N The Postal Service is once again modifying the Aviation Mail Security initiative. N This modification increases the safety and security of Postal Service employees, customers, transportation networks, facilities, and the U.S. N Customers who need to mail packages with postage stamps that are larger than one-half inch thick or heavier than 10 ounces must conduct the transaction at a Post Office retail counter. N Effective October 1, 2019, mailpieces bearing stamps for postage that are more than one-half inch thick or weigh more than 10 ounces will be prohibited from entering the mail stream through collection boxes, building mail chutes, and Post Office mail slots. N The Postal Service is modifying its Aviation Mail Security initiative, which was first enacted in 1996. This modification was made out of an abundance of caution and to provide optimal security for Postal Service employees, customers, transportation networks, facilities, and the U.S.
Once again, the Postal Service is modifying the weight restriction and adding a size restriction for mailpieces dropped into collection boxes bearing stamps.Įffective October 1, 2019, mailpieces bearing stamps for postage that are more than one-half inch thick or weigh more than 10 ounces will be prohibited from entering the mail stream through collection boxes, building mail chutes, and Post Office mail slots. The policy was enacted to promote the safety of Postal Service employees, customers, transportation networks, and the U.S. In October of that year, mailpieces weighing 13 ounces or more, bearing only stamps as postage, and not accepted by a Postal Service employee at a retail counter were prohibited from entering the mail stream via collection boxes and Post Office™ mail slots. In 2007, the Postal Service modified the Aviation Mail Security rule by decreasing the weight allowance to 13 ounces.
The action was taken to enhance security measures and to protect the traveling public, as well as Postal Service™ employees and contractors, who transport U.S. On August 16, 1996, all mailpieces weighing 16 ounces or more had to be presented in person to a retail clerk or letter carrier. Mail ®, the United States Postal Service ® enacted the Aviation Mail Security program in 1996, which prohibited customers from depositing any stamped mailpieces weighing 16 ounces or more in its collection boxes.
Reacting to growing concerns about the safety of U.S.
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