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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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November 16, 2012

Extension of Deadline for Intelligent Mail Package Barcode Use to January 28, 2013

The Postal Service™ is extending the deadline for the mandatory use of Intelligent Mail^® package barcodes (IMpb) to January 28, 2013, from our previously announced deadline of January 7, 2013.

The January 7, 2013, mandatory-use date was first announced in the September 27, 2011, Federal Register final rule (76 FR 59504-59512) and also in the November 17, 2011, Postal Bulletin (PB 22324).