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Holiday Mail Call for Diplomatic and Military Members Worldwide U.S. Postal Service Recommended Mailing DatesA Sailor sorts Priority Mail Boxes aboard USS Boxer while underway in the Gulf of Aden. Postal Service offers a discounted price of $18.45 on its largest Priority Mail Flat Rate® Box. The price includes a $1.50 per box discount for mail sent to APO/FPO/DPO (Air/Army Post Office/Fleet Post Office/Diplomatic Post Office) destinations worldwide. The kit contains:Two Priority Mail® APO/FPO/DP
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Company: USPS, Activity: USPS, Date: 2019-10-08
Keywords: News, USPS, companies, nov, post, priority, mail, postal, dec, service, members, worldwide, apofpodpo, holiday, military, diplomatic


Holiday Mail Call for Diplomatic and Military Members Worldwide

Holiday Mail Call for Diplomatic and Military Members Worldwide U.S. Postal Service Recommended Mailing Dates

A Sailor sorts Priority Mail Boxes aboard USS Boxer while underway in the Gulf of Aden. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Ann Hattell

WASHINGTON — During this holiday season, a great way to connect with our deployed Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen is to send them festive letters and packages for their enjoyment this time of year.

To send packages to friends and loved ones serving in the military and diplomatic posts abroad, the U.S. Postal Service offers a discounted price of $18.45 on its largest Priority Mail Flat Rate® Box. The price includes a $1.50 per box discount for mail sent to APO/FPO/DPO (Air/Army Post Office/Fleet Post Office/Diplomatic Post Office) destinations worldwide.

Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes are available at no cost at local Post Offices and can also be ordered via usps.com. Postage, labels and customs forms can also be printed online anytime using Click-N-Ship® feature. All mailing products can be found at store.usps.com/store/home.

To ensure timely delivery of holiday wishes by Dec. 25, the Postal Service recommends that cards and packages be sent to military APO/FPO/DPO addresses overseas no later than the mailing dates listed below.

Display U.S. Postal Service Recommended Mailing Dates Military Mail Addressed

To and From Priority Mail Express Military Service (PMEMS)1 First-Class Mail

Letters

and

Cards Priority Mail Parcel Airlift Mail (PAL)2 Space Available

Mail (SAM)3 Retail Ground APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs 090-092 Dec. 18 Dec. 11 Dec. 11 Dec. 4 Nov. 27 Nov. 6 APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIP 093 N/A Dec. 9 Dec. 9 Dec. 4 Nov. 27 Nov. 6 APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs 094-099 Dec. 18 Dec. 11 Dec. 11 Dec. 4 Nov. 27 Nov. 6 APO/FPO/DPO AA ZIP 340 Dec. 18 Dec. 11 Dec. 11 Dec. 4 Nov. 27 Nov. 6 APO/FPO/DPO AP ZIPs 962-966 Dec. 18 Dec. 11 Dec. 11 Dec. 4 Nov. 27 Nov. 6

1 PMEMS is available to selected military/diplomatic Post Offices. Check with your local Post Office to determine if this service is available to an APO/FPO/DPO address.

2 PAL is a service that provides air transportation for parcels on a space-available basis. PAL is available for Standard Post items not exceeding 30 pounds in weight or 60 inches in length and girth combined. The applicable PAL fee must be paid in addition to the regular surface price for each addressed piece sent by PAL service.

3 SAM parcels are paid at Standard Post prices with maximum weight and size limits of 15 pounds and 60 inches in length and girth combined. SAM parcels are first transported domestically by surface and then to overseas destinations by air on a space-available basis.

Use the Military Care Kit to Send Presents and Care Packages

The Postal Service has created a free “Military Care Kit” based on the items most frequently requested by military families. The kit contains:

Two Priority Mail® APO/FPO/DPO Flat Rate Boxes

Four Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Boxes

Priority Mail tape

Priority Mail address labels

Appropriate customs forms

To order the kit, call 800-610-8734. Guidelines for packing, addressing and shipping items to U.S. troops can be found at store.usps.com/store/product/shipping-supplies/military-care-kit-P_MILITARYKIT. To order Flat-Rate Boxes featuring the “America Supports You” logo, go to usps.com/freeboxes.

Addressing the Package

Write the service member’s full name

Include the unit and APO/FPO/DPO address with the 9-digit ZIP Code (if one is assigned). For example:

Army/Air Post Office (APO) PFC JANE DOE

PSC 3 BOX 4120

APO AE 09021 Fleet Post Office (FPO) SEAMAN JOSEPH SMITH

UNIT 100100 BOX 4120

FPO AP 96691 Diplomatic Post Office (DPO) MELANIE ADAMS

UNIT 8400 BOX 0000

DPO AE 09498-0048

Do not write the country name where the service member is stationed in the address

Include a return address

Inside the box, include the service member’s name and address as well as the sender’s name and address on an index card in case the shipping label gets damaged in transit

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations

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Company: USPS, Activity: USPS, Date: 2019-10-08
Keywords: News, USPS, companies, nov, post, priority, mail, postal, dec, service, members, worldwide, apofpodpo, holiday, military, diplomatic


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