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335.16
On Route
53
Handbook M-41, TL-4, 03-01-98
Updated With Postal Bulletin Revisions
Through April 5, 2001
335
Other Special Services
335.1
Delivering and Taking Receipt
(Exhibit 335.1 (p. 1 and 2))
335.11
Deliver numbered insured parcels,
registered articles, certified letters, and
other special services items to
addressee or anyone authorized to receive
mail for addressee:
a.
Require the person to show
identification if not known, and to sign and
print name on PS Form 3849, Delivery
Notice/Reminder/Receipt,
before delivery when applicable.
b.
Deliver articles entered on PS Form
3883, Firm Delivery Receipt for
Accountable Mail and Bulk Delivery
Mail, after obtaining a signature of
addressee or agent on PS Form 3849.
(Deliver the duplicate PS Form
3883 with the articles.)
c.
Prepare PS Form 3883 for numbered
insured and other special
services items only when there are six
or more articles for the same
addressee. Include Delivery
Confirmation on PS Form 3883 if the
six-article requirement has already
been met.
d.
Deliver minimum fee unnumbered insured
and Delivery Confirmation
articles the same as any ordinary mail.
No receipt is needed.
e.
See subchapter 23 for appropriate
scanning procedures.
335.12
Deliver articles endorsed,
Restricted Delivery to addressee appearing on
the
article. No other person may receive
and sign for these articles unless the
addressee authorizes in writing an
agent to receive his restricted delivery
mail. Form 3849 can be used for
this authorization.
335.13
Articles not endorsed Restricted
Delivery may be delivered to an adult
member of the family or agent or hotel
clerk whose name appears on Form
3801-A, Agreement by Hotel,
Apartment House, or the Like.
335.14
When other than addressee signs for
article, he/she should enter the name of
addressee on line Received and
his/her own name on line By.
335.15
Complete Forms 3849 and 3883 showing
the date of delivery and your
signature (surname and
initials).
335.16
Certified mail mixed in with DPS mail
and identified while performing street
duties is to be handled in the same
manner as certified mail that is issued in
the office by the accountable clerk.
Form 3849 must be completed at the
delivery point and delivery should be
attempted. Receipts are to be turned in
to the accountable clerk along with
receipts for any other certified mail.