SUBCHAPTERS A-I-POST OFFICE SERVICES, DOMESTIC
SUBCHAPTER A-INTRODUCTION
PART 1-WHAT SUBCHAPTERS
A-I COVER
§ 1.1 What Subchapters A-I cover.
Subchapters A-I contain the regula-
tions of the Post Office Department
which are intended to assist the users of
its domestic services in obtaining the
maximum benefits from its personnel
and facilities. Thus, these subchapters
include the specified rates for stamps and
postage and the restrictions governing
their use, the particulars distinguishing
the various classes of mails and the con-
ditions entitling the public to the privi-
leges of those classes, the requirements
for proper wrapping and mailing of mat-
ter to be mailed, an explanation of the
collection and delivery services of the
Department, details of the special mail
and nonmail facilities of the Department
and the provisions for the transportation
of the mail. Notwithstanding any state-
ment contained in these subchapters the
burden rests with the mailer to assure
that he has complied with the laws en-
acted by Congress.
(R.S. 161, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 22, 39 U.S.C.
501) [26 F.R. 11513, Dec. 6, 1961]