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INFO FOR FARRAGUT RESIDENTS:
The USPS postmark rule change Effective December 24, 2025
Postmarks reflect the date mail is first processed at a regional center (often 1-2 days later), not the day you drop it off.
This impacts time-sensitive items like tax payments, healthcare claims, voter ballots, or donations.
To ensure on-time delivery, mail early (3-4 days before the due date) or get a hand-stamped postmark at a post office counter.
Ensuring a Postmark on the Date of Delivery
To assure a postmark is applied on the same day a document is delivered to the USPS, use one of the retail services below:
Request a Manual Postmark:
Customers may present a mailpiece at a retail counter and request a “manual (local) postmark”. This postmark is applied at the time of acceptance, so the date aligns with the date the USPS took possession.
Postage Validation Imprint (PVI):
When a customer pays for postage at a retail counter, the PVI label applied by the employee also indicates the date of acceptance.
Certificates of Mailing:
Customers may purchase a Certificate of Mailing, or use Registered or Certified Mail, to obtain a receipt that serves as evidence of the date the item was presented for mailing.
The rule explicitly warns that customer-applied pre-printed labels (e.g., from Self-Service Kiosks, Click-N-Ship, or meters) only show when postage was printed, not when the USPS accepted the item.
