WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Postal Service has issued a proposed rule called: Postmarks and Postal Possession.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 12 by Kevin Rayburn, Attorney, Ethics & Legal Compliance.
Summary: The United States Postal Service seeks comment on a proposed addition to the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM). Specifically, the Postal Service proposes to add Section 608.11, "Postmarks and Postal Possession." This Section will serve multiple purposes. It will define the postmark, will identify the types of Postal Service markings that qualify as postmarks, and will describe the circumstances under which those markings are applied. This Section will also ex...