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Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service Domestic Mail Manual > 100 Retail Mail Letters, Cards, Flats, and Parcels > 110 Retail MailPriority Mail Express > 116 Deposit

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116 Deposit

Overview

1.0 Priority Mail Express 1-Day and 2-Day Delivery

2.0 Priority Mail Express Military Service

3.0 Pickup on Demand Service

 

1.0 Priority Mail Express 1-Day and 2-Day Delivery

 

Retail Priority Mail Express must be deposited as follows:

  1. Except as provided in 1.0b, items may be deposited at a Post Office location, deposited in a Priority Mail Express collection box, picked up during the normal delivery and collection of mail, or through Pickup on Demand service.
  2. Items bearing only postage stamps as postage payment and that weigh more than 10 ounces, or measure more than one half-inch in thickness, may not be deposited into a Priority Mail Express collection box, picked up during the normal delivery and collection of mail, or through Pickup on Demand service. The sender must present such items to an employee at a Post Office location. Improperly presented items will be returned to the sender for proper deposit.
  3. Items must be deposited by the local Post Office designated acceptance time. Designated acceptance times can be found in the Postage Price Calculator on Postal Explorer at pe.usps.com.

2.0 Priority Mail Express Military Service

For information on Priority Mail Express Military Service (PMEMS) see 703.2.6.

3.0 Pickup on Demand Service

Pickup on Demand service (507.7.0) is available for a fee only from designated ZIP Codes and can be requested online at www.usps.com.




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