CHAPTER I-POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT Part 1 2 3 4 5 69 SUBCHAPTERS A-I-POST OFFICE SERVICES, DOMESTIC SUBCHAPTER A- -INTRODUCTION What Subchapters A-I cover. Domestic mail service. Mail treated in confidence. Information on postal matters. Fractions. Seal. 17 Conditions applicable to parcels addressed to certain military post offices 92 Transportation of mail by railroads. 93 Transportation of mail by urban and interurban electric railway common carriers. 94 Highway transportation. 95 Transportation of mail beyond borders of United States. 96 Air transportation. Part SUBCHAPTER I-SPECIAL REGULATIONS 98 Vending stands and vending machines. SUBCHAPTER J [RESERVED] SUBCHAPTER J [RESERVED] SUBCHAPTERS K-R-INTERNATIONAL MAIL SUBCHAPTER K-INTERNATIONAL POSTAL SERVICE 101 Postal Unions. 102 Categories of international mail. 103 Official correspondence. SUBCHAPTER L-POSTAL UNION MAIL 111 Conditions applicable to all classes. 114 Treatment of incoming Postal Union mail. 115 Articles mailed abroad by or on behalf of senders in the United States. 142 Commerce Department regulations (commodities and technical data). 143 State Department regulations (arms and technical data). 144 Treasury Department regulations (gold and gold certificates). 145 Agriculture Department regulations. 201 Procedures of the Post Office Department. 202 Procedure governing the eligibility of persons to practice before the Post Office Department. 203 Rules of practice in proceedings relative to mailability. 204 Rules of practice in proceedings relative to the denial, suspension or revocation of second-class mail privileges. SUBCHAPTERS A-I-POST OFFICE SERVICES, DOMESTIC SUBCHAPTER A-INTRODUCTION PART 1-WHAT SUBCHAPTERS $ 1.1 What Subchapters A-I cover. Subchapters A-I contain the regulations of the Post Office Department which are intended to assist the users of its domestic services in obtaining the maximum benefits from its personnel and facilities. Thus, these subchapters include the specified rates for stamps and postage and the restrictions governing their use, the particulars distinguishing the various classes of mails and the conditions entitling the public to the privileges of those classes, the requirements for proper wrapping and mailing of matter to be mailed, an explanation of the collection and delivery services of the Department, details of the special mail and nonmail facilities of the Department and the provisions for the transportation of the mail. Notwithstanding any statement contained in these subchapters the burden rests with the mailer to assure that he has complied with the laws enacted by Congress. (R.S. 161, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 22, 39 U.S.C. 501) [26 F.R. 11513, Dec. 6, 1961] PART 2-DOMESTIC MAIL SERVICE § 2.1 Domestic mail service. Domestic mail means mail transmitted within, among and between the United States; its Territories and possessions; Army-Air Force (APO) and Navy (FPO) post offices; also mail for delivery to the United Nations, N.Y. The term "Territories and possessions" includes Baker Island, Canal Zone, Canton Island, Caroline Islands, Enderbury Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Island, Kingman Reef, Manua Island, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of, Saint Croix Island, Saint John Island, Saint Thomas Island, Samoa (American), Sand Island, Swain's Island, Swan Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific, Virgin Islands (U.S.), and Wake Island. (R.S. 161, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 22, 39 U.S.C. 501) [26 F.R. 11513, Dec. 6, 1961, as amended at 26 F.R. 12122, Dec. 19, 1961] § 3.1 PART 3-MAIL TREATED IN Mail treated in confidence Sealed first-class mail while in the custody of the Post Office Department is accorded absolute secrecy. No persons in the Postal Service, except those employed for that purpose in dead-mail offices, may break or permit the breaking of the seal of any matter mailed as first-class mail without a legal warrant, even though it may contain criminal or otherwise unmailable matter, or furnish evidence of the commission of a crime. (R.S. 161, as amended, sec. 1, 62 Stat. 782; 5 U.S.C. 22, 18 U.S.C. 1717, 39 U.S.C. 501) [26 F.R. 11513, Dec. 6, 1961] Chapters 1 through 8.. Chapter 1, Post Office Services (Domestic), and Chapter 2, International Mail, explain the services available, prescribe rates and fees, and prescribe conditions under which postal services are available to the public. Chapters 3 through 8 contain internal operating procedures of the Post Office Department and generally are not needed by other than postal employees. Postal Bulletin.. Issued weekly to transmit timely or transitional instructions and information relating to the Postal Service, including philatelic, airmail, money order, parcel post, etc. The Postal Bulletin will be retained by postal installations for 6 months only. Any permanent instructions published in the Postal Bulletin will be reissued in the Postal Manual or in other permanent form. Commemorative Stamp Posters. 8 x 101⁄2 inch posters provide advance notification on commemorative stamps. Show enlarged illustrations of stamps and other data of interest to stamp collectors. Cost Ascertainment Report 1960. A report stating the results of the work of ascertaining the revenues derived from and the costs of handling and transporting each of the several classes of mail matter, and of performing the special services, with the physical volumes of each class and services for the fiscal year 1960. 1960 Annual Report of the Postmaster General.. Presents an overall picture of the activities of the Department for fiscal year 1960. Following a brief financial summary, this report gives details on such topics as operations and services; research and engineering; transportation policies and methods; financial and related services; facilities and equipment; public relations; the inspection service; and other functions of the Post Office Department. Includes a comprehensive appendix containing numerous tables of statistical data on the Postal Service. See footnotes at end of table. Price $4.00. *$1.00. $3.50. *$1.00. $8.00. $2.25 a year. *$2.50. $1.50 a year. *$0.50. $1.00. $0.65. |