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Can I tape a prepaid envelope to a brick and post it?

A friend once complained about how much unsolicited mail he received, and claimed that he'd got his revenge on the Readers Digest, which had resisted his attempts to stop them sending him stuff. He ...
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Is falsification of USPS tracking information (by a USPS employee) a crime?

The United States Postal Service (USPS) provides tracking information for parcels they are handling (e.g., the delivery of an item purchased from Amazon.com). The tracking information shows how the ...
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Does a US city have the legal power to stop spam mail?

I live in a small apartment building that gets an onslaught of spam mail. Endless offers and coupon newspapers, etc all addressed to "To the resident of so and so". I, as a concerned and ...
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Is it legal to send pressed flowers to the United States via mail?

Is it legal to send pressed flowers from my garden to the United States via mail. If it is legal, what rules are relevant? The flowers are common snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) and crocus vernus. Crocus ...
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Is it legal to put a lock on your mailbox?

I'm asking about the advice to "just buy a lock for your mailbox" from Neighbor examines (but does not take) mail in my mailbox. (Note: The question and my own experiences are about the US, ...
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Neighbor examines (but does not take) mail in my mailbox

In the USA, what laws would apply to a stranger or neighbor who opens my mailbox and looks through my incoming mail, replaces it, and closes my mailbox? He does not take or add anything.
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Post office inquiriy

Following the current post office inquiry videos on YouTube ... The largest miscarriage of justice in Britain history. Which laws are likely to have been broken. Misleading the court/perjury seem ...
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Is it legal to keep a package that was accidentally addressed to you?

When I try to research this question, all the scenarios people suggest are significantly different to my own. This is not one of those cases where a company tries to run a scam by sending someone ...
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The law around signing someone else’s package and withholding it without consent

What does someone do if someone has signed and withheld a package without the consent of the owner who owns the package?
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How long can I let other people's mail sit in my house?

I sometimes get first class mail addressed to other people. The right way to handle this is to write "not at this address" on it and send it as outgoing mail. How fast do I need to do this? ...
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Is it legal to drop misdelivered mail on the ground? [duplicate]

Sometimes I get first class mail addressed to other people's names, at my address. I know I can't legally open it, or deliberately destroy it by putting it in the trash or shredding it. I know I could ...
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May a US YouTuber video record in a US post office without obtaining permission, and post the video to YouTube?

Poster 7 is a source of much argument/confusion amongst the online Auditing/Frauditing communities. YouTubers bring their cameras into US post offices and video the employees, citizens, walls, etc., ...
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Legality of police bringing firearms into federal post office

Is it legal for all police officers in the United States to carry firearms into post offices, which fall within the jurisdiction of the federal government, when called by post office employees?
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What kind of lawyer should I contact after not receiving the service which I paid for?

I went to a courier company to pick up my package and not only was my package not released (in spite of me having all the legal documents) when I pressed for an explanation I was asked to leave the ...
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What specific documents describe a US Postmaster's roles, responsibilities and the extent of their powers?

In the United States, and more specifically, New York State (if it makes any difference), which set of publicly-available, written document(s) describe the exact nature and extent of a US Postal ...

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