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General Information
131.13
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Handbook M-41, TL-4, 03-01-98
Update With Postal Bulletin Revisions
Through April 5, 2001
131.13
When leaving the route for lunch, lock
undelivered registered and COD mail
in a designated relay box or vehicle in
accordance with existing practices.
Make a simple record of registered,
COD, and other more-than-ordinary
value items which are left. On return
from lunch, check to insure that no
pieces are missing.
131.14
Do not remove stamps from mail or throw
away or improperly dispose of mail.
Line through uncanceled stamps (except
on philatelic mail) to prevent re-use.
Delivery Point Sequence mail may
contain uncanceled stamps that will not be
identified until the mail is being
readied while performing street duties. These
stamps should also be lined through
(except on philatelic mail) to prevent
re-use.
131.2
General Precautions
131.21
Do not deliver mail that has not passed
through a proper delivery unit.
131.22
Do not place letters, large flats, and
other mail within the pages of
magazines, catalogs, etc., at any time.
Whenever letters and flats are cased
together, care must be exercised to
avoid having letters fall between pages of
magazines, etc.
131.23
When you find in a mail receptacle
mailable matter on which postage has not
been paid, addressed to, or intended
for the person in whose receptacle it is
deposited, take the matter to the post
office for treatment as provided in
section 146.2, Postal Service
Manual. If general distribution of the same
bill,
circular, or other matter has been made
on the route, return only 2 with a
statement of the number of similar
pieces without postage.
131.3
Actual Delivery
131.31
Do not deviate from your route for
meals or other purposes unless authorized
by your manager or if local policies
concerning handling out of sequence mail
permit minor deviations.
131.32
Enter premises for official duty only
-- except for authorized lunch periods.
131.33
Unless otherwise instructed by a unit
manager, deliver all mail distributed to
your route prior to the leaving time
for that trip and complete delivery within
scheduled time. It is your
responsibility to inform management when this
cannot be done.
131.34
Exhibit mail to the addressee only.
Delivery may be made to a customer on
the street if it does not delay the
carrier unreasonably.
131.35
Deliver mail according to the
instructions or known desire of the addressee.
Otherwise, deliver as addressed if the
addressee has not moved. Make
inquiry, if necessary, and return the
mail to the post office if still in doubt.
131.36
Deliver First-Class Mail undeliverable
as addressed when you know the
customer's correct address on your
route -- unless other delivery instructions
are specified on the piece of
mail.