1 Revalued to 10¢ by affixing 1-cent adhesive postage stamps to each half at time of sale. All domestic (regular and airmail) postal cards are precanceled. Postal cards in sheets for use in printing must be cut to regulation size, 34 x 51⁄2 inches so that the stamp appears in the upper right corner. However, domestic regular and domestic airmail cards may be cut to 3 x 5 inches. Cases of sheet postal cards may be broken for sale. Return addresses are not printed on postal cards by the Post Office Department. (c) Aerogrammes. 13 cents each. (See § 241.5 of this chapter.) (39 U.S.C. 5106) [33 F.R. 15940, Oct. 30, 1968] § 141.3 Printed stamped envelopes (special request). (a) Printed stamped envelopes available. Regular... Window...-- Precanceled..... Airmail...... Kind Prices 1 Minimum order-Please note that the price for 500 only is more than one-half of the per-thousand price. (b) How to order printed stamped envelopes. Prepare Form 3203, Order for Printed Stamped Envelopes, as illustrated below. Submit the order through the post office named in the return ad dress. However, if undeliverable letters are to be returned to the main office of a firm in another city, envelopes may be ordered at the post office where they will be mailed. CAUTION: ILLEGIBLE OR INCORRECT ORDERS DELAY RECEIPT OF ENVELOPES (c) Style of printing return addresses. (1) The line with the name of sender and the line with the city, State, and ZIP code are printed in capital letters. The local address (street address, post office box number, etc.) and any lines of postal instruction are printed in capitals and lower-case letters. (2) Sample style of printing: JOHN DOE, 1234 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 00000. (d) Required printing-(1) Local address. The printed address must include the local address. The adequacy of the address, to insure return of undeliverable mail, will be determined by the post master. Only one of the following may be used: (1) Street address. (ii) Post office box number. (iii) Rural route number and box number. (iv) Name of building and room number, including street address. (2) Name of post office. The printed return address must include the name of the post office or branch post office, State and ZIP code. (e) Optional printing-(1) Name. (1) The name may be that of an individual, firm, corporation, institution, association, or society. It may include the name and title of an officer of the concern (as John Doe, Treasurer, Washington Edu cational Association) and such titles as M.D., D.D.S., Rev., and LL.D., when they are clearly for identification and not for advertising. (ii) Where a name as part of the return address indicates or incidentally discloses the nature of a business or vocation, it may be printed if the name is a bona fide business name that is used in a corporate charter, copartnership agreement, or other articles of organization, or is the name under which business with the public is actually transacted. (iii) The name of a branch or department of a business may be printed only when the other branches or departments are located at the same post office address, to insure return of undeliverable mail. Only the instructions. (2) Postal postal instructions in this section may be included as part of the printed return address. The "request to returr" endorsement below shall appear above the name and address. All other postal endorsements shall appear below the line with the city, State, and ZIP code. A combination of endorsement may be used. (i) Request to return. A request to return undelivered mail after a specified number of days (not less than 3 and not more than 30) may be printed. If a return request is included on envelopes for third-class mail the words "Return Postage Guaranteed" must also be used. Sample printing: After 5 days, return to (ii) Address correction. A request for address correction service may be printed on mail of any class. The new address of addressee or the reason why the piece is undeliverable will be furnished. See § 158.2(d) (3) of this chapter for the charge. Sample printing: Address Correction Requested (iii) Third-class mail. On single piece rate third-class mail which is sealed (see also § 134.8 of this chapter), the following imprint must appear: THIRD CLASS (iv) Return of undelivered third-class mail. A request may be made to return undelivered third-class mail. See § 158.2 (d) (1) of this chapter for the charge. Sample printing: Return Postage Guaranteed (v) Forwarding third-class mail. A request to forward third-class mail to a new address may be made. If addressee refuses to pay forwarding postage, the mail will be returned, and both forwarding and return postage will be collected from the sender. See § 158.2(d) (2) of this chapter for charges. Sample printing: Forwarding and Return Postage Guaranteed (f) Prohibited printing. No matter may be printed other than that permitted by paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section. Advertising is prohibited, as are phone numbers and Esq. Names like druggist, attorney at law and C.P.A., are not classed as titles but represent business or professional names and may not be used. (g) Rejection of envelopes. Specialrequest envelopes may be rejected because of defective manufacture, or mistakes in printing, denomination, quality, size, etc. If the mistake was made by the purchaser, the value of the postage only will be returned. If the mistake was made by the post office or its contractor, the entire invoiced value of the envelopes will be returned. (39 U.S.C. 5106) [33 F.R. 15941, Oct. 30, 1968] § 141.4 Purchase of postage. (a) Acceptable form of payment. Foreign or mutilated money is not acceptable. When the post office cannot make change, the exact amount of the purchase must be paid. Postal employees are not required to accept personal checks. To send money by mail use money order or certified check. (b) Purchase receipts. If the purchaser wants a receipt for money paid for postage, prepare the receipt in advance and the postal employee will sign or stamp it when paid. (c) Postage due. Postage due must be paid in cash. Postage-due stamps may not be used for paying postage. They may be purchased, for stamp collections only, through the Philatelic Sales Agency, Post Office Department, Washington, D.C., 20260. [26 F.R. 11561, Dec. 6, 1961. Redesignated at 31 F.R. 15350, Dec. 8, 1966] § 141.5 Exchanges of stamps. (a) Post Office mistakes. Mistakes in selling damaged or unserviceable stamps may be corrected by the post office by exchanging stamps at full value. (b) Purchaser's mistakes. Mistakes made by purchaser in buying adhesive stamps of the wrong denomination or stamped envelopes or postal cards of the wrong kind, size, or denomination may be corrected by exchanging stamps at full value. en (c) Unserviceable and spoiled velopes or cards and unused precanceled stamps. Unserviceable and spoiled stamped envelopes or postal cards, if uncanceled, and unused precanceled stamps and postal cards, may be exchanged for other postage-stamped paper as follows: (1) Stamped envelopes (mutilated no more than is necessary to remove contents), for postage value plus value of postage added as a result of rate increase or for additional service. (2) Unmutilated aerogrammes (airletter sheets), for postage value less 1 cent for each aerogramme redeemed. (3) Unmutilated single and double postal cards, for 85 percent of postage value plus full value of postage added as a result of rate increase or for additional service. (i) Either half of a double postal card may be redeemed if the double card has been printed and cut for use as single cards. double postal cards (ii) Unused printed for reply purposes should not be separated; however, if they have been separated in error, and the purchaser presents both halves, the cards may be redeemed. (iii) Reply halves of double postal cards that have been returned to sender outside of the mails are not redeemable by the original purchaser even though the reply half received no postal service. (4) Sheet postal cards spoiled in the process of cutting to size, for 85 percent of postage value plus full value of postage added as a result of rate increase or for additional service, if all cut sections are submitted. (5) Stamps affixed to commercial envelopes and post cards, for 90 percent of postage value. Envelopes and post cards must be in a substantially whole condition and in lots of at least 50 of the same denomination and value. (6) Unused precanceled stamps in full coils or in full sheets redeemed from precanceled permit holders for 90 percent of postage value. or aerogrammes (air-letter sheets) with a printed return address and postal cards with any printed matter of the purchaser, may be exchanged only by the pur Stamped envelopes chaser. If there is no purchaser's printing, they may be exchanged by any responsible person. When redemption cannot be made at time of presentation, the postmaster will furnish a receipt on Form 3210 for uncanceled unserviceable or spoiled envelopes or postal cards or for unused precanceled stamps left in his custody. (d) Nonexchangeable. The following are nonexchangeable: (1) Adhesive stamps, unless mistakes were made in purchasing or stamps were defective or stamps were affixed to commercial envelopes and post cards. (2) Stamps cut from postal cards, stamped envelopes, or aerogrammes (air-letter sheets). (3) Parts and pieces of postal cards. (4) Postal cards, stamped envelopes and air-letter sheets received for reply purposes. (5) Mutilated and defaced stamps. [33 F.R. 6933, May 8, 1968] § 141.6 Validity of stamps. All postage stamps issued by the United States since 1860 are good for postage from any points in the United States or from any other place where the United States domestic mail service operates except from the Panama Canal Zone where special Canal Zone stamps are used. The following are not good for postage: (a) Mutilated or defaced stamps. (b) Stamps cut from stamped envelops, letter sheets, aerograms, or postal cards. (c) Stamps covered or coated in such manner that the canceling or defacing marks cannot be imprinted directly on the stamps. (d) Nonpostage stamps (migratorybird hunting stamps, U.S. saving and thrift stamps, etc.). (e) Postage due, special delivery, special handling, and certified mail stamps. (f) United Nations stamps, except on mail deposited at United Nations, N.Y. (g) Stamps of other countries. [33 F.R. 6933, May 8, 1968] § 141.7 Unlawful transactions. (a) Unlawful transactions include use of stamps, by postal employees entrusted with the sale or custody of postage stamps, in payment of debts or purchase of salable articles, and sale of stamps, except for cash or for more or less than face value. (b) Counterfeit stamps are confiscated and forwarded to the inspector-incharge of the division in which the post office is located. A receipt identifying the stamps will be given to persons from whom counterfeits are confiscated. (c) Postmasters shall not give opinions to the public concerning the reproduction of foreign or domestic postage stamps. Persons who request information on this matter shall be directed to address their inquiries to the Office of the Director, U.S. Secret Service, Treasury Department, Washington, D.C., 20220. [26 F.R. 11562, Dec. 6, 1961, as amended at 31 F.R. 5964, Apr. 19, 1966. Redesignated at 31 F.R. 15350, Dec. 8, 1966] § 141.8 Adhesive attachments and printed markings. (a) Imitations of postage stamps. Matter bearing imitations of postage stamps, in adhesive or printed form, or private seals or stickers which are like a postage stamp in form and design, shall not be accepted for mailing. (b) Imitations of official markings and designs. Matter bearing decorative markings and designs, in adhesive or printed form, which imitate the markings and designs used to identify official postal services shall not be accepted for mailing. The following illustrations are examples of prohibited imitations: |