April 30, 2012

Picture Permit Imprint Indicia

On Friday, April 30, the Federal Register published our Domestic Mail Manual (DMM^®) final rule that will add standards allowing customers to include business-related color images, such as corporate logos, company brands, or trademarks, in the permit imprint area of full-service IMb™ mailings of First-Class Mail^® automation letters and postcards and all Standard Mail^® letters. The implementation date is June 24, 2012.

The complete final rule Federal Register can be found on the Federal Register website at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-04-27/html/2012-10014.htm and will be available soon on the Postal Explorer^® website at pe.usps.com.