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POSTAL BULLETIN 22164 (9-29-05)
DMM REVISION
Insurance Purchased Online and at Postal Service Kiosks
Effective September 29, 2005, we are revising Mailing
Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual (DMM) 503.4.0 and 609.1.3 to increase the
maximum value of indemnity for insurance purchased online
from $200 to $500.
Mailers can purchase online insurance using Click-N-
Ship and eBay and can also buy insurance electronically
at our Automated Postal Centers (APCs). The table below
shows the availability for the increased indemnity:
Point of
Purchase Date Available Services Offered
Click-N-Ship October 1, 2005 Express Mail
Priority Mail
eBay November 14, 2005 Express Mail
First-Class Mail
Priority Mail
Media Mail
Parcel Post
Automated
Postal Centers
(APCs)
November 29, 2005 Express Mail
First-Class Mail
Priority Mail
Parcel Post
Fees are the same online, at APCs, and at the retail
counter, but indemnity for lost, rifled, or damaged items is
limited to $500 if the insurance is purchased online or at an
APC.
We will incorporate the new indemnity limit into the next
printed version of the DMM and into the monthly update of
the online DMM available on Postal Explorer at
pe.usps.com.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal
Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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500 Additional Services
503 Extra Services
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4.0 Insured Mail
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4.2 Basic Information
4.2.1 Description
Insured mail provides the following features:
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[Revise item b to increase indemnity coverage from $200 to
$500 to read as follows:]
b. Insured mail purchased online provides up to $500
indemnity coverage for lost, rifled, or damaged articles,
subject to the standards for the service and
payment of the applicable fee.
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4.3 Mailing
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4.3.5 Integrated Barcodes
The following options are available for mailers who print
their own labels:
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[Revise item c to increase indemnity coverage from $200 to
$500 and to specify which label to use for each service to
read as follows:]
c. Mailers must use an integrated barcode when insurance
is purchased online for Priority Mail and for
parcels mailed at First-Class Mail, Media Mail, and
Parcel Post (see Exhibit 4.3.5c) rates. This barcode
combines the insurance and electronic option Delivery
Confirmation or Signature Confirmation services
into a single barcode on the shipping label. Additional
information on the integrated barcode can be found in
Publication 91, Confirmation Services Technical
Guide.
1. Mailers may purchase insurance online for $50 or
less indemnity coverage with electronic option Delivery
Confirmation service. The human-readable
text above the integrated barcode must state,
“e/USPS DELIVERY CONFIRMATION.”
2. Mailers may purchase insurance online for more
than $50 and up to $500 indemnity coverage with
electronic option Delivery Confirmation service.
The human-readable text above the integrated
barcode must state, “e/USPS INSURED.”
3. Mailers may purchase insurance online for up to
$500 indemnity coverage and include the electronic
option Signature Confirmation service. The
human-readable text above the integrated barcode
must state, “e/USPS INSURED.”
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