Digital Mailing Systems
8SV61156 Rev. F

How USPS

Confirmation

Services Work

The diagrams on the next two pages show the con firm a tion
ser vic es process.
You be gin by applying a preprinted barcode label unique to
the specific service you desire. The barcode in each label
includes a unique Pack age Iden ti fi ca tion Code (PIC).
To process a mail piece, select the service and class of
mail you want, then enter the destination ZIP Code and
barcode num ber us ing your control panel’s nu mer ic key-
pad. Your mailing system stores a con fir ma tion data record
for each piece of mail you pro cess. It also prints the cor rect
post age on a tape strip or di rect ly on your en ve lope, then
prompts you for the next barcode.
Your mailing system sends con fir ma tion records to the
Data Center when you’ve fin ished pro cess ing, or when
you've pro cessed the max i mum num ber of piec es it can
store. Your mail ing sys tem also prints a re ceipt for each
trans ac tion.
You can drop the mail off any where mail is ac cept ed.
Using the Delivery Track ing System on our web site, you
can verify delivery of individual items at:
www.pb.com
See section 7. Tracking Mail on the Internet for more infor-
mation.
For complete description of confirmation services, see
USPS publication 91 available at:
www.usps.com
3. Using Confirmation Services—an Overview
HINT: When you use
De liv ery or Signature
confi rmation services
with your mailing sys-
tem and send barcodes
elec tron i cal ly, you get a
discount on the cost of
the ser vice.
Remember: The dis-
count ap plies only if
you use the barcode la-
bels pro vid ed by Pitney
Bowes and send the
records elec tron i cal ly.