Customer Support Rulings
We created Customer Support Rulings (CSRs) to help Postal Service employees and customers use the information in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM). The CSRs provide examples of specific mailpieces and an analysis of how our mailing standards are applied.
We publish CSRs when needed; new CSRs are announced in DMM Advisory. We delete or consolidate CSRs as mailing standards change. Below is the complete list of active CSRs.
If you have any questions, please contact your local manager of business mail entry.
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Mixed Classes | Address Placement on Flat-Size Mailpieces This CSR provides examples of delivery address placement on flat-size envelope, polywrapped, and card-type pieces. This CSR also provides examples of delivery address placement on flat-size bound or folded pieces. |
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Mixed Classes | Mailing Letter-Size Mailpieces with Magnets at Automation Prices This CSR describes the preparation of letter-size automation mailpieces that contain or have affixed thin flexible magnets, such as those designed to be placed on refrigerators or similar surfaces. |
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Mixed Classes | Determining the Classification of Mail: Host Piece Test This CSR discusses the use of the 'host piece test' when combining different classes of mail within a mailpiece. |
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Media Mail | Computer Readable-Media Eligibility for Media Mail Prices This CSR discusses the eligibility of computer-readable media at the Media Mail prices. |
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Mixed Classes | Laminated Card-Type Letter and Postcard This CSR provides the requirements for mailing a laminated card-type letter or postcard mailpiece at the applicable automation letter or postcard prices. |
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Bound Printed Matter | Combining Bound Printed Matter Flat-Sized Pieces This CSR provides an additional option to allow mailers to mail Bound Printed Matter (BPM) flat-sized pieces that are no more than 3/4 inch thick that weigh over 20 ounces and up to 24 ounces in a mixed class combined mailing. |
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Periodicals | Combining Periodicals Flat-Sized Pieces This CSR provides an additional option to allow mailers to mail Periodicals flat-sized pieces that are no more than 3/4 inch thick that weigh over 20 ounces and up to 24 ounces in a combined mailings at the applicable Periodicals flat-sized machinable barcoded prices. |
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Periodicals | In-County Rates - Periodicals This CSR discusses the standards for mailing subscriber and requester copies at the In-County rates of postage. |
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Periodicals | Pages and Advertising Content of Requester Copies This CSR discusses the page and advertising standards required for a requester publication. |
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Parcel Select Lightweight | Parcel Select Lightweight Machinable Parcel Optional SCF Presort and Entry This CSR discusses an option for mailers to prepare and enter Parcel Select Lightweight machinable parcels at an SCF facility and provides the conditions for this option. |
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Periodicals | Preparing Periodicals Flat Trays Without Lids Option This CSR provides an option for Periodicals mailers to prepare flat-size pieces in flat trays entered at certain facilities without the use of lids and strapping. |
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Other | Service Hubs This Customer Support Ruling identifies which mail will be accepted at eligible "Service Hubs" to accommodate operational needs and to facilitate the movement of mail for down-flow facilities. |
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First-Class Mail | Annual Mailings by Credit Card Issuers Organizing All Account Transactions In this CSR, a case study clarifies whether certain 'personal information' present in the mailpiece of a credit card issuer's mailing is part of an 'explicit' advertisement where all of the personal information is 'directly related' to the advertisement and the 'exclusive' purpose for including the personal information is to support the advertisement. |
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First-Class Mail | Checks In this CSR a determination will be made as to whether a 'check' is considered 'personal information' and mailable only at First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Priority Mail Express prices. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Hybrid Coupon/Checks In this CSR, a determination will be made as to whether a 'check', while present in a mailpiece, is 'personal' information mailable only at First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Priority Mail Express prices. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Pay to Bearer Checks In this CSR a determination will be made as to whether a 'check' is 'personal' information and mailable only at First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Priority Mail Express prices. |
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First-Class Mail | Computer Prepared Mortgage Payment Cards This CSR shows whether a computer-prepared mortgage payment card is considered a bill or statement of account that is mailable only at First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Priority Mail Express prices, rather than as USPS Marketing Mail. |
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Addressing | Simplified Address - Governmental Bodies and Organizations This CSR discusses the use of the simplified address format for government adresses. |
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First-Class Mail | Postcard Size Pieces Bearing Attachments This CSR discusses whether a postcard mailed at the card price may bear an attachment. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Written Additions This CSR discusses whether a mailpiece that bears a handwritten addition may be mailed as USPS Marketing Mail, rather than at First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Priority Mail Express prices. |
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Media Mail | Loose Leaf Pages - Media Mail This CSR discusses the eligibility of loose-leaf pages as books at Media Mail prices. |
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Free Matter | Free Matter for the Blind or Other Physically Handicapped Persons - Extra Services This CSR discusses the use of extra services when mailing material as Free Matter for the Blind and Other Physically Handicapped Persons. |
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Periodicals | Production of Printed Sheets - Periodicals This CSR discusses permissible methods of producing printed sheets for Periodicals publications. |
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Media Mail | Books - Media Mail This CSR discusses the eligibility of books at Media Mail prices. |
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Periodicals | Envelopes in Periodicals Publications This CSR discusses envelopes included in copies of a Periodicals publication. |
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First-Class Mail | Sealed Envelopes This CSR determines the rate of postage required on a sealed envelope enclosed in a mailpiece. |
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Addressing | Advertising on Detached Address Labels This CSR discusses the placement of advertising on detached address labels. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | State Committee of a Political Party - Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail This CSR discusses the eligibility of a state committee of a political party to mail at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (nonprofit) prices of postage. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | ACME Trading Company Catalog - 'Keycode' and 'Customer Number' This CSR discusses whether certain information inserted into a mailpiece by computer constitutes "personal information" within the meaning of postal standards governing what may be mailed as USPS Marketing Mail and what must be mailed as First-Class Mail. |
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Other | Unauthorized Endorsements This CSR discusses the use of unauthorized endorsements. |
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Periodicals | Postage for Periodicals Paid at Other Than Periodicals Rates - Periodicals This CSR discusses circumstances when rates other than Periodicals postage rates apply for mailing copies of a Periodicals publication. |
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Free Matter | Transcribers - Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped This CSR discusses the provisions for transcribers and typists to mail material as Free Matter for the Blind and Other Physically Handicapped Persons. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Cooperative Mailings This CSR discusses cooperative mailings and lists factors to consider in the determination of an eligible or ineligible cooperative mailing. |
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Media Mail | Books and Charts - Media Mail This CSR is a case study of a prototype mailpiece containing books and charts that a postal customer wants to mail at Media Mail prices. |
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First-Class Mail | Stock Certificates This CSR discusses whether "stock certificates" filled out in handwriting or typewriting are considered handwritten or typewritten matter that is mailable only at First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Priority Mail Express prices. |
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First-Class Mail | Old Letters This CSR discusses whether the age of documents affects their status as handwritten or typewritten matter that is mailable only at First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Priority Mail Express prices. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Materials Furnished to an Authorized Nonprofit Organization Mailable at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail Prices This CSR discusses materials that were provided to an authorized organization by an outside party or entity that are mailable by the authorized nonprofit organization at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (nonprofit) prices. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Identification of Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail Matter (a.k.a. and d.b.a.) This CSR discusses the identification of a nonprofit organization on matter mailed at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (nonprofit) prices of postage. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Political Action Committee - Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail This CSR discusses the eligibility of a so-called "political action committee" of an authorized nonprofit organization to mail at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (nonprofit) prices of postage. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Celebrity" Names on Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail This CSR discusses eligibility of materials to be mailed at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (nonprofit) prices when the name of a celebrity, politician, or other "endorser" is shown on the envelope or printed materials being mailed. |
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Periodicals | Attachments to Bound Periodicals Publications - Periodicals This CSR concerns material that may be attached to the cover of a bound Periodicals publication without enclosing the publication in a mailing wrapper. |
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Other | Small Flat Odd-Shaped Items in Envelopes at Automation Letter Prices This CSR describes the preparation of letter-size automation compatible envelopes that contain coins, tokens, or similar small flat odd-shaped items. This ruling does not pertain to items thicker than a U.S. nickel. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Personal Information In this CSR, a case study of a financial institution's mailing clarifies what is considered "personal information" when determining what may be mailed as USPS Marketing Mail and what is required to be mailed as First-Class Mail. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Cooperative Mail Fundraising Exception This CSR is a case study in the use of Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail prices when mailing under the "fundraising exception" to the cooperative mail rule. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Identification of Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail Matter This CSR discusses the identification of a nonprofit organization on matter mailed at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (nonprofit) prices. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Pallets Containing Simplified Addressed Mailpieces This Customer Support Ruling discusses the preparation and labeling of pallets of simplified addressed mailpieces, commonly referred to as Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM). |
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First-Class Mail | Donation Solicitation/Previous Donation Receipt This CSR discusses whether "personal information" in the mailpiece of an organization authorized to mail at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail prices causes the piece to be ineligible for USPS Marketing Mail prices. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Computer-Prepared Mailpieces Entered by Authorized Nonprofit Mailers This CSR discusses whether "personal information" present in the mailpiece of an organization authorized to mail at Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail prices causes the piece to be ineligible for USPS Marketing Mail prices. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Personal Information in "Advocacy" Mailings Entered at USPS Marketing Mail Prices This CSR discusses whether "personal information" in an "advocacy" mailpiece causes the piece to be ineligible for entry as USPS Marketing Mail. |
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Periodicals | Agents for Foreign Periodicals Publications This CSR discusses the 'agents' who perform services on behalf of foreign publishers seeking Periodicals privileges for the purpose of mailing copies of foreign publications. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Customer Markings In this CSR, a question is raised as to whether certain information is considered 'personal' information for the purpose of classifying mail. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Advertising for Services In this CSR a determination will be made as to whether certain 'personal' information present in the mailpiece is part of an 'explicit' advertisement where all of the personal information is 'directly related' to the advertisement and the 'exclusive' purpose for including the personal information is in support of the advertisement. |
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Other | Embossed Permit Imprints This CSR discusses the use of embossing techniques on permit imprints. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | USPS Marketing Mail Parcels This CSR determines when mailers may enter USPS Marketing Mail parcels at Destination Delivery Units (DDUs) and claim the 3/5 Presorted rate and the Destination Network Distribution Center (DNDC) discount. |
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Periodicals | Revenue Deficiencies on Inserts to Periodicals Publications This CSR discusses the assessment of postage charges for ineligible enclosures in Periodicals publications when the material is detected after acceptance. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Authorization to Mail at Nonprofit Rates for Affiliated (Umbrella) Organizations This CSR discusses the eligibility of an organization authorized to mail at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail rates to enter mail on behalf of an integral department of the organization at those prices. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Membership Benefits - Labor Unions and Similar Organizations (Permissible References) This CSR discusses the eligibility of membership benefits for labor unions and similar organizations in a mailing at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (nonprofit) prices of postage. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Travel Arrangements - Recreational or Religious Event This CSR discusses the eligibility of a travel arrangement advertisement for a recreational or religious event in a mailing at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (nonprofit) prices of postage. |
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Mixed Classes | Periodicals Publications with Printed USPS Marketing Mail Enclosures This CSR discusses the standard for enclosing printed USPS Marketing Mail enclosures in a Periodicals publication. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Lotteries - Raffles This CSR discusses the eligibility of lottery advertisements by authorized nonprofit organizations. |
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Other | Split Bundles of Flat-Size and Irregular Parcel Mailpieces This CSR discusses balancing (or leveling) of bundles for those limited situations in which the pieces that would ordinarily constitute the 'last bundle' for a presort destination are less than the minimum amount required for the destination. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Materials Mailed by Voting Registration Officials - Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail This CSR discusses the acceptance of materials mailed by voting registration officials at Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (nonprofit) prices. |
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Extra Services | Insurance for Airline Tickets This CSR discusses the availability of postal insurance for airline tickets. |
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Extra Services | Return Receipt for Merchandise (RRM) Service for Documents This CSR discusses the documents that are eligible to be mailed with return receipt for merchandise service. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Documentation to Support ECR Mailings Prepared in Walk Sequence using CDS This CSR pertains to documentation submitted to support Enhanced Carrier Route (ECR) USPS Marketing Mail price mailings prepared in walk sequence using the Postal Service's Computerized Delivery Sequence (CDS) product. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Charitable Gift Annuities - Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail This CSR discusses the eligibility of charitable gift annuities (CGA) advertisements in mailings at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (nonprofit) prices of postage. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Multiple Entry Discounts in a Single Mailing - USPS Marketing Mail This CSR discusses how a single mailing can be eligible to receive multiple entry discounts. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Travel Arrangements - Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail This CSR discusses the eligibility of a travel arrangement advertisement in a mailing at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail prices of postage. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Membership Benefits - Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (Permissible References) This CSR discusses the eligibility of membership benefits in a mailing at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (nonprofit) prices of postage. |
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Addressing | Delivery Stop Information Updates for Simplified Address Periodicals, USPS Marketing Mail, and BPM This CSR discusses the delivery stop information update requirements for Periodicals, USPS Marketing Mail, and Bound Printed Matter (BPM) carrier route/Enhanced Carrier Route price mailings using the simplified address format. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Special-Event Fundraising Mailings - Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail This CSR discusses the eligibility of special-event fundraising mailings sent at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (nonprofit) prices that show the names or logos of sponsoring organizations. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Renewal Notices In this CSR, a determination will be made as to whether a mailpiece containing "personal" information is eligible as USPS Marketing Mail. |
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Periodicals | Advertising in Periodicals Issues This CSR discusses the advertising content of an issue of a general or requester publication prepared in editions. |
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Business Reply Mail | Business Reply Mail This CSR discusses why Business Reply Mail is not eligible to be sent as Certified Mail. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Charge Card Advertisements - Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail This CSR discusses the eligibility of a charge card advertisement in copies of a circular mailed to members of an organization at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (nonprofit) prices of postage. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Donation Solicitation This CSR will discuss whether "personal information" present in the mailpiece of an organization authorized to mail at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail prices causes the piece to be ineligible for USPS Marketing Mail prices. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Points Programs In this CSR, a case study clarifies whether certain 'personal information' present in the mailpiece of a 'points program' mailing is part of an 'explicit' advertisement where all of the personal information is 'directly related' to the advertisement and the 'exclusive' purpose for including the personal information is in support of the advertisement. |
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Addressing | Saturation Requirements for Detached Address Label Mailings This CSR discusses detached address labels and the saturation requirements for Periodicals and USPS Marketing Mail flats. |
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USPS Marketing Mail | Optional Pallet Preparation and Labeling for Mailings of Nonmachinable, Nonbarcoded Carrier Route Letters or Flats with In-Home Delivery This CSR describes optional pallet preparation and labeling requirements that may be used with nonmachinable, nonbarcoded mailings of USPS Marketing Mail or Periodicals carrier route letters or flats (saturation, high density or carrier route prices) for which a specific in-home delivery date is requested. |
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Other | Co-Mailing Polywrap Specifications This CSR discusses the polywrap standards for overhang (selvage) when 2 or more magazines with dissimilar width dimensions are polywrapped into the same co-mail pool. |
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Other | Letter and Flat Tray Strapping Specifications This CSR provides guidelines on the specifications for strapping used on letter and flat trays. |
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Periodicals | Requester Records - Periodicals This CSR discusses valid requests and the types of records publishers should maintain to support compliance with circulation standards for requester publications. |
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First-Class Mail | MLOCR FCM Bundle Based Flats Option This Customer Support Ruling discusses an option for MLOCR mailers to prepare First-Class Mail Bundle Based Flats and provides the conditions for this option. |
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Periodicals | Filing Monthly Postage Statements This CSR discusses the standards for newspapers authorized to use a monthly postage statement. |
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Periodicals | Advertising Matter - Periodicals This CSR provides a definition of advertising matter in a Periodicals publication. |
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Periodicals | Publications of Institutions and Societies with General Advertising - Periodicals This Customer Support Ruling discusses the adoption of a resolution to substantiate paid circulation consisting of membership subscriptions for certain publications of institutions and societies that may be authorized to carry general advertising-i.e., advertising that includes other than publisher's advertising only. |
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Periodicals | Measurement of Advertising Matter This CSR discusses the methods that can be used to measure the advertising portion of a Periodicals publication. |
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Periodicals | Requester Subscription with Premium Offers This CSR discusses the eligibility of a request for a Periodicals publication that was induced by a premium offer. |
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Periodicals | Reader Service Cards This CSR discusses the classification of a reader service card enclosed in a Periodicals publication. |
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Periodicals | Similar Newspapers or Other Publications - Periodicals This CSR discusses the eligibility of mailing similar copies of newspapers or other publications under different permits. |
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Periodicals | Page Headings - Periodicals This CSR discusses the rate of postage charged for page headings. |
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Periodicals | Nominal Rate Subscriptions - Periodicals This CSR discusses nominal rate subscriptions for publications in the Periodicals general publications category. |
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Periodicals | Nonsubscriber Copies - In-County Rates This CSR discusses the standards for mailing nonsubscriber copies at the In-County rates. |
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Periodicals | Alternative Methods of Substantiating Payments for Subscriptions - Periodicals This CSR discusses alternative methods used to substantiate the payment for subscriptions by membership organizations. |
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Periodicals | Advertisements Printed on Plastic Wrappers - Periodicals This CSR discusses advertisements that are printed on wrappers covering individual copies of a Periodicals publication. |
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Periodicals | Simplified Form of Address and Exceptional Address Format - Periodicals This CSR discusses the use of the simplified and exceptional address formats on copies of a Periodicals publication. |
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Periodicals | Privileges of Pending Periodicals Publications This CSR discusses the privileges a publication pending Periodicals authorization is eligible to receive. It also discusses combined mailings of pending and authorized Periodicals publications |
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Periodicals | Expired Subscriptions - Periodicals This CSR discusses the eligibility of expired subscriptions of a general publication. |
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Periodicals | Fragrance and Cosmetic Advertisements in Periodicals Publications This CSR discusses the proper preparation of fragrance and cosmetic advertisements designed to be included in copies of bound publications mailed at the Periodicals rates. |
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Periodicals | Verification of Circulation This CSR discusses a procedure to assist in the verification of records for publications with large circulations. |
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Periodicals | Questionnaires/Reader's Profile - Periodicals This CSR discusses whether a 'reader profile' questionnaire is considered advertising or nonadvertising matter. |
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Periodicals | Advertiser Index Page - Periodicals This CSR discusses whether an advertiser index page is considered advertising or nonadvertising matter. |
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Periodicals | Questionnaires/Order Forms - Periodicals This CSR discusses whether a questionnaire may be considered matter related exclusively to a subscription or a request for a Periodicals publication. |
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Periodicals | Circulation Standards for General Publications - Periodicals This CSR discusses the circulation standards that apply to newspapers and other periodical publications authorized Periodicals mailing privileges under the general publications category. |
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Periodicals | Multilayer Pages in Periodicals Publications - Periodicals This Customer Support Ruling provides examples of permissible multilayer pages in copies of Periodicals publications. |
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Periodicals | Attachments to the Covers of Unbound Periodicals Publications This CSR clarifies what material that may be attached to the cover of an unbound Periodicals publication without enclosing the publication in a mailing wrapper. |
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Periodicals | Classroom Rate Publications This CSR discusses the factors used to determine if a publication qualifies for classroom rates. |
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Periodicals | Known Office of Publication Change Within Same Jurisdiction or Ownership Change This CSR discusses a change in a publisher's known office of publication when it remains within the jurisdiction of the same original entry post office. It also discusses a change in ownership of a Periodicals publication. |
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Periodicals | Titles on Editions of Periodicals Publications This CSR discusses how a Periodicals publication's title may appear when the publication is prepared in multiple editions. |
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Periodicals | Mobile Barcodes (QR Codes) Printed in Periodicals Publications This CSR discussses the use of Mobile Barcodes in a Periodicals publication to determine whether it would be considered advertising or nonadvertising content. |
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Periodicals | Sealed See-through Pouches in Periodicals Publications This CSR discusses perishable matter that may be inserted in copies of a Periodicals publication as unsolicited promotional product samples prepared in completely sealed, sift-proof see-through pouches. |
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Hazardous Materials | Mailing Compact Fluorescent Lamps This CSR describes the conditions under which Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL), also known as compact fluorescent light bulbs or compact fluorescent tubes, are mailable. |
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Hazardous Materials | Mailing Flammable and Combustible Liquids That Do Not Sustain Combustion This CSR describes the conditions under which certain flammable and combustible liquids that do not sustain combustion are mailable. |
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Priority Mail | Measuring Priority Mail Dimensions to Determine Dimensional Weight This Customer Support Ruling describes the procedure to determine whether a parcel containing selvage is subject to dimensional weight or machinable parcel pricing, eligible for certain preparation options, or is subject to balloon or oversized pricing. |
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First-Class Mail | Identification Cards This CSR determines whether computer-generated 'identification cards' contain 'personal information' and are mailable only at First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Priority Mail Express prices. |
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First-Class Mail | Sealing of Double Post Cards This CSR discusses the standards for sealing a double postcard at the First-Class Mail card prices. |
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First-Class Mail | Birth Registration Notification Forms This CSR determines whether computer-generated 'notification of birth registration forms' contain 'personal information' and are mailable only at First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Priority Mail Express prices. |
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Media Mail | Atlas - Media Mail This CSR discusses the eligibility of maps in books at Media Mail prices. |
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Bound Printed Matter | Calendars - Bound Printed Matter This CSR discusses the eligibility of calendars as Bound Printed Matter (BPM). |
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First-Class Mail | Alumni Records - Computer Generated This CSR determines whether a computer-generated 'alumni record' contains 'personal information' and is mailable only at First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Priority Mail Express Prices. |
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First-Class Mail | Drivers' Licenses, Motor Vehicle Registrations, and Titles This CSR determines whether a driver's license, motor vehicle registration, and title contain 'personal information' and are mailable only at First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Priority Mail Express prices. |
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First-Class Mail | Postcard Prices This CSR discusses the standards for mailing a postcard at the First-Class Mail card prices. |
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First-Class Mail | Interest Statements This CSR determines whether two computer-generated 'interest statements' contain 'personal information' and are mailable only at First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Priority Mail Express prices. |
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Hazardous Materials | Mailability of Live Animals This CSR discusses the mailability of live animals. |
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Media Mail | Copyright Material - Media Mail This CSR discusses the eligibility of copyright material at Media Mail prices. |
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Library Mail | Scientific Instruments - Library Mail This CSR discusses the eligibility of scientific instruments at Library Mail prices. |
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Package Services | Sealing of Package Services Matter This CSR discusses the sealing of matter mailed at Package Services prices. |
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Media Mail | Motor Common Carrier Tariffs - Media Mail This CSR discusses the eligibility of motor common carrier tariffs at Media Mail prices. |
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Library Mail | Libraries This CSR provides a definition of 'libraries' as stated in the Domestic Mail Manual. |
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Media Mail | Objective Test Materials - Media Mail This CSR discusses the eligibility of objective test materials at Media Mail prices. |
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Media Mail | Manuscripts - Media Mail This CSR discusses the eligibility of manuscripts at Media Mail prices. |
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Media Mail | Book Advertisements - Media Mail This CSR discusses advertisements in books mailed at Media Mail prices. |
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First-Class Mail | Double Post Cards This CSR discusses the standards for mailing a double postcard at the card price. |
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Media Mail | Manuals - Media Mail This CSR discusses the eligibility of manuals at Media Mail prices. |
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Other | Company Permit Imprint This Customer Support Ruling discusses the use of company permit imprint. |
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Other | Unopened Parcels This Customer Support Ruling discusses the procedures when refusing a piece of mail, endorsed 'Return Service Requested' or when any unendorsed piece of mail is opened and the addressee wishes to return the item to the sender without affixing new postage. |
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Mixed Classes | Repositionable Notes – Application for Destination Delivery Unit Carrier-route Newspapers and Flats This CSR discusses attaching repositionable notes (RPNs) to newspapers and other flats prepared as Carrier-Route, destination delivery unit entry only mail. |
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Other | Packaging Books, Bound Printed Matter, and Similar Printed Matter This CSR clarifies that packaging standards apply to all mailpieces that contain books, Bound Printed Matter (BPM), heavy journals or magazines, and similar items. |
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Other | Preparing and Labeling Low Volume Pallets This CSR discusses the preparation and labeling of low volume pallets under limited circumstances. |
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Addressing | Occupant Addresses This CSR discusses the use of addressee designators on mailpieces using the occupant address or simplified address format. |
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Extra Services | Insured Mail This CSR discusses insured mail and the payment of claims. |
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Other | Mailer Endorsements This CSR explains what happens when a mailer uses an endorsement for forwarding and return address correction service(s), but then refuses to pay the fee for the service rendered. |
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Free Matter | Library Order Forms - Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped This CSR provides a determination on the mailability of library order forms as Free Matter for the Blind and Other Physically Handicapped Persons. |
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Business Reply Mail | Business Reply Mail Cards, Envelopes and Labels This CSR discusses the improper use of Business Reply Mail cards, envelopes, and labels. |
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Other | Mail Addressed to Prisoners This CSR discusses mail addressed to inmates or prisoners, including forwarding and undeliverable items. |
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Other | Precanceled and Unprecanceled Stamps This CSR discusses the use of precanceled and unprecanceled stamps to pay for regular postage and fees. |
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Free Matter | Minimum Type Size - Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped This CSR discusses the minimum type size for material mailable as Free Matter for the Blind and Other Physically Handicapped Persons. |
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Free Matter | Materials Mailable as Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped This CSR discusses material that is eligible to be mailed as Free Matter for the Blind and Other Physically Handicapped Persons. |
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Free Matter | Unsealed Letters and Other Items Mailable as Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped This CSR discusses requirements for material mailable as Free Matter for the Blind and Other Physically Handicapped Persons. |
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Free Matter | Cartons Used for the Conveyance of Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped This CSR provides a determination on the mailability of shipping cartons as Free Matter for the Blind and Other Physically Handicapped Persons. |
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Free Matter | Unsealed Letters Sent by Blind or Other Handicapped Persons This CSR discusses the requirements for unsealed letters sent by blind or other handicapped persons. |
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Free Matter | Subscription Order Forms - Free Matter for the Blind This CSR provides a determination on the mailability of a Periodicals subscription order form as Free Matter for the Blind and Other Physically Handicapped Persons. |
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Other | Torn Postage Stamps This CSR discusses the operational impact of torn postage stamps, and replacement procedures. |
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Free Matter | Forwarding of Mail Marked as Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped This CSR discusses forwarding of mail marked as Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped. |
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Other | United States Postage Stamps This CSR discusses the use of postage stamps with advertising stickers in an advertising campaign. |
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Free Matter | Eligibility of Blind or Other Handicapped Persons This CSR defines persons who are eligible for Free Matter for the Blind and Other Physically Handicapped Persons mailing privileges. |