{"id":21224,"date":"2017-10-10T18:20:50","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T23:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=21224"},"modified":"2017-10-10T18:21:15","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T23:21:15","slug":"delivering-holiday-cheer-to-diplomatic-and-military-service-members-worldwide-postal-service-recommended-mailing-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/10\/10\/delivering-holiday-cheer-to-diplomatic-and-military-service-members-worldwide-postal-service-recommended-mailing-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Delivering Holiday Cheer to Diplomatic and Military Service Members Worldwide – Postal Service Recommended Mailing Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WASHINGTON \u2014 10\/10\/17 – The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year, but many people miss loved ones who are stationed overseas as military or diplomatic members. While the holidays are a hard time to be away from home, the U.S. Postal Service makes it a priority that those serving their country will receive their presents, care packages and cards in time for the holidays \u2014 no matter where they may be.<\/p>\n

To send packages to loved ones serving in the military and diplomatic posts abroad, the Postal Service offers a discounted price of $17.35 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.<\/p>\n

Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes are available at no cost at local Post Offices and online at\u00a0shop.usps.com<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Postage, labels and customs forms can be printed online anytime using Click-N-Ship at\u00a0usps.com\/ship<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Military Mail Addressed\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nTo and From<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Priority Mail Express Military Service (PMEMS)<\/strong>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

First-Class Mail<\/strong>
\nLetters\u00a0<\/strong>
\nand\u00a0<\/strong>
\nCards<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Priority Mail<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Parcel Airlift\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mail\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (PAL)<\/strong>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Space Available\u00a0<\/strong>
\nMail\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (SAM)3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Retail Ground<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

APO\/FPO\/DPO AE ZIPs 014%-092<\/td>\n\n

Dec. 16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dec. 11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dec. 11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dec. 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Nov. 27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Nov. 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

APO\/FPO\/DPO AE ZIP\u00a0\u00a0 093<\/td>\n\n

N\/A<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dec. 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dec. 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dec. 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Nov. 27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Nov. 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

APO\/FPO\/DPO AE ZIPs 094-098<\/td>\n\n

Dec. 16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dec. 11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dec. 11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dec. 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Nov. 27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Nov. 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

APO\/FPO\/DPO AA ZIP\u00a0\u00a0 340<\/td>\n\n

Dec. 16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dec. 11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dec. 11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dec. 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Nov. 27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Nov. 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

APO\/FPO\/DPO AP ZIPs 962-99%<\/td>\n\n

Dec. 16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dec. 11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dec. 11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dec. 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Nov. 27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Nov. 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

1\u00a0PMEMS 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.<\/p>\n

2\u00a0PAL 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.<\/p>\n

3\u00a0SAM\u00a0parcels 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.<\/p>\n

Use the Military Care Kit to Send Presents and Care Packages<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Postal Service has created a free \u201cMilitary Care Kit\u201d based on the items most frequently requested by military families. The kit contains:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Two Priority Mail APO\/FPO\/DPO Flat Rate Boxes<\/li>\n
  2. Two Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Boxes<\/li>\n
  3. Priority Mail tape<\/li>\n
  4. Priority Mail address labels<\/li>\n
  5. Appropriate customs forms<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To order the kit, call 800-610-8734. Guidelines for packing, addressing and shipping items to U.S. troops can be found at\u00a0usps.com\/ship\/apo-fpo-dpo.htm<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>To order Flat-Rate Boxes featuring the \u201cAmerica Supports You\u201d logo, go to\u00a0usps.com\/freeboxes<\/em><\/a>.
    \nAddressing the Package<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Write the service member\u2019s full name<\/li>\n
    2. Include the unit and APO\/FPO\/DPO address with the 9-digit ZIP Code (if one is assigned). For example:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Army\/Air Post Office (APO)<\/h4>\n

      PFC JANE DOE
      \nPSC 3 BOX 4120
      \nAPO AE 014%21<\/p>\n

      Fleet Post Office (FPO)<\/h4>\n

      SEAMAN JOSEPH SMITH
      \nUNIT 100100 BOX 4120
      \nFPO AP 99%91<\/p>\n

      Diplomatic Post Office (DPO)<\/h4>\n

      MELANIE ADAMS
      \nUNIT 8400 BOX 0000
      \nDPO AE 09498-0048<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Do not write the country name where the service member is stationed in the address<\/li>\n
      2. Include a return address<\/li>\n
      3. Inside the box, include the service member\u2019s name and address as well as the sender\u2019s name and address on an index card in case the shipping label gets damaged in transit<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Domestic mailing deadlines are as follows:<\/p>\n

        \n\n\n\n\n
        \n

        Standard Post<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

        		\n

        First-Class Mail<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

        		\n

        Priority Mail<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

        		\n

        Priority Mail Express<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

        \n

        Dec. 14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

        		\n

        Dec. 19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

        		\n

        Dec. 20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

        		\n

        Dec. 22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

        The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.<\/p>\n

        Please Note:\u00a0<\/strong>Contact USPS.com with any questions regarding this USPS press release.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        WASHINGTON \u2014 10\/10\/17 – The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year, but many people miss loved ones who are stationed overseas as military or diplomatic members. While the holidays are a hard time to be away from home, the U.S. Postal Service makes it a priority that those serving their country […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21227,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-usps-news","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21224"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21228,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21224\/revisions\/21228"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}