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Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service Domestic Mail Manual > 200 Commercial Letters, Flats, and ParcelsDesignStandards > 220 Commercial Mail Priority Mail > 226Enter and Deposit

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226 Enter and Deposit

Overview

1.0 Deposit

2.0 Pickup on Demand Service

1.0 Deposit

1.1 General

Mailpieces bearing postage evidencing indicia must be deposited in a collection box or at a postal facility within the ZIP Code shown in the indicia, except as permitted under 2.0 or 604.4.6.3. Permit imprint mail must be presented at a Post Office or USPS acceptance site under 604.5.0, or 705.

1.2 Stamped Pieces

Priority Mail bearing postage stamps is retail mail. See 126 for more information.

2.0 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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