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The Postal Service is reminding customers that metallic mercury and devices containing metallic mercury are always prohibited in the mail stream. This includes antique items such as thermometers, barometers, blood pressure monitors and similar devices.

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April 30, 2012

Picture Permit Imprint Indicia

On Friday, April 30, the Federal Register published our Domestic Mail Manual (DMM^®) final rule that will add standards allowing customers to include business-related color images, such as corporate logos, company brands, or trademarks, in the permit imprint area of full-service IMb™ mailings of First-Class Mail^® automation letters and postcards and all Standard Mail^® letters. The implementation date is June 24, 2012.

The complete final rule Federal Register can be found on the Federal Register website at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-04-27/html/2012-10014.htm and will be available soon on the Postal Explorer^® website at pe.usps.com.