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352.6 Highway Contract Routes — Contract Delivery Service
enough postage to pay for the postage rate desired and the return receipt for
merchandise fee. The receipt will be returned after acceptance at the Post
Office.
352.6 Priority Mail Express Mail
Give your Administrative Official or designee, all articles accepted and the
accompanying forms as soon as possible after arrival at the office.
353 Money Orders
CDS customers may buy a money order by filling out PS Form 6387, Money
Order Transaction Application. When completed PS Form 6387, with money
and fee, is received from the customer, issue the customer the receipt
portion of PS Form 6387 (In U.S. currency, coin, or traveler’s checks payable
in U.S. dollars). If change cannot be made, provide it on the next trip along
with the PS Form 6387 application section, customer’s receipt, and money
order. Turn in application and money to the head-out Post Office unless
there is an intermediate office that can process the money order without
delay. When a supplier leaves the office before issuance of the money order,
the supplier should be given a receipt on PS Form 1096.
354 Unstamped Mail and Shortpaid Mail
354.1 Amount of Postage Unknown
When mail is given to suppliers with money for postage and the suppliers are
unable to determine the amount of postage, they should accept from the
sender an amount sufficient to ensure full payment of postage. Return any
excess money to the customer on the next trip using PS Form 4245, Carrier’s
Statement (brown envelope).
354.2 Insufficient Postage
When mail matter is left in a box for mailing without postage, insufficient
postage, or insufficient money for postage, leave notice that the matter
cannot be mailed until sufficient postage is paid along with the short paid
article. If the sender of the matter cannot be identified, or the delivery and
return addresses are identical, do not accept from the customer.
355 Recall of Mail
Suppliers should direct all customer requests for recall to the Administrative
Official or designee. Mail deposited in a collection box may be recalled, upon
proper identification, by the sender or the sender’s representative who sent
the mail. PS Form 1509, Sender’s Application for Recall of Mail, must be
submitted to the postmaster at the office of mailing prior to return of mail.
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