label part of the form and the endorsement “Return Receipt Requested” must be placed above the deliv-ery address and to the right of the return address, or to the left of the delivery address on parcels. Give the completed receipt part of the PS Form 3804 to a USPS employee. If asked to do so, the USPS em-ployee must show on the receipt the time the article is accepted for mailing. If given to a rural carrier, the carrier returns the postmarked receipt to the mailer.

c. Place the correct endorsement on the address side of the mailpiece. Enter the return receipt for mer-chandise number on PS Form 3811 and address it to yourself on the reverse of the return receipt. Attach it to the front of the mailpiece (or the back) so the card does not cover the address. The name of the person to whom the return receipt is to be returned must be the same as that of the sender.

d. Affix the correct amount of postage and fees to the article.

e. To request waiver of signature, detach both parts of the gummed label sections of PS Form 3804 and at-

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tach them to the mailpiece. By signing the waiver on PS Form 3804, the mailer authorizes the USPS deliv-ery employee to sign the return receipt in lieu of ob-taining the signature of the addressee or the addressee agent. The item is then delivered to the addressee's mail receptacle or other secure location.

13.2.2 Receipt Not Received

A mailer who did not receive a return receipt (PS Form 3811) for which the mailer had paid may request informa-tion from the delivery record within 90 days of the date of purchase using PS Form 3811-A. The mailer must com-plete PS Form 3811-A, at any Post Office, station, or branch, and produce their receipt showing that the applica-ble return receipt fee was paid.

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Index

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R

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[Revise the DMM reference numbers under return receipt for merchandise as follows:]

return receipt for merchandise, 503.13.0

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how to mail, 503.13.2.1

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required label, 503.13.2.1

what may be mailed, 503.13.2.1

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We will incorporate this revision into the next update of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.

— Product Classification, Marketing and Sales, 4-28-16

DMM Revision: Mailer Endorsements for Parcel Select Lightweight Pieces Effective June 6, 2016, the Postal Service™ will revise

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), section 507.1.5.3, to spec-ify that Parcel Select Lightweight® pieces, which currently include USPS Tracking® service, will no longer be required to include any specific ancillary service endorsements.

Prior to USPS Tracking service being included at no additional charge for Parcel Select Lightweight pieces, mailers were required to purchase USPS Tracking as a separate Extra Service. With this revision, the Postal Ser-vice is eliminating the standard that currently requires mail-ers to include specific ancillary service endorsements on Parcel Select Lightweight pieces, when these pieces include USPS Tracking. As a result, mailers will now be per-mitted to choose the ancillary service endorsement appli-cable to the treatment that they desire for their mailpieces according to the existing options under DMM 507.1, Treat-ment of Mail.

Although this revision will not be reflected in the DMM standards until June 6, 2016, mailers may immediately begin preparing their Parcel Select Lightweight pieces in accordance with these revised standards.


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507 Mailer Services

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1.0 Treatment of Mail

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1.5 Treatment of Ancillary Services by Class of Mail

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1.5.3 Standard Mail and Parcel Select Lightweight

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[Revise the second sentence of 1.5.3 f to read as follows:]

f. ***Standard Mail pieces, except for Marketing par-cels, with USPS Tracking must be endorsed “Ad-dress Service Requested,” “Forwarding Service Requested,” “Return Service Requested,” or “Change Service Requested.”

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We will incorporate these revisions into the June update of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.


http://pe.usps.com

http://pe.usps.com


DMM Revision: Minimum Paper Basic Weight StandardsEffective June 6, 2016, the Postal Service™ will revise

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), section 201.3.2, to provide the minimum paper basis weight for envelopes or letter-size mailpieces sealed along all four sides.

On April 15, 2009, the Postal Service published a Fed-eral Register final rule (74 FR 17399–17403) to revise sec-tion 201.3.0. In this revision, the minimum paper basis weight for envelopes or letter-size mailpieces sealed along all four sides was omitted. For clarification, the Postal Ser-vice is adding the 50-pound minimum paper basis weight or equivalent standard to section 201.3.2. We will also revise section 201.3 for consistency.

Additionally, we will revise sections 505.1.4.1 for consis-tency and 505.1.6.1a to correct a DMM reference error.

Although this clarification will not be published in the DMM until June 6, 2016, this revision is effective immedi-ately.


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200 Commercial Mail Letters, Cards, Flats, and Parcels

201 Physical Standards

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3.0 Physical Standards for Machinable and Automation Letters and Cards

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3.2 Paper Weight

[Revise the text of 3.2 to read as follows:]

Mailpieces should be constructed from high tear strength paper stock. All references in 3.0 to paper basis weight are for book-grade paper (500 25-inch by 38-inch sheets) unless otherwise stated. Except as required under 3.0, envelopes or letter-size mailpieces sealed along all four sides must be made of paper with a minimum 50 pounds paper basis weight or equivalent. The conversion table in Exhibit 3.2 provides a paper basis weight cross-reference.

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3.4 Standards for Letter-Size Pieces Containing One Disc (CD or DVD)

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3.4.3 Dimensions and Other Physical Standards for Automation-Compatible Enveloped Letters Containing Discs

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[Revise the text of items e. and f. to read as follows:]

e. A piece up to 8 inches long must be made of paper with a minimum 70-pound paper basis weight or equivalent.

f. A piece over 8 inches long (up to 9.75 inches long) must be made of paper with a minimum 80-pound paper basis weight or equivalent.

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3.4.4 Dimensions and Shape Standards for Automation-Compatible Unenveloped Disc Carriers

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[Revise the first sentence of item e. to read as follows:]

e. Be prepared from paper stock meeting the industry standard with a minimum 75-pound paper basis weight or equivalent, with none less than 71.25 pounds.***

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3.11 Tabs, Tape, and Glue

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[Revise the text of items a. and b. to read as follows:]

a. Translucent paper tabs should be made of paper with a minimum of 40-pound paper basis weight.

b. Opaque paper tabs should be made of paper with a minimum of 60-pound paper basis weight with a tear strength of at least 56 grams of force in the machine direction (MD) and 60 grams of force in the cross di-rection (CD).

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3.13.4 Letter-Size Piece with Attached Release Card

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[Revise the first sentence of item d. to read as follows:]

d. Enveloped letters must be made of paper with a min-imum 60-pound paper basis weight or equivalent, and have a maximum thickness of 1/8 (0.125) inch.***

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[Revise the text of items f.2 and f.3 to read as follows:]

2. Booklets must have a minimum cover weight of 70-pound paper basis weight or equivalent.


3. Folded self-mailers must have a minimum cover weight of 100-pound paper basis weight or equiv-alent.

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3.13.6 Letter-Size Pieces with Perforated Pockets

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[Revise the text of item c. to read as follows:]

c. Mailpieces must be prepared with a minimum paper basis weight or equivalent as follows:

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3.14.2 Physical Characteristics

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[Revise the first sentence of item h. to read as follows:]

h. Quarter-folded self-mailers made of a minimum 70-pound paper basis weight or equivalent may have as few as 4 panels.***

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3.14.5 Paper Weight and Sealing Requirements

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[Revise items a.1 and a.2 to read as follows:]

1. Up to 1 ounce: 70-pound paper basis weight or equivalent sealed with a continuous glue line, three glue spots, or elongated glue lines under 3.14.4b; or two 1-inch tabs under 3.14.4a1 and 3.14.4a3.

2. Over 1 ounce: 80-pound paper basis weight or equivalent sealed with a continuous glue line, four glue spots, or four elongated glue lines under 3.14.4b; or two 1-1/2 inch tabs under 3.14.4a1 and 3.14.4a3.

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[Revise the text of items b.1, and b.2 to read as follows:]

1. Up to 1 ounce: 70-pound paper basis weight or equivalent sealed with two 1-inch tabs.

2. Over 1 ounce: 80-pound paper basis weight or equivalent sealed with two 1-1/2-inch tabs.

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[Revise the text of items c.1 and c.2 to read as follows:]

1. Up to 1 ounce: 100-pound paper basis weight or equivalent sealed with glue under 3.14.4b, or two 1-1/2-inch tabs under 3.14.4a1 and 3.14.4a2.

2. Over 1 ounce: 120-pound paper basis weight or equivalent sealed with glue under 3.14.4b, or two

2-inch tabs under 3.14.4a1 and 3.14.4a2, or three 1-1/2-inch tabs under 3.14.4a3.

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[Revise the text of items d.1 and d.2 to read as follows:]

1. Up to 1 ounce: 80-pound paper basis weight or equivalent sealed with glue under 3.14.4b or two 1- 1/2-inch tabs under 3.14.4a1 and 3.14.4a2.

2. Over 1 ounce: 100-pound paper basis weight or equivalent sealed with glue under 3.14.4b, or two 2-inch tabs under 3.14.4a1 and 3.14.4a2, or three 1-1/2-inch tabs under 3.14.4a3.

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3.15.2 Letter-Size Mailpieces with Tear-Off Strips

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[Revise the text of item a. to read as follows:]

a. Be constructed of a minimum of 60-pound paper ba-sis weight or equivalent.

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3.16.5 Simple Spine

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Exhibit 3.16.5 Simple Spine Booklets

Simple Spine Booklets

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[Revise the Cover paper weight text under Simple Spine Booklets to read as follows:]

Cover paper weight — 80-pound paper basis weight or equivalent unless noted: see Exhibit 3.2.

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Lightweight Simple Spine Booklets

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[Revise the Cover paper weight text under Lightweight Sim-ple Spine Booklets to read as follows:]


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Mid-Weight Simple Spine Booklets

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[Revise the Cover paper weight text under Mid-Weight Sim-ple Spine Booklets to read as follows:]


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Heavy Weight Simple Spine Booklets

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[Revise the Cover paper weight text under Heavy Weight Simple Spine Booklets to read as follows:]


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3.16.6 Wallet Style Booklets

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Exhibit 3.16.6 Wallet Style Booklets

Wallet Style Booklets

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[Revise the Cover paper weight text under Wallet Style Booklets to read as follows:]


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3.16.7 Oblong Booklets

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Exhibit 3.16.7 Oblong Booklets

Oblong Booklets

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[Revise the Cover paper weight text under Oblong Booklets to read as follows:]


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3.16.8 Folded Booklets

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Exhibit 3.16.8 Folded Booklets

Folded Booklets

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[Add the following text as the last line under Folded Book-lets to read as follows:]


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[Revise the text in the table for Horizontal Spine to read as follows:]

Cover paper weight — up to 9" long 50 pounds;

over 9" up to 10.5" 60 pounds.

Tabs up to 2oz use 1.5" nonperforated tabs;

over 2oz use 2" nonperforated tabs.

Spine at top on address-side panel.

Place one tab on the leading and trailing edge within 1" from the top; position one tab on the lower leading edge 0.5" from the bottom.

3.17 Postcard

[Revise the first sentence of 3.17 to read as follows:]

Any postcard must be prepared from paper stock meeting the industry standard with a minimum 75-pound paper basis weight or equivalent, with none less than 71.25 pounds.***

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505 Return Services

1.0 Business Reply Mail (BRM)

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1.4 Mailpiece Characteristics

1.4.1 Paper Weight

[Revise the first sentence of 1.4.1 to read as follows:]

BRM paper envelopes must have a minimum paper basis weight of 50 pounds or equivalent (500 25-inch by 38-inch sheets).***

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1.6 Additional Standards for Qualified Business Reply Mail (QBRM)

1.6.1 Description

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[Revise the text of item a to read as follows:]

a. Is a letter weighing two ounces or less or card that is prepared to meet the automation compatibility re-quirements in 201.3.0.

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We will incorporate this revision into the next update of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.


http://pe.usps.com


PublicationsPublication 431 Revision: Changes to Post Office Box Service and Caller Service Fee Groups

Effective April 28, 2016, Publication 431, Post Office Box Service and Caller Service Fee Groups, is revised to include the following changes.

Publication 431, Post Office Box Service and Caller Service Fee Groups

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[Delete the following entries:]

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The online version of Publication 431 is dated July 2013. Publication 431 is currently available on the Postal Ser-vice™ PolicyNet website (http://blue.usps.gov/cpim):

Go to http://blue.usps.gov.

Under “Essential Links” in the left-hand column, click PolicyNet.

Click PUBs.

Offices with WebBATS Manager/Supervisor access can view current Publication 431 information by going to the WebBATS Edit Facility Information page, as follows:

1. Go to the WebBATS main menu, and select Utility> Facility>Edit Facility option.

2. View the Fee Group field on the Edit Facility Informa-tion page.

— Retail Operations, Retail and Customer Service Operations, 4-28-16

Management InstructionsManagement Instruction PO-439-2016-1: ZIP Code Boundary Review Process

Effective March 1, 2016, the Postal Service™ published Management Instruction (MI) PO-439-2016-1, ZIP Code Boundary Review Process, to update policy and proce-dures for ZIP Code™ boundary reviews. The document outlines:

Functional area responsibilities;

Customer support; and

Customer survey guidelines.

This new document also contains attachments to help identify internal and external issues, provide potential administrative solutions, quantify impacts, and estimate costs. A sample district customer survey for affected cus-tomers is also included. MI PO-439-2016-1 supersedes the

previous “United States Postal Service ZIP Code Boundary Review Process” document formerly posted on the web.

MI PO-439-2016-1, ZIP Code Boundary Review Pro-cess, is available on the Postal Service PolicyNet website:

Go to http://blue.usps.gov.

In the left-hand column, under “Essential Links,” click PolicyNet.

Click MIs.

The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.

— Delivery Strategy and Planning, Delivery Operations, 4-28-16

ZIP Code78467A

http://blue.usps.gov/cpim

http://blue.usps.gov

http://blue.usps.gov

http://blue.usps.gov/cpim

20 postal bulletin 22440 (4-28-16) Organization Information

Organization Information

Address ManagementPost Office Changes

— Address Management, Enterprise Analytics, 4-28-16

Mailing and Shipping ServicesMail Alert

The mailings below will be deposited in the near future. Offices should process this mail according to applicable service standards with the in-home dates in mind. Mailers wishing to participate in these alerts, for mailings of 1 mil-

lion pieces or more, should contact Business Service Net-work Integration at 202-268-3258 at least 1 month preceding the requested delivery dates.

— Business Customer Support and Services, Consumer and Industry Affairs, 4-28-16

Old/New

Finance No.

ZIP Code State P.O. Name

County/Parish

Station/Branch/Unit Unit Type

Effective Date Comments

Old 11-4380 32250 FL Jacksonville Duval Main Office Post Office 02/06/2016 Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Jacksonville, FL 32224 as last line of address for the 201 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 32250.

New 11-4380 32224 FL Jacksonville Duval Main Office Post Office

Requested Delivery Dates Title of Mailing

Class and Type of Mail

Number of Pieces (Millions) Distribution Presort Level Comments

05/07/16–05/10/16 Publishers Clearing House — NP209X Standard Letter

2.038 National 3/5 Digit Jetson Mailers

05/07/16–05/10/16 Publishers Clearing House — PB219X Standard Letter



1.250 National 3/5 Digit Advertising Distributors of America



05/10/16–05/12/16 Publishers Clearing House — NP200 Standard Letter


05/10/16–05/12/16 Publishers Clearing House — PB210 Standard Letter



1.250 National 3/5 Digit Advertising Distributors of America



05/16/16–05/19/16 Ginny’s Standard Catalog

1.0 National 3/5 Digit Quad Graphics

05/18/16–05/21/16 Montgomery Ward Standard Catalog

1.0 National 3/5 Digit Quad Graphics

postal bulletin 22440 (4-28-16)Organization Information 21

Stamp ServicesStamp Announcement 16-13: World Stamp Show NY-2016 Folio

On May 28, 2016, in New York, NY, the U.S. Postal Ser-vice® will issue the World Stamp Show NY-2016 folio (For-ever® priced at 47 cents) in two designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 24 stamps (Item 586900). The World Stamp Show NY-2016 folio may not be split, and the stamps may not be sold individually.

The folio, which will appear in the May 12, 2016 edition of the Postal Bulletin (PB 22441), will go on sale nationwide May 28, 2016.

In 2016, the U.S. Postal Service continues a nearly cen-tury-long tradition of commemorating international phila-telic exhibitions held every decade in the United States with specially designed issuances: stamps, souvenir sheets, and even covers. This year, the Postal Service™ celebrates World Stamp Show-NY 2016, an eight-day philatelic extravaganza that runs from May 28–June 4, 2016, in New York City, with the issuance of an elegant folio presenting two panes of stamps reminiscent of classic engraved 19th century newspaper periodical stamps and banknotes. Sim-ilar in design to the stamps issued in 2015 to announce World Stamp Show-NY 2016, these stamps are printed in intaglio, a process that reverses the colors on the stamps. The 2016 stamps have a white background and the intri-cate lines and ornamentation appear in blue or red. One pane features red stamps with a blue selvage, while the other pane has blue stamps and a red selvage. Verso text provides details about the show. Antonio Alcalá served as art director and Michael Dyer was both designer and typographer for the stamp pane.

Initial Supply to Post Offices: Item 586900, $11.28, World Stamp Show NY-2016 Folio (Forever priced at 47 cents) Commemorative PSA Pane of 24 Stamps

There will be no initial supply to Post Offices™ as these stamps will only be available through The Postal Store® website at http://www.usps.com/shop or by calling 800-782-6724.

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark Customers have 60 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue

postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps through The Postal Store website at http://www.usps.com/shop or by calling 800-782-6724. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to them-selves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:

World Stamp Show NY-2016 FolioSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998

After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by July 28, 2016.

How to Order First-Day CoversThe Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new

stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items post-marked with the official first-day-of-issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog, online at http://www.usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-782-6724. Cus-tomers may request a free catalog by calling 800-782-6724 or writing to:

U.S. Postal ServiceCatalog RequestPO Box 219014Kansas City, MO 64121-9014

Philatelic ProductsThere are eight philatelic products for this stamp issue:

586906, Press Sheet with Die-cut, $45.12 (print quantity 3,000).

586910*, Keepsake, $14.95.

586916*, First-Day Cover (set of 2), $1.82.

586921*, Digital Color Postmark (set of 2), $3.24.

586924*, Framed Art, $49.95.

586929*, 2015 and 2016 Show Collector Keepsake, $28.95.

586930*, Ceremony Program (random single), $6.95.

586933*, Panel, $17.95.

Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from Stamp Fulfillment Services. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book

Technical details for the World Stamp Show NY-2016 folio will appear in the May 12, 2016 edition of the Postal Bulletin (PB 22441).

— Stamp Services, Marketing and Sales, 4-28-16

http://www.usps.com/shop




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FraudInvalid USPS Corporate Account Numbers

This listing should be provided to Contract Postal Units and used by acceptance clerks in non-POS locations with-out intranet access to validate a USPS Corporate Account (USPSCA) number online. For all other locations, online USPSCA validation is preferred. The online validation pro-cess is outlined in the USPSCA Validation SOP on the Retail webpage. This list supersedes all previous notices,

which must be recycled. Acceptance clerks must not accept Priority Mail Express™ shipments bearing an invalid USPSCA number in the “Payment by Account” or “Agree-ment Number” section of the label or form.

Note: The first 6 digits of a 9-digit Custom Designed Ser-vice and Next Day Pickup Agreement make up the Corporate Account Number.

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606107606339606512606661627062628026628141630010631121631955662275701859705004705081705203705212705234705239705240707001708346708452708514708639708640708641708655708756711001712001712188712240712301713301714001729073731381731762734009736022740517741011743086750001750005

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— Product Information Requirements, Mail Entry and Payment Technology, 4-28-16

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Missing, Lost, or Stolen U.S. Money Order Forms

Do Not Cash — Upon Receipt, Notify Local Postal Inspectors

This listing will be provided to all Postal Service™ employees responsible for accepting and cashing postal money orders. Destroy all interim notices when the

numbers listed appear in the Postal Bulletin. The actual serial numbers consist of the first 10 digits on the money orders. Check for altered dollar amounts by holding money orders to the light.

010 001 0200 to 0299010 504 1932 to 1999011 582 1889 to 1899011 588 2900 to 3099012 441 0784 to 0799012 579 5675 to 5699013 289 6176 to 6199013 610 0014 to 0099014 932 1000 to 1099014 972 0800 to 0899015 363 0065 to 0099017 028 3200 to 3299018 569 5333 to 5399018 986 5264 to 5299019 518 2814 to 2899020 698 5159 to 5199020 844 7307 to 7399020 972 8948 to 8999022 021 9110 to 9181022 037 1411 to 1499022 527 9201 to 9210022 529 1882 to 1899023 637 7169 to 7199024 380 4100 to 4199024 496 6870 to 6896025 092 0987 to 0999025 369 5535 to 5599025 729 1151 to 1199025 729 1643 to 1799026 492 3180 to 3199027 361 0430 to 0499027 369 4482 to 4495027 671 8762 to 8776027 787 9886 to 9899027 965 9487 to 9499028 100 8069 to 8099028 191 1852 to 1999028 850 3000 to 3199029 510 1500 to 1599030 687 0903 to 0999030 701 3442 to 3499031 077 4507 to 4799032 295 7500 to 9999034 394 1000 to 1099034 943 0400 to 0799035 035 4337 to 4399037 312 7500 to 7599037 706 9578 to 9599037 805 3677 to 3699037 909 5490 to 5499037 931 4660 to 4699039 145 6521 to 6595040 024 3901 to 3999





202 748 5300 to 5399202 748 5400 to 5499203 256 1240 to 1299204 230 3577 to 3595205 019 0174 to 0199207 196 9900 to 9999207 204 0700 to 0799207 204 0800 to 0899207 514 3857 to 3899208 556 4707 to 4799210 057 4038 to 4047210 221 0548 to 0599214 061 4711 to 4724214 303 6311 to 6325214 303 6239 to 6258214 877 4251 to 4273215 252 3918 to 3992218 698 2157 to 2199218 746 0800 to 0899219 095 0100 to 0399219 389 1885 to 1899219 568 7435 to 7456219 568 7469 to 7487221 316 5757 to 5799223 476 3914 to 3999223 565 4921 to 4957223 565 4979 to 4999224 636 4745 to 4765224 636 4776 to 4799224 636 4855 to 4885224 636 4932 to 4948224 636 4950 to 4962224 636 4985 to 4999224 730 2207 to 2299225 970 0500 to 0599225 970 0600 to 0699225 970 0700 to 0799227 033 8679 to 8699227 275 9400 to 9999228 463 2456 to 2499228 510 4852 to 4899229 462 8451 to 8475229 668 5977 to 5999229 923 9176 to 9199229 924 6696 to 6699230 051 9500 to 9999273 070 8059 to 8099273 775 7700 to 7899302 000 0000 to 9999349 746 2056 to 2099350 518 7350 to 7374360 011 1690 to 1699360 168 6008 to 6099360 173 8800 to 8899360 324 2326 to 2399362 861 3064 to 3099373 006 2176 to 2199374 768 2600 to 2699375 169 4400 to 4599375 829 3400 to 3499375 851 9100 to 9199376 196 0911 to 0999378 085 3679 to 3699378 351 1063 to 1099





609 766 8091 to 8999609 825 4100 to 4115609 884 2981 to 2999609 893 1000 to 1099610 092 3200 to 3299610 582 4200 to 4299611 879 6939 to 6999612 291 8013 to 8099612 751 5171 to 5199612 751 5226 to 5299612 751 6083 to 6099612 751 6268 to 6299612 751 6572 to 6599612 774 2111 to 2199612 774 2254 to 2299612 774 2500 to 2599614 469 0979 to 0999614 474 3000 to 3099614 521 3490 to 3499614 645 1800 to 1899614 832 1100 to 2099615 017 7505 to 7599617 711 6609 to 6699617 760 5266 to 5299617 813 3601 to 3699618 840 9200 to 9299619 551 7229 to 7299619 859 3000 to 3099620 073 9400 to 9499621 614 7907 to 7930621 614 7932 to 7999621 648 8021 to 8199621 648 8500 to 8599621 904 8351 to 8599621 916 1978 to 1989622 989 8032 to 8099623 076 9300 to 9399623 819 5006 to 5099623 895 8200 to 8399623 917 0000 to 0099623 917 0200 to 0299624 468 5288 to 5299624 665 3162 to 3198625 088 6735 to 6799625 916 9500 to 9799625 968 8956 to 8999627 005 3938 to 3999627 384 3907 to 4099627 496 7549 to 7599627 708 3605 to 3699627 776 2500 to 2599628 226 3100 to 3199628 814 4702 to 4799628 851 9689 to 9699629 510 7200 to 7299629 964 4200 to 4294630 389 3056 to 3071630 463 0588 to 0599631 459 9117 to 9199631 762 9325 to 9399632 217 4933 to 4999632 500 0000 to 640 3999633 110 4165 to 4199633 110 4303 to 4499








860 275 3900 to 3999860 518 9629 to 9699860 600 0021 to 0999861 158 2350 to 2599861 367 5400 to 5499861 637 6010 to 6099861 979 7292 to 7499862 216 6100 to 6199862 263 9213 to 9299862 271 0800 to 0999862 271 5000 to 5099863 871 5138 to 5199863 949 5300 to 5399864 088 8200 to 8299864 426 3972 to 3999864 520 6117 to 6136865 151 0526 to 0599865 500 4034 to 4099865 883 6082 to 6099866 004 3000 to 3999866 442 4100 to 4899867 366 9108 to 9118867 633 7403 to 7499867 737 5623 to 5699868 169 4529 to 4599868 173 8400 to 8599868 514 9000 to 9099868 566 9200 to 9299869 200 0000 to 9999869 387 1150 to 1199869 505 3500 to 3599869 523 7033 to 7099869 566 6150 to 6167869 800 0000 to 999 9999870 054 4814 to 4899870 491 4812 to 4849870 536 5820 to 5829870 541 7167 to 7239870 575 8155 to 8999870 589 0485 to 0494870 691 7060 to 7099872 028 4850 to 4899872 029 9306 to 9399872 078 3709 to 3799872 100 0445 to 0459900 556 4178 to 4199900 845 0044 to 0099900 936 0217 to 0299900 936 0435 to 0499901 058 5255 to 5280901 273 1082 to 1099901 287 5143 to 5199901 291 2789 to 2799901 525 7122 to 7199902 089 1253 to 1299902 198 9769 to 9799902 948 1269 to 1299902 985 0833 to 0899903 370 6934 to 6999904 600 6523 to 6599904 892 0378 to 0399904 892 0648 to 1299905 056 2216 to 2299905 510 6647 to 6799


905 510 6900 to 7099905 794 0000 to 0199905 794 0288 to 0299905 873 6900 to 6999905 873 7100 to 7299905 880 8900 to 8999905 889 7100 to 7199906 158 1508 to 1599906 558 8812 to 8899906 982 2214 to 2299907 725 8500 to 8599907 815 0216 to 0257908 622 4225 to 4235908 936 9254 to 9299909 066 4494 to 7499909 067 7400 to 7499909 100 1787 to 1799909 100 1900 to 2099909 355 0422 to 0499909 568 8900 to 9099909 568 9300 to 9499909 725 7307 to 7399909 833 0947 to 0999910 219 8631 to 8699910 265 1100 to 1199910 471 7273 to 7299910 536 2505 to 2599910 958 7499 to 7599911 140 1000 to 2199911 245 2545 to 2599911 268 9077 to 9099911 400 8948 to 8999911 508 1620 to 1799



925 333 5900 to 6099925 336 2300 to 2399926 432 5907 to 5999926 436 3600 to 3699927 765 6257 to 6299928 197 8100 to 8199928 197 8283 to 8299928 856 2059 to 2068930 219 1722 to 1799930 335 7810 to 7819931 097 9259 to 9299931 156 1502 to 1579931 156 1600 to 1625931 156 1671 to 1699932 506 6400 to 6599932 732 1796 to 1799932 827 9026 to 9099932 957 2300 to 2399933 060 6160 to 6189933 387 2541 to 2561933 760 3609 to 4199933 894 0928 to 0999934 018 2729 to 2741934 180 0300 to 0399934 236 3954 to 3999934 622 8717 to 8999935 216 0312 to 0399935 843 2202 to 2247936 024 8889 to 8899936 339 4455 to 4499

— Criminal Investigations Group, Postal Inspection Service, 4-28-16


Missing, Lost, or Stolen Canadian Money Order Forms

Do Not Cash — Upon Receipt, Notify Local Postal Inspectors

This listing will be provided to all Postal Service™ employees responsible for accepting and cashing postal money orders. Destroy all interim notices when the numbers listed appear in the Postal Bulletin. The new

money order serial numbers consist of the first 9 digits. The 10th digit is a check digit only.

Do not cash outdated money orders 104 151 601 to 692 600 000. Advise holders to send invalid money orders To Canada Post Corporation, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0B1. Check for altered dollar amounts by holding money orders to the light.

719 869 731 to 9 760720 227 871 to 7 930720 227 949 to 7 960720 368 543 to 8 570720 392 151 to 2 570720 556 491 to 6 640720 558 621 to 8 650720 575 361 to 5 570720 590 152 to 0 179721 638 331 to 9 170721 815 391 to 5 420721 969 713 to 9 740722 072 137 to 2 160722 378 265 to 8 280722 413 990 to 4 004722 764 948 to 4 980722 825 840 to 5 889723 153 841 to 3 850723 237 616 to 7 630723 331 081 to 1 110723 496 443 to 6 470723 967 291 to 7 320724 655 196 to 5 340724 711 441 to 1 500724 711 538 to 1 560724 793 221 to 3 250724 908 109 to 8 120724 937 461 to 7 670725 163 118 to 3 151725 202 735 to 2 750725 398 591 to 8 800725 464 591 to 4 920725 475 321 to 5 330725 711 057 to 1 070725 738 581 to 8 730725 981 311 to 1 430725 987 835 to 7 880726 060 811 to 0 900726 391 970 to 2 520726 484 771 to 4 800726 493 351 to 5 300726 504 031 to 4 063726 504 070 to 4 090726 504 331 to 4 390726 563 701 to 4 060726 599 371 to 9 460726 626 356 to 6 370727 182 271 to 2 510727 416 181 to 6 240727 481 431 to 1 460727 749 241 to 9 780728 382 331 to 2 480





753 008 941 to 9 030753 194 311 to 4 370753 620 378 to 0 400754 013 917 to 3 940754 161 061 to 1 120754 358 445 to 8 610754 410 451 to 0 660754 438 393 to 8 410754 493 109 to 3 130754 664 182 to 4 220754 816 377 to 6 470755 487 421 to 7 600755 592 901 to 3 140755 790 020 to 0 030755 791 730 to 1 800755 926 951 to 7 070755 934 332 to 4 510755 957 701 to 8 000755 962 981 to 3 280756 035 371 to 5 490756 301 257 to 1 290756 371 565 to 1 580756 876 031 to 6 120756 876 151 to 6 240756 970 129 to 0 140757 059 613 to 9 630757 078 540 to 8 560757 086 209 to 6 240757 240 591 to 0 650757 277 371 to 7 700757 291 591 to 2 730757 964 251 to 4 280758 067 001 to 7 090758 105 221 to 5 250758 324 941 to 5 000758 593 628 to 3 650758 709 038 to 9 060758 744 101 to 4 160758 850 883 to 0 900758 860 951 to 1 550759 152 851 to 2 880759 740 941 to 1 090760 004 596 to 4 610760 118 191 to 8 250760 155 001 to 5 090760 378 002 to 8 020760 692 722 to 2 749761 055 460 to 5 480761 169 781 to 9 810761 504 941 to 5 120761 516 836 to 6 910761 613 588 to 3 600761 688 631 to 8 690761 805 199 to 5 240761 826 106 to 6 120761 881 171 to 1 560761 975 641 to 5 670761 975 886 to 5 895762 304 144 to 4 170762 324 931 to 4 960762 439 261 to 9 290762 524 158 to 4 220762 584 872 to 4 970762 593 431 to 3 460





819 544 681 to 4 740819 928 441 to 8 650820 034 406 to 4 430820 070 761 to 1 540820 191 342 to 1 360820 274 856 to 4 880820 600 171 to 0 230821 172 241 to 2 360821 229 661 to 9 720821 229 743 to 9 780821 903 731 to 3 910821 927 841 to 7 850822 505 801 to 5 830822 703 442 to 3 470



828 732 331 to 2 390828 807 781 to 7 840828 830 952 to 0 963828 939 781 to 0 050829 002 721 to 2 870829 005 301 to 5 540829 080 241 to 0 330829 160 986 to 1 000829 176 841 to 6 930829 471 561 to 1 590829 561 065 to 1 080829 566 481 to 6 510829 569 931 to 9 960



Verifying U.S. Postal Service Money OrdersFollow these steps to cash a Postal Service™ money

order:

1. Check that the amount does not exceed the legal limit: $1,000 for domestic, and $700 for international postal money orders.

2. Check that the proper security features are present:

When held to the light, a watermark of Benjamin Franklin is repeated from top to bottom on the left side.

When held to the light, a dark line (security thread) runs from top to bottom with the word “USPS” repeated.

There should be no discoloration around the dollar amounts, which might indicate the amounts were changes.

These appear in Postal Service Notice 299, U.S. Postal Money Order Reference Card, or online at https://www.usps.com/shop/money-orders.htm.

3. If the money order seems suspicious, call the U.S. Postal Service Money Order Verification System at 866-459-7822.

Please provide this information to local banks and retailers, as they also receive Postal Service money orders for cashing.

— Retail and Customer Service Operations, 4-28-16

Counterfeit Canadian Money Order Forms

Do Not CashTo be posted and used by retail window employees. As

directed, destroy previous notices. Destroy all interim notices when the numbers listed appear in the Postal Bulletin.


Toll-Free Number Available to Verify Canadian Money Orders

The Canada Post Corporation is now providing a toll- free number that cashing agents can call to verify the validity of Canadian Postal Money Orders. The number is 800-563-0444.

This toll-free number is printed on the back of the Canadian Postal Money Orders.


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https://www.usps.com/shop/money-orders.htm

https://www.usps.com/shop/money-orders.htm


Other InformationOverseas Military/Diplomatic Mail

Mail addressed to military and diplomatic post offices overseas is subject to certain conditions or restrictions of mailing regarding content, preparation, and handling. The APO/FPO/DPO table below outlines these conditions by APO/FPO/DPO ZIP Codes™ through the use of footnoted mailing restrictions codes (see the Restrictions page fol-lowing the table).

Acceptance clerks should use the table with the POS ONE terminal to determine which APO/FPO/DPO ZIP Codes are active and which conditions of mailing apply. Inquiries may be sent to the Military Postal Service Agency at https://amps.usps.gov/jy2/frm.htm.

The entries under “Changes” appear in bold in the APO/FPO/DPO table starting below.

Changes

We have eliminated “Not Active” entries from the table below to save space and paper.

APO/FPO/DPO Table

APO/FPO/DPO Action Effective Date See RestrictionsAPO AE 09320 Remove N 04/14/2016 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1FPO AA 34096 Close 04/14/2016FPO AA 34098 Close 04/14/2016FPO AA 34099 Close 04/14/2016

APO/FPO/DPO

SeeRestrictions

09003 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-P-R-U

09004 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U

09005 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-P-R-U

09006 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U

09009 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U-Z1

09011 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U

09012 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U-Z1

09013 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-F-F1-H-M-R-U-Z1

09014 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U

09016 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R09020 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09021 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U-Z109028 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09034 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09044 A1-A2-B-C-D-F1-H-U09046 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09049 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09053 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U

09054 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U

09055 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-F-H-M-R-R1-U-V

09059 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U

09060 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-F1-H-M-R-U-Z1

09067 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U

09068 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-U-Z109069 A-A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-N-

U-V09075 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09079 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09090 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-P-

R-U09094 A1-A2-B-C-D-H-M-P-R-

Z109095 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09096 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09103 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-U09104 A1-A2-B-C-D-H-M-R-U-

Z109107 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09112 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09114 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U

APO/FPO/DPO

SeeRestrictions

09123 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U-Z1

09125 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-N-O-R-R1-V-V1

09126 A1-A2-B-C-D-H-M-P-R-Z1

09128 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U

09131 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U

09136 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-F1-H-M-P-R

09138 A1-A2-B-C-D-H-M-R-U09140 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09142 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09143 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09154 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09160 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09161 A-A1-A2-B-E1-F-F1-M-

N-V09172 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09173 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09177 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U09180 A1-A2-B-C-D-H-M-R-U09186 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-

U

APO/FPO/DPO

SeeRestrictions

09211 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-P-R-U

09213 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-F-F1-H-J-L-M-N-R-T-U-V-Z1

09214 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U-Z1

09227 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U

09245 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U

09250 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U

09261 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-F1-H-M-R-U-V-Z1

09263 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U

09264 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U

09265 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-F-F1-H-J-L-M-N-R-T-U-V-Z1

09302 A-A1-A2-B-C1-F-F1-H-M-N-V-Z-Z1

09304 A-A1-A2-B-C-C1-D-E2-F-F1-H1-J-L-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09305 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-F1-H1-I3-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z-Z1

09306 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-F1-H1-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09307 A1-A2-B-N-V-Z109308 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-F1-

H1-I3-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z-Z1

09309 A-A1-A2-B-C-C1-E2-F-H1-M-N-R-V-Z1

APO/FPO/DPO

SeeRestrictions

https://amps.usps.gov/jy2/frm.htm


09313 A-A1-A2-B-C-C1-E2-F-F1-F2-H1-R-R1-V-Z1

09315 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-N-R-R1-V-Z1


09319 A-A1-A2-B-C-C1-E2-F-F1-F2-H1-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09320 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09321 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-H1-M-N-R-R1-V-Z1

09330 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-F1-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09333 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-F1-H1-I3-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09337 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-F1-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09340 A-A1-A2-B-C1-F-H-N-R-V

09343 A-A1-A2-B-C1-F-M-N-V-Z1

09347 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1


09352 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09354 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09355 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09356 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-H1-M-N-R-R1-V-Z1

09357 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09363 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09365 A-A1-A2-B-C-C1-E2-F-H1-M-N-R-V-Z1

09366 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-F1-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1



09403 A1-A2-B-C-C1-M-R-U-Z1

09421 A1-A2-B-C-C1-M-R-U-Z1

09447 A1-A2-B-C-C1-R-U-V-Z1

09454 A1-A2-B-C-C1-M-R-U-V-Z1

09459 A1-A2-B-C-C1-M-R-U-Z1

APO/FPO/DPO

SeeRestrictions

09461 A1-A2-B-C-C1-M-P-R-U-Z1

09463 A1-A2-B-C-C1-R-U-Z109464 A1-A2-B-C-C1-R-U-Z109468 A1-A2-B-C-C1-M-R-U-

Z109469 A1-A2-B-C-C1-R-U-Z109470 A1-A2-B-C-C1-M-R-U-

Z109494 A1-A2-B-C-C1-M-R-U-

Z109498 A1-A2-B-C-C1-F-F1-F2-

J-L-N-R-R1-T-V-Z109501 A1-A2-B-V09502 A1-A2-B-V09503 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09504 A1-A2-B-V09505 A1-A2-B-V09506 A1-A2-B-V09507 A1-A2-B-V09508 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09509 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09510 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-

H1-M-R-R1-V-Z109511 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09513 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09517 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09520 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09523 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09522 A1-A2-B-V09524 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09532 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09534 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09543 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09550 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09554 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09556 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09564 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09565 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09566 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09567 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09568 A1-A2-B-V09569 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09570 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09573 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09574 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09575 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09576 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09577 A1-A2-B-V09578 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09579 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09581 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09582 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09583 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09586 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09587 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09588 A1-A2-B-V

APO/FPO/DPO

SeeRestrictions

09589 A1-A2-B-V09590 A1-A2-B-V09591 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09592 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09593 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09594 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09595 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09596 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09599 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V09600 A1-A2-B-C-F-F1-R-U-

Z109602 A1-A2-B-C-F-F1-N-R-

U-V09603 A1-A2-B-C-F-F1-R-U-V-

Z109604 A1-A2-B-C-F-F1-P-R-U-

V-Z109605 A1-A2-B-C-D-H-M-R-U-

V09606 A1-A2-B-C-D-H-M-R-U-

V09607 A-A1-A2-B-C-F-F1-M-

N- R-R1-U-U3-V-W-Z109608 A1-A2-B-C-F-N-R-U-V-

Z109609 A1-A2-B-C-F-R-U-Z109610 A1-A2-B-C-F-F1-M-R-

U-V-Z109613 A1-A2-B-C-F-N-U-V09617 A1-A2-B-C-F-R-U-Z109618 A1-A2-B-C-F-R-U-Z109620 A1-A2-B-C-F-R-U-Z109621 A1-A2-B-C-F-R-U-Z109622 A1-A2-B-C-F-R-U-Z109623 A1-A2-B-C-F-R-U-Z109624 A1-A2-B-C-F-F1-J-L-N-

T-U-V-Z109625 A1-A2-B-C-F-R-U-Z109626 A1-A2-B-C-F-R-U-Z109627 A1-A2-B-C-F-R-U-Z109630 A1-A2-B-C-F-U-V09631 A1-A2-B-C-F-R-U-Z109633 A1-A2-B-B2-C-D-F-F1-

M-R-U-U1-U2-U3-V-Z109636 A1-A2-B-C-F-R-U-Z109642 A1-A2-B-M-N-R-U-V09643 A1-A2-B-M-R-U-V-Z109645 A1-A2-B-C-F-F1-R-U-

Z109647 A1-A2-B-M-N-R-U-Z109648 A1-A2-B-N-R-U-V-Z109649 A1-A2-B-N-R-U-Z109701 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C-C1-D-

F-F1-J-L-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09702 A1-A2-B-C-C1-F1-M-R-R1-U

09703 A1-A2-B-C-D-F1-H-U09704 A1-A2-B-C-O-V-V1

APO/FPO/DPO

SeeRestrictions

09705 A1-A2-B-U09706 A1-A2-B-C-N-R-U-V-Z109707 A1-A2-B-C-F-F1-J-L-M-

N-R-T-U-V-Z109708 A1-A2-B09709 A1-A2-B-B2-C1-E2-F-

F1-H-H1-J-L-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09710 A1-A2-B-C-C1-F-F1-J-L-M-N-R-R1-T-U-V-Z1

09712 A-A1-A2-B-F-H-R-U-V-Z1

09714 A1-A2-B-C-C1-F1-M-R-R1-U

09715 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-R-T-V-Z1

09716 A1-A2-B-C-F-F1-J-L-M-N-R-T-V-Z1

09717 A-A1-A2-B-M-R-V-W-Z109718 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-

R-T-U-V-Z109719 A1-A2-B-C-D-M-R-U-V-

Z109720 A1-A2-B-M-R-U-V-Z109722 A-A1-A2-B-F-H-N-Q-V-

Z-Z109723 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-

R-T-U-V-Z109724 A1-A2-B-C-C1-F1-M-R-

R1-U09725 A-A1-A2-B-F-H-N-O-Q-

V-V1-Z-Z109726 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-

R-T-U-V-Z109727 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C-C1-D-


09728 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C-C1-F-F1-J-L-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09729 A1-A2-B-C-F-N-R-R1-U-V-Z1

09730 A-A2-B-B2-C-C1-F-F1-J-L-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1


09732 A1-A2-B-N-V-Z109733 A1-A2-B-N-V09734 A-A1-A2-B-C-C1-F-F1-

J-L-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z109735 A1-A2-B-N-V-Z109736 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C-C1-D-


09737 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C-C1-F-F1-I-L-M-N-R-R1-T-V-W-Y-Z-Z1

09738 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C-C1-D-F-F1-J-L-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

APO/FPO/DPO

SeeRestrictions



09741 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-F1-H1-J-L-M-N-R-R1-T-V-W-Y-Z1

09742 A-A1-A2-B-B2-F-F1-J-L-M-N-R-T-V-Z1

09743 A-A1-A2-B-F-H-N-Q-V-Z-Z1


09745 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-M-N-R-R1-V-Z1

09747 A1-A2-B-F-J-N-U-V-Z109748 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C-C1-D-


09749 A-A1-A2-B-F-H-N-U-V-Z1


09751 A1-A2-B-C-D-E-H-M-R-U

09752 A1-A2-B-C-D-F1-H-U09753 A-A1-A2-B-F-N-V-Z109754 A-A1-A2-B-F-H-N-Q-V-

Z-Z109755 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C-C1-D-

F-F1-J-L-M-N-Q-R-R1-T-V-Z-Z1

09756 A-A1-A2-B-B2-E3-F-F1-J-L-N-Q-R-R1-T-V-Z-Z1

09759 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C-C1-E2-F-F1-F2-J-L-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09760 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C-C1-D-F-F1-J-L-M-N-Q-R-R1-T-V-Z-Z1

09762 A-A1-A2-B-B2-E3-F-F1-J-L-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1


09777 A-A1-A2-B-C-E1-F-F1-L-M-N-R-T

09780 A-A1-A2-B-F-H-N-R-V09789 A-A1-A2-B-F-N-R-V-Z109801 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-

H1-M-N-R-R1-V-Z109803 A1-A2-B-E2-E3-F-F1-

H1-N-R-R1-U-V-Z109804 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-N-R-V-

Z109805 A1-A2-B-E2-E3-F-F1-R-

R1-Z109806 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-F1-

H1-J-L-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09808 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C1-E2-F-F1-H-H1-J-L-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

APO/FPO/DPO

SeeRestrictions

09809 A1-A2-B-F-F1-L-N-T-V-Z1

09810 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-N-R-V-Z1

09811 A1-A2-B-E2-E3-F-F1-H1-N-R-R1-U-V-Z1

09812 A1-A2-B-E2-E3-F-F1-I-J-L-N-R-T-U-V-Z-Z1

09813 A1-A2-B-E2-E3-F-F1-I3-J-L-N-R-T-U-V-Z-Z1

09814 A1-A2-B-E2-E3-F-F1-I3-J-L-N-R-T-U-V-Z-Z1

09815 A-A1-A2-B-F-N-R-V-Z109816 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C-C1-

E2-E3-F-F1-J-L-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09817 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C1-E2-E3-F-F1-H-H1-J-L-M-N-R-T-V-Z1

09818 A-A1-A2-B-C-F-M-V-Z109820 A-A1-A2-B-B2-F-F1-H-

H1-J-L-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09821 A-A1-A2-B-F-N-R-V-Z109822 A-A1-A2-B-F-R-V-Z109823 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-N-

R-T-V-Z109824 A-A1-A2-B-F-R-V-Z109825 A-A1-A2-B-C-C1-D-F-

F1-J-L-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09826 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C1-E1-E2-E3-F-F1-J-L-M-N-R-R1-T-V-W-Z1

09827 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-R-T-V-Z1

09828 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-I-J-L-N-T-V-Z-Z1

09829 A1-A2-B-C-N-R-V-Z109830 A1-A2-B-C-M-N-R-V-Z109831 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-N-T-

U-V-Z109832 A-A1-A2-B-U1-V-Z109833 A1-A2-B-U1-V-Z109834 A1-A2-B-E2-E3-F-F1-R-

R1-U-Z109835 A-A1-A2-B-N-V-Z109836 A-A1-A2-B-C-F-F1-J-L-

M-N-R-T-V-Z109837 A1-A2-B-E2-E3-V-Z109838 A1-A2-B-E2-E3-F-F1-U-

Z109839 A-A1-A2-B-U-V-Z109840 A-A1-A2-B-E2-E3-V-Z109841 A-A1-A2-B-N-R-U-Z109842 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-N-

R-T-V-Z109844 A-A1-A2-B-C-C1-D-F-

F1-J-L-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

APO/FPO/DPO

SeeRestrictions

09845 A-A1-A2-B-B2-E3-F-F1-J-L-M-N-R-T-V-Z1

09846 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C1-F-F1-J-L-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09848 A-A1-A2-B-F-M-R-V-Z109851 A-A1-A2-B-F-N-R-V-Z109852 A1-A2-B-E2-E3-F-F1-

H1-N-R-R1-U-V-Z109853 A1-A2-B-E2-F-H1-R-

R1-U2-V-Z109855 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-F1-

H1-M-R-R1-U2-V-Z109858 A1-A2-B-E2-E3-F-F1-

H1-N-R-R1-U-V-Z109859 A1-A2-B-C1-E2-E3-F-

F1-H1-R-R1-U-V-Z109861 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-N-R-

R1-V-Z109865 A-A1-A2-B-R-U-V-Z109868 A-A1-A2-B-E2-F-N-U-V-

Z109870 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-F1-

H1-I3-J-L-M-N-R-R1-T-U4-V-Z-Z1

09873 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-F1-H1-I3-J-L-M-N-R-R1-T-U-U4-V-Z-Z1



09880 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-F1-H1-N-R-R1-U-V-Z1

09890 A1-A2-B-E2-F-H1-N-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09892 A-A1-A2-B-E2-F-F1-J-L-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09895 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C1-E2-F-L-N-R-T-V-W-Z1

09898 A1-A2-B-C-E2-F-H1-N-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

34002 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-N-T-V-Z1

34004 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-N-T-V

34007 A-A1-A2-B-C1-F-F1-M-N-R-R1-V-Z1

34008 A1-A2-B-B2-D-E1-F-F1-H-H1-J-L-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

34011 A1-A2-B-B2-C1-E2-F-F1-J-L-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

34020 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-T-V-Z1

34021 A1-A2-B-F-F1-T-J-L-M-N-V-Z1

34022 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-T-V-Z1

APO/FPO/DPO

SeeRestrictions

34023 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-T-V-Z1

34024 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-T-V-Z1

34025 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-T-V-Z1

34030 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-T-V-Z1

34031 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-T-V-Z1

34032 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-T-V-Z1

34033 A1-A2-B-C-F-F1-J-L-M-N-T-V-Z1

34034 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-T-V-Z1

34035 A1-A2-B-F-F1-H-J-L-M-N-T-V-Z1

34036 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-T-V-Z1

34037 A1-A2-B-C-F-F1-H-I-L-M-N-T-V-Z-Z1

34038 A1-A2-B-L-M-N-U-V-Z134039 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-

T-V-Z134041 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-

T-V-Z134042 A-A1-A2-B-C-F-F1-M-

N-R-U-U1-V-W-Z134044 A-A1-A2-B-D-F-M-N-O-

R-R1-V-V1-Z-Z134055 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-M-N-

T-V-Z134058 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V-

Z134060 A1-A2-B-B2-C1-E2-F-

F1-J-L-N-R-R1-T-V-Z134078 A1-A2-B-F1-N-V-Z134080 A1-A2-B--F-F1-R-R1-V34081 A1-A2-B--F-F1-R-R1-V34082 A1-A2-B--F-F1-R-R1-V34083 A1-A2-B--F-F1-R-R1-V34084 A1-A2-B--F-F1-R-R1-V34090 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V34091 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V34092 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V34093 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V34094 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V34095 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96201 A-A1-A2-B-F196202 A-A1-A2-B-F1-U96203 A-A1-A2-B-F196204 A-A1-A2-B-F196205 A-A1-A2-B-F1-U96206 A-A1-A2-B-F1-U96207 A-A1-A2-B-F1-V96208 A-A1-A2-B-F1-U96209 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-N-

T-U-V-Z1

APO/FPO/DPO

SeeRestrictions


96213 A-A1-A2-B-C-F1-R-U96214 A-A1-A2-B-C-F1-R-U96218 A-A1-A2-B-F1-U96224 A-A1-A2-B-F1-U96251 A-A1-A2-B-F1-U96257 A-A1-A2-B-F1-U96258 A-A1-A2-B-F1-U96260 A-A1-A2-B-F1-U96264 A-A1-A2-B-C-F1-R-U96266 A-A1-A2-B-C-F1-R-U96267 A-A1-A2-B-C-F1-R-U-V96269 A-A1-A2-B-F1-U-Z196271 A-A1-A2-B-F1-U96275 A-A1-A2-B-F1-U96276 A-A1-A2-B-C-F1-R96278 A-A1-A2-B-C-F1-R-U96283 A-A1-A2-B-F1-U96284 A-A1-A2-B-F1-U96303 A1-A2-B-F-F1-H-J-L-M-

N-T-V-W-Z196306 A1-A2-B-F-F1-F2-H-M-

W-Z196309 A1-A2-B-C-M-R-V-W96310 A1-A2-B-M-W96319 A1-A2-B-C-M-R-W96321 A1-A2-B-F-F1-F2-H-M-

W-Z196322 A1-A2-B-F-F1-F2-H-M-

W-Z196323 A1-A2-B-C-M-R-V-W96326 A1-A2-B-C-F-M-R-W96328 A1-A2-B-C-M-R-W96330 A1-A2-B-C-M-R-W96331 A1-A2-B-M-W96336 A1-A2-B-C-M-R-V-W96337 A1-A2-B-M-W96338 A1-A2-B-M-W96339 A1-A2-B-M-V-W96343 A1-A2-B-M-W96346 A1-A2-B-F-F1-F2-H-M-

V-W-Z196347 A1-A2-B-F-F1-F2-H-M-

W-Z196349 A1-A2-B-F-F1-F2-H-M-

W-Z196350 A1-A2-B-F-F1-F2-H-M-

W-Z1

APO/FPO/DPO

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96351 A1-A2-B-F-F1-F2-H-M-W-Z1

96362 A1-A2-B-F-F1-F2-M-W-Z1

96365 A1-A2-B-C-M-R-V-W96367 A1-A2-B-C-L-M-R-W96368 A1-A2-B-C-M-R-W96370 A1-A2-B-F-F1-F2-H-M-

W-Z196372 A1-A2-B-M-W96373 A1-A2-B-M-W96374 A1-A2-B-M-W96375 A1-A2-B-M-W96376 A1-A2-B-M-W96377 A1-A2-B-M-W96378 A1-A2-B-M-W96379 A1-A2-B-M-W96380 A1-A2-B-M-W96382 A1-A2-B-M-W96384 A1-A2-B-M-W96385 A1-A2-B-M-W96386 A1-A2-B-M-W96387 A1-A2-B-M-W96388 A1-A2-B-M-W96389 A1-A2-B-M-W96401 A1-A2-B-C-F-N-O-R-V-

V1-Z196427 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-

H1-M-R-R1-V96447 A1-A2-B-C-F-N-R-U3-V-

V196501 A-A1-A2-B-N-V96502 A1-A2-B-F-N-U3-V-Z196504 A-A1-A2-B-C-C1-F-F1-

I-L-N-R-R1-T-V-W-Z-Z196505 A-A1-A2-B-C-C1-F-F1-

I-L-N-R-R1-T-V-W-Z-Z196507 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-H-J-L-

N-T-V-Z196510 A1-A2-B-I-N-V96511 A1-A2-B-I-N-V96515 A1-A2-B-D-F-U396516 A1-A2-B-D-F-Z196517 A1-A2-B-F-U3-V-Z196520 A1-A2-B-F-N-U3-V96521 A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-N-T-

U3-V-Z196530 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-H-H1-

J-L-M-N-T-U-V-Z1

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96531 A-A1-A2-B-C-F-F1-H-M-N-R-U-V

96532 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-H-J-L-M-N-T-U-V-Z1

96534 A-A1-A2-B-F-U-Z196535 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-J-L-N-

T-V-Z196537 A1-A2-B-V-Z196538 A1-A2-B-V-Z196540 A1-A2-B-V-Z196541 A1-A2-B-V96542 A1-A2-B-V-Z196543 A1-A2-B-P-V-Z196546 A1-A2-B-F-R-U396548 A-A1-A2-B-H-M-R-U96549 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-H-J-L-

M-N-T-U-V-Z196550 A-A1-A2-B-H-M-U-V-Z196551 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-H-J-L-

M-N-T-U-V-Z196552 A1-A2-B-Z196553 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-H-M-

R-U96554 A-A1-A2-B-F-F1-H-J-L-

M-N-T-U-V-Z196555 A1-A2-B-F-M-V96557 A1-A2-B-F-M-V96562 A-A1-A2-B-B2-C-C1-D-

E2-E3-F-F1-H-H1-I-L-M-N-R-T-V-Z-Z1

96577 A-A1-A2-B-F-H-M-N-R-U

96578 A1-A2-B-B2-F1-H-J-N-R

96595 A1-A2-B-F-U3-V-Z196598 A1-A2-B-N-O-V-V196599 A1-A2-B-N-V96601 A1-A2-B-V96602 A1-A2-B-V96603 A1-A2-B-V96604 A1-A2-B-V96605 A1-A2-B-V96606 A1-A2-B-V96607 A1-A2-B-V96608 A1-A2-B-V96609 A1-A2-B-V96610 A1-A2-B-V96611 A1-A2-B-V96612 A1-A2-B-V

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96613 A1-A2-B-V96615 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96616 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96617 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96619 A1-A2-B-V96620 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96621 A1-A2-B-V96622 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96628 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96629 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96631 A-A1-A2-B-C1-E2-F-

H1-M-R-R1-V96632 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96643 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96649 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96650 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96657 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96660 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96661 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96662 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96663 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96664 A1-A2-B-V96665 A1-A2-B-V96666 A1-A2-B-V96667 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96668 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96669 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96670 A1-A2-B-V96671 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96672 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96673 A1-A2-B-V96674 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96675 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96677 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96678 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V 96679 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96681 A1-A2-B-V96682 A1-A2-B-V96683 A1-A2-B-V96686 A1-A2-B-V96691 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96692 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96693 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96694 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96695 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96696 A1-A2-B-F-F1-R-R1-V96698 A1-A2-B-V

APO/FPO/DPO

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Restrictions

RESTRICTIONSLEGEND

PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender’s Declaration (green label)

PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch NotePS Form 2976-B, Priority Mail Express International Shipping Label and Customs Form

AAFES = Army and Air Force Exchange ServiceAPO = Army/Air Force Post OfficeBox R = Retired military personnelDMM = Domestic Mail ManualDPO = Diplomatic Post OfficeFPO = Fleet Post OfficeMOM = Military Ordinary MailMPO = Military Post OfficePAL = Parcel AirliftPSC = Postal Service CenterSAM = Space Available MailUSDA = United States Department of AgricultureNote: Mail order catalogs are prohibited as SAM or PAL mail.

A. Securities, currency, or precious metals in their raw, unmanufactured state are prohibited. Official shipments are exempt from this restriction.A1. Mail addressed to “Any Servicemember,” or similar wording such as “Any Soldier,” “Sailor,” “Airman,” or “Marine”; “Military Mail”; etc., is prohibited. Mail must be addressed to an individual or job title such as “Commander,” “Command-ing Officer,” etc.A2. APO/FPO/DPO addresses shall not include a city and/or country name.B. Regardless of mail class, a customs declaration (i.e., PS Form 2976, PS Form 2976-A, or PS Form 2976-B) is required for all items weighing 16 ounces or more, or any item (regardless of weight) containing potentially dutiable mail contents (e.g., merchandise or goods) addressed to or from an APO, FPO, or DPO ZIP Code. If mailed using Priority Mail Express service, mailpieces requiring a customs form that are addressed to or from an APO, FPO, or DPO location must bear a properly completed PS Form 2976-B. No customs form is required for items weighing less than 16 ounces when the contents are not potentially dutiable (e.g., documents). The surface area of the address side of the mailpiece must be large enough to contain the applicable customs declaration. The following exceptions apply:

Known mailers are exempt from providing customs documentation on non-dutiable letters or printed matter. (A known mailer is a business mailer who enters volume mailings through a business mail entry unit (BMEU) or other bulk mail acceptance location, pays postage through an advance deposit account, uses a permit imprint for postage payment, and submits a completed postage statement at the time of entry that certifies that the mailpieces contain no dangerous materials that are prohibited by postal regulations.)

All federal, state, and local government agencies whose mailings are regarded as “Official Mail” are exempt from providing customs documen-tation on any item addressed to an APO, FPO, or DPO except for those APOs/FPOs/DPOs to which restriction “B2” applies.

Prepaid mail from military contractors is exempt, providing the mailpiece is endorsed “Contents for Official Use — Exempt from Customs Require-ments.”

B2. All federal, state, and local government agencies must complete customs documentation when sending potentially dutiable mail addressed to or from this APO, FPO, or DPO.C. Cigarettes and other tobacco products are prohibited.C1. Obscene articles, prints, paintings, cards, films, videotapes, etc., and horror comics and matrices are prohibited.D. Coffee is prohibited. E. Medicines (prescription, over-the-counter, vitamins, and supplements) are prohibited when mailed to individuals for human or animal use. This prohibition does not apply when medicines are sent as official mail only between specifically designated agencies such as pharmaceutical distributors, hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies.E1. Medicines or vaccines not conforming to French laws are prohibited.E2. Any matter depicting nude or seminude persons, pornographic or sexual items, or nonauthorized political materials is prohibited. Although religious mate-rials contrary to the Islamic faith are prohibited in bulk quantities, items for the per-sonal use of the addressee are permissible.E3. Radio transceivers, cordless telephones, global positioning systems, scan-ners, base stations, and handheld transmitters are prohibited.F. Firearms of any type are prohibited in all classes of mail. See definitions of firearms in PUB 52, Sec. 431. This restriction does not apply to firearms mailed to or by official U.S. government agencies. The restriction for mail to this APO/FPO/DPO ZIP Code does not apply to firearms mailed from this APO/FPO/DPO ZIP Code, provided ATF and USPS regulations are met. Antique firearms are a sepa-rate category defined in PUB 52, Sec. 431.3 and ATF regulations; they do not require an ATF form.F1. Privately owned weapons addressed to an individual are prohibited in any class of mail.F2. Importation of firearms is restricted to one shotgun and one single shot .22 caliber rifle per individual.

G. Only letters, flats, and Periodicals are authorized. Parcels of any class are prohibited.H. Meats, including preserved meats, whether hermetically sealed or not, are prohibited.H1. Pork or pork by-products are prohibited.I. Mail of all classes must fit in a mail sack. Mail may not exceed the following dimensions:

Maximum length 20 inches. Maximum width 12 inches. Maximum height 12 inches.

The maximum length and girth combined may not exceed 68 inches.

This restriction does not apply to registered mail and official government mail marked MOM.

I1. This restriction does not apply to registered mail.I2. This restriction does not apply to official government mail marked MOM.I3. Mail may not exceed the following dimensions:

Maximum length 27 inches. Maximum width 14 inches. Maximum height 14 inches.

J. Parcels may not exceed 108 inches in length and girth combined.K. Mail that includes in the address the words, “Dependent Mail Section,” may consist only of letter mail, newspapers, magazines, and books. No parcel of any class containing any other matter may be mailed to the Dependent Mail section. This restriction does not apply if the address does not include the words “Depen-dent Mail Section.”L. All official mail is prohibited.M. Fruits, vegetables, animals, and living plants are prohibited.N. Registered mail is prohibited.O. Delivery status information for Extra Services is not available on USPS.com.P. APO is used for the receipt and dispatch of official mail only.Q. Mail may not exceed 66 pounds, and size is limited to 42 inches maximum length and 72 inches maximum length and girth combined.R. All alcoholic beverages, including those mailable under PUB 52, Sec. 421, are prohibited. R1. Materials used in the production of alcoholic beverages (i.e., distilling mate-rial, hops, malts, yeast, etc.) are prohibited. S. Mail of all classes must fit in a mail sack. Mail may not exceed the following dimensions and weight:

Maximum length 12 inches. Maximum width 12 inches. Maximum height 5 1/2 inches. Maximum weight 25 pounds.

The maximum length and girth combined may not exceed 47 inches.

T. Mailings of case lots of food and supplemental household shipments must be approved by the sender’s parent agency prior to mailing.U. Parcels must weigh less than 16 ounces when addressed to Box R. This restriction does not apply to mail endorsed “Free Matter for the Blind or Handi-capped.”U1. Mail is limited to First-Class Mail weighing 13 ounces or less when addressed to Box R. This restriction does not apply to mail endorsed “Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped.” Videotapes are prohibited when addressed to Box R, regardless of weight.U2. Mail is limited to First-Class Mail letters only when addressed to Box R.U3. Mail is limited to First-Class Mail correspondence (including voice and video cassettes), newspapers, magazines, photographs, not exceeding 16 ounces, when addressed to Box R. U4. Mail addressed to Box C is limited to 2 pounds, regardless of class.V. Priority Mail Express Military Service (PMEMS) not available from any origin.V1. USPS Tracking is not available.W. Meat products, such as dried beef, salami, and sausage, may be mailed, pro-vided they remain in their original, hermetically sealed packages and bear USDA certification. Other meats, bones, skin, hair, feathers, horns or hoofs of hoofed ani-mals, wool samples, tobacco leaves, including chewing and pipe tobacco, snuff, cigars, and cigarettes, or obscene material, including obscene drawings, photo-graphs, films, and carvings, are prohibited. Exception: 200 grams of tobacco per parcel are permitted duty free.X. Personal mail is limited to First-Class Mail items (to include audio cassettes and voice tapes) weighing 13 ounces or less. This limitation does not apply to offi-cial mail.Y. Mail is limited to First-Class and Priority Mail items only. All Periodicals, Stan-dard Mail items, and Package Services items (including SAM and PAL) are not authorized. This restriction also applies to official mail.Z. No outside pieces (OSPs).Z1. The following restriction is applicable only to International Service Centers (ISC)/Exchange Offices. An Anti-Pilferage Seal (Item No O817E or O818A) is required on all pouches and sacks.

— International Network Operations, Global Business, 4-28-16


Freely Associated States (FAS) RestrictionsEffective March 19, 2015, the mailing restrictions for

Freely Associated States will be listed in the Pull-Out sec-tion of the Postal Bulletin and updated periodically.

Freely Associated StatesMail addressed to freely associated states is subject to

certain conditions or restrictions of mailing regarding con-tent, preparation, and handling. The FAS table below outlines these conditions as listed by each affected FAS ZIP Code™ through the use of footnoted mailing restric-tions codes (see the Restrictions following the table). For additional information on available extra services for FAS destinations, see Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), part 503.

Acceptance clerks should use the table with the POS ONE terminal to determine which FAS ZIP Codes are active and which conditions of mailing apply. Inquiries may be sent to Randall Sobol at [email protected].

FAS Restrictions Table

Restrictions

RESTRICTIONS LEGENDPS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender’s Declaration (green label)

PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note

FAS = Freely Associated State

A. Bank currency (coin and paper) is prohibited.

B. Signature Confirmation, Signature ConfirmationRestricted Delivery, Adult Signature Requested,Adult Signature Restricted Delivery, Certified MailAdult Signature Required, and Certified Mail AdultSignature Restricted Delivery not available.

C. COD is prohibited.

— Asia-Pacific Relations, Global Business, 4-28-16

FAS Table See Restrictions96939 A, B96940 A, B96941 A, B96942 A, B96943 A, B

96944 A, B96960 A, B96970 A, BMarshall Islands CFederated States of Micronesia C

FAS Table See Restrictions


Thrift Savings Plan Fact Sheet

*Rates of return for May (inception of S and I Funds) through December 2001.

The G Fund is managed internally by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. Assets of the F, C, S, and I Funds are managed externally. The Board currently has contracts with BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A., to manage the F, C, S, and I Fund assets. The F, C, S, and I Funds invest in commingled trust funds, in which the assets of tax-deferred employee benefit plans are combined and invested together. The F, C, S, and I Funds and the BlackRock funds are passively managed index funds.

Future performance of the funds will vary and may be significantly different from the returns shown above. See the Summary of the Thrift Savings Plan for detailed information about the funds and their investment risks. The monthly returns of the TSP Funds represent net earnings for the month after deduction of accrued administrative expenses and, except for the G Fund, after deduction of trading costs and accrued investment management fees as well. The returns for the four indexes shown do not include any of these deductions.* Implemented May 2001.See next page for L Funds.

ANNUAL RETURNS

GFund

FFund

U.S. Aggregate

Index C

Fund

S&P 500StockIndex

S *Fund

Dow Jones U.S.

Completion TSM Index

I *Fund

EAFEStockIndex

1995 7.03 18.31 18.47 37.41 37.58 — 33.48 — 11.271996 6.76 3.66 3.63 22.85 22.96 18.52 17.18 6.27 6.141997 6.77 9.60 9.65 33.17 33.36 26.61 25.69 1.46 1.551998 5.74 8.70 8.69 28.44 28.58 7.51 8.63 20.46 20.091999 5.99 -0.85 -0.82 20.95 21.04 32.70 35.49 26.81 26.722000 6.42 11.67 11.63 -9.14 -9.10 -8.76 -15.77 -14.11 -14.172001 5.39 8.61 8.44 -11.94 -11.89 -9.04* -2.52* -21.94* -14.88*2002 5.00 10.27 10.26 -22.05 -22.10 -18.14 -17.80 -15.98 -15.942003 4.11 4.11 4.10 28.54 28.69 42.92 43.84 37.94 38.592004 4.30 4.30 4.34 10.82 10.88 18.03 18.10 20.00 20.252005 4.49 2.40 2.43 4.96 4.91 10.45 10.03 13.63 13.542006 4.93 4.40 4.33 15.79 15.79 15.30 15.28 26.32 26.342007 4.87 7.09 6.97 5.54 5.49 5.49 5.39 11.43 11.172008 3.75 5.45 5.24 -36.99 -37.00 -38.32 -39.03 -42.43 -43.382009 2.97 5.99 5.93 26.68 26.46 34.85 37.43 30.04 31.782010 2.81 6.71 6.54 15.06 15.06 29.06 28.62 7.94 7.752011 2.45 7.89 7.84 2.11 2.11 -3.38 -3.76 -11.81 -12.142012 1.47 4.29 4.22 16.07 16.00 18.57 17.89 18.62 17.322013 1.89 -1.68 -2.02 32.45 32.39 38.35 38.05 22.13 22.782014 2.31 6.73 5.97 13.78 13.69 7.80 7.63 -5.27 -4.902015 2.04 0.91 0.55 1.46 1.38 -2.92 -3.42 -0.51 -0.81

MONTHLY RETURNS

GFund

FFund

U.S. Aggregate

Index C

Fund

S&P 500StockIndex

S *Fund

Dow Jones U.S.

Completion TSM Index

I *Fund

EAFEStockIndex

2015April 0.15 -0.28 -0.36 0.96 0.96 -1.50 -1.55 4.11 4.08May 0.17 -0.26 -0.24 1.29 1.29 1.84 1.83 -0.42 -0.51June 0.17 -1.07 -1.09 -1.93 -1.94 -0.71 -0.76 -2.80 -2.83July 0.19 0.74 0.70 2.10 2.10 -0.12 -0.12 2.08 2.08Aug 0.18 -0.11 -0.14 -6.03 -6.03 -5.80 -5.89 -7.36 -7.36Sept 0.18 0.75 0.68 -2.47 -2.47 -4.80 -4.84 -5.02 -5.08Oct 0.17 0.02 0.02 8.45 8.44 5.61 5.50 7.07 7.82Nov 0.17 -0.24 -0.26 0.31 0.30 1.75 1.66 -0.86 -1.56Dec 0.18 -0.30 -0.32 -1.57 -1.58 -3.91 -3.91 -2.03 -1.352016Jan 0.19 1.49 1.38 -4.96 -4.96 -8.72 -8.84 -5.62 -7.25Feb 0.15 0.68 0.71 -0.12 -0.13 0.50 0.45 -2.82 -1.83March 0.15 0.93 0.92 6.79 6.78 8.24 8.18 6.59 6.51LAST 12 MONTHS 2.07 2.35 1.96 1.87 1.78 -8.53 -9.14 -7.98 -8.27


PU

LL-O

UT

INFO

RM

AT

ION

L FundsAnnual Returns L Income L 2020 L 2030 L 2040 L 20502006 7.59 13.72 15.00 16.532007 5.56 6.87 7.14 7.362008 -5.09 -22.77 -27.50 -31.532009 8.57 19.14 22.48 25.192010 5.74 10.59 12.48 13.892011 2.23 0.41 -0.31 -0.962012 4.77 10.42 12.61 14.27 15.852013 6.97 16.03 20.16 23.23 26.202014 3.77 5.06 5.74 6.22 6.372015 1.85 1.35 1.04 0.73 0.45

Monthly Returns L Income L 2020 L 2030 L 2040 L 20502015Apr 0.37 0.81 0.95 1.00 1.16May 0.30 0.50 0.62 0.72 0.78June -0.33 -0.97 -1.28 -1.46 -1.66July 0.55 1.03 1.22 1.33 1.46Aug -1.10 -3.06 -4.04 -4.69 -5.37Sept -0.51 -1.67 -2.26 -2.67 -3.09Oct 1.64 3.72 4.88 5.58 6.31Nov 0.17 0.17 0.20 0.24 0.24Dec -0.28 -0.92 -1.32 -1.61 -1.852016Jan -0.91 -2.55 -3.58 -4.21 -4.86Feb 0.01 -0.24 -0.41 -0.51 -0.63Mar 1.53 3.35 4.54 5.25 5.94LAST 12 MONTHS 1.43 -0.07 -0.89 -1.59 -2.29


Stamp Announcement 16-14: Repeal of the Stamp Act Stamp

© 2015 USPS On May 29, 2016, in New York, NY, the U.S. Postal Ser-

vice® will issue the Repeal of the Stamp Act stamp (For-ever® priced at 47 cents) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) souvenir sheet of 10 stamps (Item 586700). The Repeal of the Stamp Act souvenir sheet may not be split, and the stamps may not be sold indi-vidually.

The stamp will go on sale nationwide May 29, 2016.

This 2016 issuance of the Repeal of the Stamp Actstamp commemorates the 250th anniversary of the repeal of the Stamp Act — British legislation that galvanized and united the American colonies and set them on a path toward revolution. The act required payment of a tax on a wide array of paper materials, such as newspapers, pam-phlets, legal documents, licenses, mortgages, contracts, and bills of sale. A stamp would be embossed on these papers to indicate payment. The postage stamp depicts a crowd gathered around a “liberty tree” to celebrate the repeal of the Stamp Act. The selvage area displays a proof print of a one-penny revenue stamp and includes a famous slogan from the era: “Taxation without representation is tyranny.” Verso text appears on the back of the pane. The stamp was illustrated by noted historical painter Greg Har-lin. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp and the pane.

Initial Supply to Post Offices: Item 586700, $4.70, Repeal of the Stamp Act (Forever priced at 47 cents) Commemorative PSA Pane of 10 Stamps

Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps prior to the FDOI through SFS Web.


postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office, at The Postal Store® website at http://www.usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-782-6724. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:

Repeal of the Stamp Act StampSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the

Postal Service™ will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by July 29, 2016.




Philatelic ProductsThere are nine philatelic products for this stamp issue:


586710*, Keepsake, $11.95.

586716*, First-Day Cover, $0.91.

586718*, First-Day Cover, Full Pane, $7.20.

586719*, Cancelled Full Pane, $7.20.

586721*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.62.

586724*. Framed Art, $39.95.

586730*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.

586733*, Panel, $17.95.






Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from Stamp Fulfillment Services. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book.


Issue: Repeal of the Stamp Act StampItem Number: 586700Denomination & Type of

Issue:First-Class Mail Forever

Format: Souvenir Sheet of 10 (1 design)Series: N/AIssue Date & City: May 29, 2016, New York, NY 10199Designer: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VAArt Director: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VATypographer: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VAArtist: Greg Harlin, Annapolis, MDModeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle FinnManufacturing Process: Offset, MicroprintPrinter: Banknote Corporation of AmericaPrinted at: Browns Summit, NCPress Type: Alprinta 74Stamps per Pane: 10Print Quantity: 12 million stampsPaper Type: Phosphor Tagged Paper, BlockAdhesive Type: Pressure-sensitiveProcessed at: Banknote Corporation of America,

Browns Summit SC Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, BlackStamp Orientation: VerticalImage Area (w x h): 1.09 x 1.42 in./27.56 x 36.07 mmOverall Size (w x h): 1.23 x 1.56 in./31.12 x 39.62 mmFull Pane Size (w x h): 8.5 x 5.00 in./215.90 x 127.00 mmPress Sheets Size (w x h): 25.5 x 20.00 in./647.70 x 508.00 mmPlate Size: 120 stamps per revolutionMarginal Markings:Back: © 2015 USPS • USPS logo • Plate

position diagram • Barcode (586700) in lower right corner of pane • Promotional text • Verso text


Stamp Announcement 16-15: Honoring Extraordinary Heroism: The Service Cross Medals Stamps


vice® will issue Honoring Extraordinary Heroism: The Ser-vice Cross Medals stamps (Forever® priced at 47 cents) in four designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) souve-nir sheet of 12 stamps (Item 561100). Honoring Extraordi-nary Heroism: The Service Cross Medals souvenir sheet of 12 stamps may not be split, and the stamps may not be sold individually.

The stamps will go on sale nationwide May 30, 2016.

This issuance continues a Postal Service™ tradition of honoring the bravery and achievements of members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Previous issuances have depicted the highest military decoration for valor in combat: the Medal of Honor. These new stamps recognize the next highest tier of military decorations for valor: the Distinguished Service Cross (Army), Navy Cross (Navy and Marine Corps), Air Force Cross, and Coast Guard Cross. Each stamp consists of a photograph of one of the four medals suspended from a ribbon and shown against a dark blue backdrop. There are a total of 12 stamps on the pane, shown in two rows. These decorations are awarded for acts of extraordinary heroism in which an individual braved enemy fire, made bold decisions, and took selfless actions to rescue or pro-tect fellow service members. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamps and stamp pane, working with photo-graphs of the medals by Richard Frasier.

Initial Supply to Post Offices: Item 561100, $5.64, Honoring Extraordinary Heroism: The Service Cross Medals (Forever priced at 47 cents) Commemorative PSA Souvenir Sheet of 12 Stamps


Special Dedication Postmarks Only the following pictorial postmark is permitted for the

Honoring Extraordinary Heroism: The Service Cross Medalsstamps. The word “Station” or the abbreviation “STA” is

required somewhere in the design, because it will be a tem-porary station.

Guidelines for Finalizing Honoring Extraordinary Heroism: The Service Cross Medals Stamps Pictorial Postmark Art

To finalize the Honoring Extraordinary Heroism: The Ser-vice Cross Medals stamps pictorial postmark art, insert the date, city, state, and ZIP Code™ of the physical location of your event adjacent to the stamp image. Overall dimen-sions of the pictorial postmark must not exceed 4 inches horizontally by 2 inches vertically. Collectors prefer the dimensions 3-1/2 inches by 1.

The Postal Service must make all special postmarks known to collectors through advance publicity in the Postal Bulletin. Therefore, all special dedication cancellations must be reported to Stamp Services four weeks before the event using PS Form 413, Pictorial Postmark Announce-ment/Report. To get a copy of the form, go to http://blue.usps.gov/formmgmt/forms/ps413.pdf.






Honoring Extraordinary Heroism:The Service Cross Medals StampsSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the

Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by July 30, 2016.




Philatelic ProductsThere are six philatelic products for this stamp issue:


561110*, Keepsake (set of 4), $12.95.



561124*, Framed Art, $39.95.




Issue: Honoring Extraordinary Heroism: The Service Cross Medals Stamp

Item Number: 561100Denomination & Type of Issue:

First-Class Mail Forever

Format: Souvenir Sheet of 12 (4 designs)Series: N/AIssue Date & City: May 30, 2016, New York, NY 10199Designer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VAArt Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VATypographer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VAPhotographer: Richard Frasier, Vienna, VAModeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle FinnManufacturing Process: Offset, MicroprintPrinter: Banknote Corporation of AmericaPrinted at: Browns Summit, NCPress Type: Alprinta 74Stamps per Pane: 12Print Quantity: 20,400,000 stampsPaper Type: Phosphor Tagged Paper, BlockAdhesive Type: Pressure-sensitiveProcessed at: Banknote Corporation of America,

Browns Summit SC Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS

10128/GoldStamp Orientation: VerticalImage Area (w x h): 0.84 x 1.42 in./21.34 x 36.07 mmOverall Size (w x h): 0.98 x 1.56 in./24.89 x 39.62 mmFull Pane Size (w x h): 7.5 x 5.5 in./190.50 x 139.70 mmPress Sheets Size (w x h): 22 x 22.5 in./558.30 x 571.50 mmPlate Size: 144 stamps per revolutionPlate Numbers: N/AMarginal Markings:Back: © 2016 USPS • USPS logo • Plate

position diagram • Barcode (561100) in lower left corner of pane • Promotional text






Stamp Announcement 16-16: Pluto – Explored! Stamps


vice® will issue the Pluto – Explored! stamps (Forever® priced at 47 cents) in two designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of four stamps (Item 586600). The Pluto – Explored! pane of stamps may not be split, and the stamps may not be sold individually.


With this issuance, the U.S. Postal Service recognizes the history-making first reconnaissance of Pluto in 2015 by NASA’s New Horizons mission. The Pluto—Explored! sou-venir sheet contains two new stamps (each appear twice on the sheet). The first stamp shows an artist’s rendering of the New Horizons spacecraft. The second shows the spacecraft’s striking image of Pluto taken near closest approach. The view — which is color-enhanced to highlight surface texture and composition — is a composite of four images from New Horizons’ Long Range Reconnaissance Imager, combined with color data from the imaging instru-ment, Ralph. It clearly reveals the now-famous heart-shaped feature (informally called Tombaugh Regio) that measures about 1,000 miles across at its widest point. The stamp issuance includes verso text. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the souvenir sheet.

Initial Supply to Post Offices: Item 586600, $1.88, Pluto – Explored! (Forever priced at 47 cents) Commemorative PSA Pane of Four Stamps




Pluto – Explored! StampsSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the

Postal Service™ will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by July 31, 2016.




Philatelic ProductsThere are nine philatelic products for this stamp issue:


586610*, Keepsake, (2 panes w/Digital Color Post-mark, set of 2), $7.95.





586624*, Framed Art, $39.95.


586633*, Panel, $17.95.








Issue: Pluto – Explored! StampItem Number: 586600Denomination & Type of


Format: Souvenir Sheet of 4 (2 designs)Series: N/AIssue Date & City: May 31, 2016, New York, NY 10199Designer: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VAArt Director: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VATypographer: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VAModeler: Joseph SheeranManufacturing Process: OffsetPrinter: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)Printed at: Williamsville, NYPress Type: Muller A76Stamps per Pane: 4Print Quantity: 15 million stampsPaper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Spot Tag Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitiveProcessed at: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU) Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black,

PMS 422 C GreyStamp Orientation: SquareImage Area (w x h): 1.09 x 1.09 in./27.56 x 27.56 mmOverall Size (w x h): 1.23 x 1.23 in./31.12 x 31.12 mmFull Pane Size (w x h): 3.50 x 3.50 in./88.90 x 88.90 mmPress Sheet Size (w x h): 24.50 x 7.00 in./622.30 x 177.80 mmPlate Size: 196 stamps per revolutionPlate Numbers: N/AMarginal Markings:Front: Header: Pluto – Explored!Back: © 2015 USPS • USPS logo • Barcode

(586600) • Promotional text • Verso text


Stamp Announcement 16-17: Views of Our Planets Stamps


vice® will issue the Views of Our Planets stamps (Forever® priced at 47 cents) in eight designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 16 stamps (Item 473600). The Views of Our Planets pane of 16 stamps may not be split, and the stamps may not be sold individually.


With this pane of 16 stamps, the U.S. Postal Service showcases some of the more visually compelling full-disk images of the planets obtained during this era. Eight new colorful Forever stamps, each shown twice, feature Mer-cury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Some show the planet’s “true” color — what we might see with our own eyes if traveling through space. Others use colors to represent and visualize certain fea-tures of a planet based on imaging data. Still others use the near-infrared spectrum to show things that cannot be seen by the human eye in visible light. Verso text explains what these images reveal and identifies the spacecrafts and powerful telescopes that helped obtain them. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamps.

Initial Supply to Post Offices: Item 473600, $7.52, Views of Our Planets (Forever priced at 47 cents) Commemorative PSA Pane of 16 Stamps

Stamp Fulfillment Services will make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices™ of a quantity to cover approx-imately 30 days of sales. Distribution quantities for the automatic push distribution will be available by logging on to SFS Web at https://sfsweb.usps.gov. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps prior to the FDOI through SFS Web. However, offices should check the website noted above to determine the amount they will receive on their automatic push distribution.



Views of Our Planets StampsSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998

https://sfsweb.usps.gov




After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service™ will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by July 31, 2016.




Philatelic Products There are nine philatelic products for this stamp issue:


473610*, Keepsake, $9.95.





473624*, Framed Art, $39.95.


473633*, Panel, $10.95.



Issue: Views of Our Planets StampItem Number: 473600Denomination & Type of


Format: Pane of 16Series: N/AIssue Date & City: May 31, 2016, New York, NY 10199Designer: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VAArt Director: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VATypographer: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VAModeler: Joseph SheeranManufacturing Process: OffsetPrinter: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)Printed at: Williamsville, NYPress Type: Muller A76Stamps per Pane: 16Print Quantity: 40 million stampsPaper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Spot Tag Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitiveProcessed at: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU) Colors: PMS422C Grey, Cyan, Magenta,

Yellow, BlackStamp Orientation: SquareImage Area (w x h): 1.085 x 1.085 in./27.56 x 27.56 mmOverall Size (w x h): 1.225 x 1.225 in./31.12 x 31.12 mmFull Pane Size (w x h): 6.00 x 6.00 in./152.40 x 152.40 mmPress Sheet Size (w x h): 12.125 x 24.00 in./307.98 x 609.60 mmPlate Size: 256 stamps per revolutionPlate Numbers: N/AMarginal Markings:Front: Header: Views of Our PlanetsBack: © 2015 USPS • USPS logo • Barcode

(473600) • Promotional text • Verso text • Plate Block




Stamp Announcement 16-18: Classics Forever Stamps

On June 1, 2016, in New York, NY, the U.S. Postal Ser-vice® will issue the Classics Forever stamps (Forever® priced at 47 cents) in six designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) souvenir sheet of six stamps (Item 586800). The Classics Forever souvenir sheet of six stamps may not be split, and the stamps may not be sold individu-ally.

The Classics Forever stamps, which will appear in the May 12, 2016 edition of the Postal Bulletin (PB 22441), will go on sale nationwide June 1, 2016.

This souvenir sheet is issued in celebration of the long history of U.S. postage stamps — and in appreciation of stamp collectors and philatelists everywhere. The elabo-rately designed sheet features new versions of six of Amer-ica's earliest and most alluring stamps, now issued as Forever stamps to make them easily distinguishable from the mid 19th-century originals. The intaglio-printed designs featured are George Washington (1851, originally 12 cents), Benjamin Franklin (1851, originally one cent), George Washington (1860, originally 24 cents), George Washington (1860, originally 90 cents), Abraham Lincoln (1866, origi-nally 15 cents), and Benjamin Franklin (1861, originally one cent). The selvage is composed of postal cancellations and script from envelopes contemporaneous with the stamps. These elements are arranged on a buff-colored back-ground with a textured look to evoke stationery of the period. An inner border evoking star-spangled patriotic bunting also bears the title “Classics Forever” at top and bottom and the words “The Classic Era” on either side. Eric Madsen created the artwork for the selvage. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the issuance.

Initial Supply to Post Offices: Item 586800, $2.82, Classics Forever (Forever priced at 47 cents) Commemorative PSA Souvenir Sheet of Six Stamps

There will be no initial supply to Post Offices™ as these stamps will only be available for ordering through The Postal Store® website at http://www.usps.com/shop, by calling 800-782-6724, or at the World Stamp Show.


postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps through The Postal Store website at http://www.usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-782-6724. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to them-

selves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:

Classics Forever StampsSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the

Postal Service™ will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by August 1, 2016.






586810*, Keepsake, $15.95.



586824*, Framed Art, $39.95.



Technical details for Classics Forever stamps will appear in the May 12, 2016 edition of the Postal Bulletin (PB 22441).







Stamp Announcement 16-19: National Parks Stamps

© 2016 USPS On June 2, 2016, in New York, NY, the U.S. Postal Ser-

vice® will issue the National Parks stamps (Forever® priced at 47 cents) in 16 designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 16 stamps (Item 560600). The National Parks pane of 16 stamps may not be split, and the stamps may not be sold individually.

The stamps will go on sale nationwide June 2, 2016.

With this pane of stamps, issued in 2016 to coincide with the centennial of the National Park Service, the U.S. Postal Service encourages everyone to visit our national parks and discover — or rediscover — abundant opportu-nities for exploration, learning, and fun. This pane includes 16 different stamps that feature existing art or photographs of national parks or plants, animals, artwork, objects, and structures found in or associated with a national park. Small type on the margin of each stamp indicates its loca-tion.

First row, left to right: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska (Tom Bean, photographer); Mount Rainier

National Park, Washington (Matt Dieterich, photographer); “Scenery in the Grand Tetons” (Albert Bierstadt, artist; painting at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Vermont); Bass Harbor Head Light at Acadia National Park, Maine (David Muench, photographer).

Second row, left to right: “The Grand Canyon of Ari-zona, from Hermit Rim Road” (Thomas Moran, artist; chro-molithograph-on-canvas at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona); Assateague Island National Seashore, Virginia and Maryland (Tim Fitzharris, photographer).

Third row, left to right: Balclutha, a ship at San Fran-cisco Maritime National Historical Park, California (Tim Campbell, photographer); Arches National Park, Utah (Tom Till, photographer); Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota (QT Luong, photographer); Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, Washington, D.C. (Cindy Dyer, pho-tographer).

Fourth row, left to right: Administration Building at Fri-joles Canyon, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico


(Helmuth Naumer, Sr., artist); Everglades National Park, Florida (Paul Marcellini, photographer).

Fifth row, left to right: Haleakalá National Park, Hawaii (Kevin Ebi, photographer); Yellowstone National Park, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming (Art Wolfe, photographer); Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico (Richard McGuire, photographer); Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida and Mississippi (John Funderburk, photographer).

The image at the center of the pane is a detail of the 1-cent Yosemite stamp issued in 1934, rendered here in light brown. The pane includes selvage text and verso text. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamps and the stamp pane.

Initial Supply to Post Offices: Item 560600, $7.52, National Parks (Forever priced at 47 cents) Commemorative PSA Pane of 16 Stamps

Stamp Fulfillment Services will make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices™ of a quantity to cover approx-imately 30 days of sales. Distribution quantities for the automatic push distribution will be available by logging on to SFS Web at https://sfsweb.usps.gov. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps prior to the FDOI through SFS Web. However, offices should check the website noted above to determine the amount they will receive on their automatic push distribution.

Special Dedication Postmarks Only the following pictorial postmark is permitted for the

National Parks stamps. The word “Station” or the abbrevi-ation “STA” is required somewhere in the design, because it will be a temporary station.

Guidelines for Finalizing National Parks Stamps Pictorial Postmark Art

To finalize the National Parks stamps pictorial postmark art, insert the date, city, state, and ZIP Code™ of the phys-ical location of your event adjacent to the stamp image. Overall dimensions of the pictorial postmark must not exceed 4 inches horizontally by 2 inches vertically. Collec-tors prefer the dimensions 3-1/2 inches by 1.

The Postal Service™ must make all special postmarks known to collectors through advance publicity in the Postal Bulletin. Therefore, all special dedication cancellations must be reported to Stamp Services four weeks before the event using PS Form 413, Pictorial Postmark Announce-ment/Report. To get a copy of the form, go to http://blue.usps.gov/formmgmt/forms/ps413.pdf.



National Parks StampsSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the

Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by August 2, 2016.




Philatelic Products There are eight philatelic products for this stamp issue:


560610*, Keepsake, $9.95.





https://sfsweb.usps.gov








560624*, Framed Art, $39.95.


Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from Stamp Fulfillment Services. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book


Issue: National Parks StampsItem Number: 560600Denomination & Type of


Format: Pane of 16 (16 designs)Series: N/AIssue Date & City: June 2, 2016Designer: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MDArt Director: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MDTypographer: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MDModeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle FinnManufacturing Process: Offset, MicroprintPrinter: Banknote Corporation of AmericaPrinted at: Browns Summit, NCPress Type: Alprinta 74Stamps per Pane: 16Print Quantity: 100 million stampsPaper Type: Phosphor Tagged Paper, BlockAdhesive Type: Pressure-sensitiveProcessed at: Banknote Corporation of America,

Browns Summit SC Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS

4575 (Gold), PMS 4495 (Gold)Stamp Orientation: Horizontal and VerticalImage Area (w x h): 1.68 x 1.05 in./42.67 x 26.67 mm

0.77 x 1.05 in./19.56 x 26.67 mmOverall Size (w x h): 1.82 x 1.19 in./46.23 x 30.23 mm

0.91 x 1.19 in./23.11 x 30.23 mmFull Pane Size (w x h): 7.25 x 7.25 in./184.15 x 184.15 mmPress Sheets Size (w x h): 21.75 x 21.75 in./552.45 x 552.45 mmPlate Size: 144 stamps per revolutionPlate Numbers: N/AMarginal Markings:Front: Header: National Parks Back: © 2016 USPS • USPS logo • Barcode

(560600) in upper right and lower left corners of pane • Promotional text • Summary of “National Parks”


Stamp Announcement 16-20: Colorful Celebrations Stamps

© 2016 USPS On June 3, 2016, in New York, NY, the U.S. Postal Ser-

vice® will issue the Colorful Celebrations stamps (Forever® priced at 47 cents) in 10 designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet of 20 stamps (Item 681000).

The stamps will go on sale nationwide June 3, 2016.

Celebrate any festive occasion with Colorful Celebra-tions, a new stamp issuance from the U.S. Postal Service. This booklet of 20 First-Class Mail® Forever stamps includes 10 digitally created designs with eye-popping pat-terns that showcase geometric shapes, flowers, and birds. The stamp designs come in one of four colors: blue,

orange, purple, and fuchsia. Papel picado, an intricate art form that was developed in Mexico, inspired artist Atzin Gaytan’s digitally made stamp art. The Spanish term papel picado translates to “pierced paper.” Sally Andersen-Bruce designed the stamps. Derry Noyes served as the project’s art director.

Initial Supply to Post Offices: Item 681000, $9.40, Colorful Celebrations (Forever priced at 47 cents) Double-sided Booklet of 20 stamps




Colorful Celebrations StampsSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the

Postal Service™ will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by August 3, 2016.






681010*, Keepsake, $11.95.



681024*, Framed Art, $39.95.









Issue: Colorful Celebrations StampItem Number: 681000Denomination & Type of


Format: Double-sided Booklet of 20 (10 designs)

Series: N/AIssue Date & City: June 3, 2016, New York,

NY 10199Art Director: Derry Noyes, Washington, DCDesigner: Sally Andersen-Bruce, New Milford, CTTypographer: Derry Noyes, Washington, DCArtist: Atzin Gaytan, New Milford, CTModeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle FinnManufacturing Process: Offset, MicroprintPrinter: Banknote Corporation of AmericaPrinted at: Browns Summit, NCPress Type: Alprinta 74Stamps per Booklet: 20Print Quantity: 100 million stampsPaper Type: Phosphor Tagged Paper, BlockAdhesive Type: Pressure-sensitiveProcessed at: Banknote Corporation of America,

Browns Summit, NCStamp Orientation: HorizontalImage Area (w x h): 1.05 x 0.77 in./26.67 x 19.56 mmStamp Size (w x h): 1.19 x 0.91 in./30.22 x 23.11 mmBooklet Size (w x h): 2.38 x 5.74 in./60.33 x 145.88 mmPress Sheet Size (w x h): 9.5 x 11.49 in./ 241.3 x 291.74 mm Colors: Black, PMS Orange, Fuchsia, Blue,

PurplePlate Size: 800 stamps per revolutionPlate Numbers: “B” followed by five (5) single digits Marginal Markings: • Plate numbers in peel strip area

• © 2016 • USPS in peel strip area


Pictorial Postmarks AnnouncementAs a community service, the Postal Service™ offers pic-

torial postmarks to commemorate local events celebrated in communities throughout the nation. A list of events for which pictorial postmarks are authorized appears below. The sponsor of the pictorial postmark appears in italics under the date. Also provided are illustrations of these postmarks.

People attending these local events may obtain the postmark in person at the temporary Post Office™ station established there. Those who cannot attend the event but who wish to obtain the postmark may submit a mail order request. Pictorial postmarks are available only for the dates indicated, and requests must be postmarked no later than 30 days following the requested pictorial postmark date.

All requests must include a stamped envelope or post-card bearing at least the minimum First-Class Mail® post-age. Items submitted for postmark may not include

postage issued after the date of the requested postmark. Such items will be returned unserviced.

Customers wishing to obtain a postmark should affix stamps to any envelope or postcard of their choice, address the envelope or postcard to themselves or others, insert a card of postcard thickness in envelopes for sturdi-ness, and tuck in the flap. Place the envelope or postcard in a larger envelope and address it to: Pictorial Postmarks, followed by the Name of the Station, Address, City, State, ZIP+4® Code, as listed below.

Customers can also send stamped envelopes and post-cards without addresses for postmark, as long as they sup-ply a larger envelope with adequate postage and their return address. After applying the pictorial postmark, the Postal Service returns the items (with or without addresses) under addressed protective cover.

The following pictorial postmarks have been extended for 30 days:

April 21, 2016

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation

George Wein StationPostmasterPO Box 58980New Orleans, LA 70158-8980

April 22–24, 2016


Jazz Fest StationPostmasterPO Box 58980New Orleans, LA 70158-8980

April 23, 2016

Pacific Overland Expo

Yamhill County Fairgrounds StationPostmaster650 Northeast 2nd StreetMcMinnville, OR 97128-9998


April 30, 2016

Tri-River Historical Museum Network

Quilts — A Stitch in Time Station

PostmasterPO Box 9998Alto, MI 49302-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Edmore, MI 48829-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Lowell, MI 49331-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Belding, MI 48809-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Freeport, MI 49325-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Lyons, MI 48851-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Belmont, MI 49306-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Grand Rapids, MI 49546-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Portland, MI 48875-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Byron Center, MI 49315-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Greenville, MI 48838-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Rockford, MI 49341-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Cedar Springs, MI 49319-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Ionia, MI 48846-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Saranac, MI 48881-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Clarksville, MI 48815-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Lake Odessa, MI 48849-9998



PostmasterPO Box 9998Sunfield, MI 48890-9998

April 28–May 1, 2016


Jazz Fest StationPostmasterPO Box 58980New Orleans, LA 70158-8980

April 29, 2016

Stephen Decatur Chapter #4 Universal Ship Cancellation Society

USS George C. Marshall 50th Anniversary Station

PostmasterPO Box 719Norfolk, VA 23501-9998


April 29–30, 2016

United States Postal Service

Lancopex StationPostmaster1400 Harrisburg PikeLancaster, PA 17604-9992

April 30, 2016


Portsmouth Village StationPostmasterPO Box 9998Ocracoke, NC 27960-9997

April 30, 2016

Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs

Wiscopex StationPostmasterPO Box 9998Fond du Lac, WI 54935-9998

April 30, 2016

National Alumnae Association of Blackstone College

VUMAC StationPostmaster400 South Main StreetBlackstone, VA 23824-9998

May 2, 2016


Motorcycle Awareness Station

PostmasterPO Box 9998Statesville, NC 28677-9998

May 2, 2016

Public Health

Art and Health/Schools Station

Postmaster585 Avenue FD Roosevelt, Suite 223

San Juan, PR 00936-9312

May 3, 2016


Lueders Annual Fish Day Station

Postmaster125 East Main StreetLueders, TX 79533-9998

May 5–June 4, 2016

Stephen Decatur Chapter #4, Universal Ship Cancellation Society

Fleet Week StationPostmaster/Customer Relations Coordinator

1900 West Oakland Park Boulevard, Suite 103

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33310-9998

May 6, 2016

Charles City Chamber of Commerce/Community Development

Charles City, IA 50616 Station

Postmaster500 North Main StreetCharles City, IA 50616-9998

May 6–7, 2016

Butler County Philatelic Society

Butlerpex StationPostmaster345 South Main StreetButler, PA 16001-9998



May 6–8, 2016

Northeastern Federation of Stamp Clubs

Philatelic Show StationPostmaster7 Post Office SquareActon, MA 01720-9998

May 7, 2016

Osseo Heritage Day and Great Mushroom Hunt

Morel StationPostmaster5500 Beecher RoadOsseo, MI 49266-9998

May 7, 2016

National Women’s Hall of Fame and Generations Bank of Seneca Falls

19th Amendment Station 13148

Postmaster38 State StreetSeneca Falls, NY 13148-9998

May 7, 2016

Sequim Irrigation Festival 2016

121st Irrigation Festival Station

Postmaster240 South Sunnyside Avenue

Sequim, WA 98382-9998

May 7, 2016

Thomas County-Colby Kiwanis Club

Kiwanis Station 50th Anniversary

Postmaster535 North Court AvenueColby, KS 67701-9998

May 7, 2016

Bethel Historical Society

History Fair StationPostmaster34 North Main StreetBethel, VT 05032-9998

May 8, 2016

Mary’s Wig Room/American Cancer Society

Mother’s Day Breast Cancer Canal Walk Station

Postmaster138 East AvenueLockport, NY 14094-9998

May 10, 2016


Rachel Graham StationPostmaster226 West Missouri StreetFloydada, TX 79235-9998

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Digital Color or Traditional PostmarksCustomers have 60 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue

postmarks by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, or at The Postal Store® website at www.usps.com/shop.

Traditional PostmarksCustomers should affix the stamps to envelopes of their

choice, address them to themselves or others, or provide a self-addressed return envelope with sufficient postage large enough to accommodate the canceled item. Mail the request to the corresponding city of issuance. There is no

charge for the first 50 postmarks. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. Customers should submit a check, money order, or credit card for payment. After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service™ will return the envelopes to the customer by U.S. Mail.

All postmark requests should go to the first-day-of-issue city. The first-day-of-issue city Post Office will then forward in bulk all postmark requests to Cancellation Ser-



vices, Stamp Fulfillment Services, PO Box 449992, Kansas City, MO 64144-9992 by respective Post Offices.

Digital Color PostmarksOnly select stamp issues offer a digital color postmark.

Customers may submit #6 or #10 envelopes constructed of paper rated as “laser safe.” The Postal Service recom-mends envelopes of 80-pound Accent Opaque, acid-free, 9/16" side seams with no glue on the flap. The maximum size of all digital color postmarks is 2" high x 4" long. Allow sufficient space on the envelope to accommodate the postmark. Do not use self-adhesive labels for addresses on the envelope. Two test envelopes must be included. There is a minimum of 10 envelopes at 50 cents per postmark required at the time of servicing. Customers should submit a check, money order, or credit card for payment.

The Postal Service reserves the right to not accept hand-painted and other cachet envelopes that are not compatible with our digital color postmark equipment. The

Postal Service also reserves the right to substitute tradi-tional black rubber postmarks if use of nonspecified enve-lopes results in poor image quality or damage to equipment.

Customers should affix the stamps to the envelopes and address them to themselves or others for return through the mail. Or, they may include an additional self-addressed return envelope, large enough to accommodate their can-celed items, with sufficient postage affixed for return of their postmarked items. Mail the request for a first-day-of-issue digital color postmark to the corresponding city of issuance. Post Offices will then forward all customer requests for digital color postmarks to Cancellation Services, Stamp Fulfillment Services, PO Box 449992, Kansas City, MO 64144-9992.

After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes to the customer by U.S. Mail.

Sarah Vaughan StampU.S. Postal Service2 Federal SquareNewark, NJ 07102

May 29, 2016

Digital Color Pictorial

Shirley Temple StampAttn: Marketing7001 South Central Avenue, Room 307Los Angeles, CA 90052-4200

June 18, 2016


Shirley Temple StampAttn: Marketing7001 South Central Avenue, Room 307Los Angeles, CA 90052-4200

June 18, 2016

Black and White Pictorial


July 28, 2016



July 28, 2016



Repeal of the Stamp Act StampSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998

July 29, 2016


Repeal of the Stamp Act StampSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998

July 29, 2016


Honoring Extraordinary Heroism: The Service Cross Medals Stamps

Special Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998

July 30, 2016


Honoring Extraordinary Heroism: The Service Cross Medals Stamps

Special Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998

July 30, 2016


Pluto – Explored! StampsSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998

July 31, 2016


Pluto – Explored! StampsSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998

July 31, 2016


Views of Our Planets StampsSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd Street New York, NY 10199-9998

July 31, 2016




Views of Our Planets StampsSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd Street New York, NY 10199-9998

July 31, 2016


Classics Forever StampsSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998

August 1, 2016


Classics Forever StampsSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998

August 1, 2016


National Parks StampsSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998

August 2, 2016


National Parks StampsSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998

August 2, 2016


Colorful Celebrations StampsSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998

August 3, 2016


Colorful Celebrations StampsSpecial Events Coordinator380 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10199-9998

August 3, 2016


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