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Holding Mail
If you plan to be out of town on
business or vacation, you may
want to temporarily stop delivery
of your mail. To have the Postal
Service hold your mail up to 30
days, visit www.usps.com, call
1·800·ASK·USPS, or fill out a “Hold
Mail” form at the Post Office. When
you return, you can either pick up
your mail from the Post Office or
have it delivered to your home.
Changing an Address
and Mail Forwarding
Before you move, get a copy of the
Mover’s Guide from your Post Office
and return the completed form to
your letter carrier or your Post Office.
You can also save a trip to the Post
Office by visiting www.usps.com
to change your address online for a
small fee. Fast and easy—takes less
than five minutes.
Notify your Post Office at least one
month before you move to ensure
uninterrupted mail service. Priority Mail
Express, Priority Mail, and First-Class
Mail will be forwarded at no charge for
one year. Magazines and newspapers
will be forwarded for
60 days.
Here are some useful mailing hints for
senders and recipients.
Sending and Receiving Mail
Premium Forwarding Service
®
Going away for a while? Have
all your mail sent to you at your
temporary location.
Premium Forwarding Service
is a domestic service that
forwards ALL of your mail from
your permanent address to
a temporary address.
Your mail will be forwarded to
you on a weekly basis for a
minimum of two weeks up to one
year. You do not miss important
mail while you are away—all your
mail reaches you. One flat fee for
each weekly Priority Mail shipment
plus an application fee.
If you are a snowbird, college
student, executive, individual with
an extended family care situation,
or away on extended vacation,
all are possible candidates for
Premium Forwarding Service.
Never again miss a mail delivery
when you’re away from home.
It is easy to enroll in Premium
Forwarding Service. Visit
www.usps.com or your
local Post Office to enroll.
Printing Postage
There is no need to go to
the Post Office. You can print
postage online at www.usps.
com/ship/online-shipping.htm.
Sending Mail
You can send mail by:
· Dropping it into a blue
collection box
· Leaving it in your home mailbox
· Scheduling a pickup
· Taking it to a Post Office
If your item weighs more than
10 ounces, and you have affixed
postage stamps, you must take it
to an employee at the retail counter
of a Post Office.
Scheduling a Pickup
Whether it's Package Pickup or
time-specific Pickup On Demand,
USPS pickup options make shipping
your packages quick and convenient.
Package Pickup is the easy,
convenient way to send qualifying
packages. Just submit your request
online at www.usps.com/pickup
and have your items ready before
your carrier arrives. It’s that simple!
Pickup On Demand allows you to
schedule time-specific pickups
within a 2-hour time frame. A letter
carrier will make a special trip to your
home or business for a fee to pick up
qualifying packages that have post-
age affixed. There is no additional
charge for picking up multiple pieces
of mail. Visit www.usps.com/pickup
or call 1
·800·222·1811 for additional
information including qualifying pack-
ages or to schedule a pickup.