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A postmark is applied where the post office receives the letter. If the return address isn't in the post office's service area and there's no postmark, it's fr
by harshreality 5y ago
A postmark is applied where the post office receives the letter. If the return address isn't in the post office's service area and there's no postmark, it's fraudulent. I'd be shocked if the automated systems don't check for that before applying a postmark.
- davchana 5y agoNot refuting anything you said, but I personally have dropped letters while traveling on a weekend, just because, so like dropping a letter in Oregon on Saturday evenings, obviously with proper postage, and my return address as in different state 800 miles away. One reason is If the delivery address is in same direction, i.e. if I am travelling towards letter's destination halfway, I like to see it as quick delivery and help to Post, like I am covering half distance for them.
- harshreality 5y agoYou're right, it's not necessarily fraudulent, and there are cases like yours, or when someone's on vacation and uses their real home address as the return address. But there's no way to allow those while preventing abuse, so I can't imagine what good options they have other than to reject and trash those pieces of mail (since they have no way to return them). I guess they probably allow them and eat the losses due to abuse?