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225.18
Office Time --
Preparation
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Handbook M-41, TL-4, 03-01-98
Updated With Postal Bulletin Revisions
Through April 5, 2001
225.13
Next sort the mail separated by
streets, starting with the street not yet
learned. Repeat this procedure street
by street, until all mail has been
distributed.
225.14
Continue the memorizing and learning
process until all separations are
learned.
225.15
Starting with the first separation,
withdraw mail from case and place it in
sequence of delivery -- the same order
of delivery as the letter mail. Route
mail for remaining separations in order
of delivery.
225.16
Sort stiff cardboard articles (X-ray
pictures, etc.) and large newspapers and
magazines on ledge, usually by relays;
then route them in sequence of
delivery. A letter may be reversed in
the letter separation for a customer
receiving a parcel or odd-sized article
that cannot be routed in the flat
separations. This will serve as a
reminder when on the route that there is a
large or odd-sized piece for the
customer.
225.17
Route and strap separately quantity
mailings of addressed merchandise
samples and similar items, if these
cannot fit in the case separations.
Motorized carriers may place this type
of mail in trays or cartons instead of
using straps.
225.18
Observe following procedures in
handling address cards received for delivery
of merchandise samples:
a.
Foot Carriers
(1)
Separate address cards to normal number
of relay points,
removing undeliverable cards, and
notify unit manager of the total
number of deliverable address
cards.
(2)
After unit manager determines the total
number of cards to be
delivered on individual routes each
day, remove from relay stacks
the quantity of cards for delivery so
that each relay will have
approximately the same number of
samples.
(3)
Route the selected address cards in the
proper letter case
separations.
(4)
Withdraw the cards with other cased
letter-size mail, making no
attempt to keep address cards
separate.
(5)
Repeat steps (2), (3), and (4) until
all cards and samples are
delivered.
b.
Motorized Carriers
(1)
After unit manager determines the
number of cards to be
delivered on individual routes each
day, route the same number
of cards in the letter case
separations, removing undeliverable
cards. Notify manager of the number of
deliverable cards.
(2)
Withdraw cards with other cased
letter-size mail, making no
attempt to keep address cards
separate.
(3)
Continue this procedure until all cards
and samples are delivered.