International Fees for Special Mail Services and Miscellaneous Charges Pursuant to its authority under 39 U.S.C. 407, the Postal Service announces adjustments in international fees for mail services as indicated below. These rates and fees are effective at 12:01 a.m., Januray 1, 1995. Only the fees and charges below are affected; all other international rates and fees remain unchanged. A. Certificate of Mailing Piece Mailings Fee 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴컴� Basic service (Form 3817) � $0.55 � Firm mailing book (Form � 0.20 3877) � 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴컴컴컴� Bulk Mailings � Fee 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴컴컴컴� Up to 1,000 identical � $2.75 pieces � Each additional 1,000 � 0.35 pieces � Duplicate copy � 0.55 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴컴� B. Inquiry Fee: $6.60. C. Insured Mail Limit of Fee Indemnity Canada $50 $0.75 100 1.60 200 2.50 300 3.40 400 4.30 500 5.20 600 6.10 The insured mail fees for all countries other than Canada are unchanged. D. Money Orders Type � Fee 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Orders issued on � $0.85 per money domestic form � order 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Copy of a paid money � $2.75 per copy order � The fees for international money orders issued on Form MP1 and pursuant to an Authorization to Issue an International Money Order, are unchanged. E. Nonstandard Surcharge-Letters and regular printed matter weighing 1 ounce or less: $0.11. F. Pickup Fee (for Express Mail International Service and parcel post): $4.95. G. Recorded Delivery: $1.10. H. Registered Mail 1. Canada Limit of Fee Indemnity $100.00 $4.95 500.00 5.40 1,000.00 5.85 2. All Other Countries Limit of Fee Indemnity $32.35 $4.85 I. Restricted Delivery: $2.75. J. Return Charge For returned publishers' periodicals originally mailed to Canada by publishers or registered news agents (see International Mail Manual 781.5a). Weight not Charge over (oz.) 1 $0.32 2 0.55 3 0.78 4 1.01 5 1.24 6 1.47 7 1.70 8 1.93 9 2.16 10 2.39 11 2.62 12 2.90 13 2.90 14 2.95 15 2.95 16 2.95 Weights over Use domestic zone 1 pound 8 fourth-class rate K. Return Receipt: $1.10. L. Special Delivery Class of Mail � Not Over Over 2 � 2 Pounds Pounds 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Letters, letter � $9.95 $10.35 packages, and � post/postal cards� 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Printed matter, � $10.45 $11.25 matter for the � blind, and small � packets � 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 M. Special Handling Weight (lb.) � Rate 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴 Not over 10 � $5.40 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴 Over 10 � $7.50 The International Mail Manual is amended as follows: Chapter 2 212.24 Change the pickup fee to $4.95. 223.23 Change the nonstandard surcharge to 11 cents. 272.3 Change the pickup fee to $4.95. Chapter 3 313.1 Change the fee for certificates of mailing for ordinary Postal Union and ordinary parcel post to $0.55 per piece from $0.50 per piece and the fee for additional copies to $0.55 per page from $0.50 per page. The fee for items listed on Form 3877, Firm Mailing Book for Accountable Mail, is unchanged. 313.2 Bulk Pieces. Identical pieces of ordinary Postal Union mail paid with stamps, precanceled stamps, or meter stamps are subject to the following fees: Up to 1,000 pieces(1 certificate for total number) $2.75 For each additional 1,000 pieces or fraction $0.35 Duplicate copy $0.55 333.1 Change $4.40 to $4.95. 343 Change the return receipt fee from $1.00 to $1.10. 344.3 Change the inquiry charge to $6.60. 353 Change the restricted delivery fee to $2.75. 363.1 Change the registry fee to $4.95. 385.3 Change the recorded delivery fee to $1.10. 391.3a Change the money order fee to $0.85. 391.721, 391.722, and 391.92 Change the fee to $2.75. Chapter 7 781.5a Revise to incorporate the following charges: Weight not over Charge (oz.) 1 $0.32 2 0.55 3 0.78 4 1.01 5 1.24 6 1.47 7 1.70 8 1.93 9 2.16 10 2.39 11 2.62 12 2.90 13 2.90 14 2.95 15 2.95 16 2.95 Weights over 1 Use domestic pound zone 8 fourth-class rate Chapter 9 927.11, 928.22c, 928.231c, 928.241c, 928.251c, 928.261d, 928.32c, 928.331a(3), 928.332a(4), 928.341a(2), and 928.35b. Change the inquiry fee to $6.60. Individual Country Listings in the International Mail Manual will be revised to incorporate the above fees. .... Stonehenge BBS 415 479-8328