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Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service - International Mail Manual > 4 Treatment of Outbound Mail

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4 Treatment of Outbound Mail

4 Treatment of Outbound Mail

410 Postmarking

420 Unpaid and Shortpaid Mail

421 Check for Sufficient Postage

422 Unpaid Mail

422.1 Unpaid Mail With a Return Address

422.2 Unpaid Mail Without a Return Address

423 Shortpaid Mail

423.1 General Procedures at the Originating Mailing Office

423.2 Disposition

423.3 Credit for Postage Paid

423.4 Parcels at Other Than Mailing Offices

430 Improperly Prepared Mail

431 Insufficient Address

432 Oversized or Undersized Items

433 Oversized Cards

434 Reply–Paid Cards

435 Detached Customs Declaration Forms

440 Mailpiece Refused by an Air Carrier

441 Item Containing Nonmailable, Hazardous, or Perishable Material

442 Mailable Item

450 Extra Services Mail — Registered Mail

451 Recording and Dispatching

452 Registered Mail Found With Ordinary Mail

452.1 Disposition

452.2 Complete the Registration Process

452.3 Shortpaid Mail




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