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<xml><p>Inside The Postal Mail Cover
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COPYRIGHT (C) 1991 BY FULL DISCLOSURE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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A mail cover. What is it? How does it work?
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A postal mail cover is where a <ent type='ORG'>law enforcement</ent> agency makes arrangements with
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the Postal Inspectors to obtain a copy of the addressee, sender, return
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address, place & date of postmark and class of mail for all mail being
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delivered to a given address.
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No mail is opened in a mail cover program. Therefore, the government doesn't
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consider the Fourth Amendment Constitutional limitations on search and
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seizure to apply.
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A big concern, though is the delay of mail. Instructions to the postal
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employees preparing the Form 2009 reports stress that mail cannot be delayed.
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The postmaster is also required to certify that the mail recorded on the Form
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2009 was not delayed.
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The post office, is concerned about privacy in mail covers. Privacy about
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what they are doing. The Form 2009s have to be returned to the postal
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inspectors doubled enveloped in opaque envelopes, with the inner envelope
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marked "limited official use.''
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The postal inspectors then forward the forms to the requesting law
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enforcement agency. However, it is pointed out that the forms remain the
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property of the postal inspectors and that it is preferred that the
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information is not used in any court proceedings, ie: the post office wishes
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it to remain private that they are invading the public's privacy with mail
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covers.
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The above is reprinted from Full Disclosure Newspaper. Subscribe today and
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get interesting articles like the above, plus more... pictures, graphics,
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advertisement, and more articles. Full Disclosure is your source for
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information on the leading edge of surveillance technology. Print the
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following form, or supply the information on a plain piece of paper:
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----
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Please start my subscription to Full Disclosure for:
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[ ] Sample issue, $2.00
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[ ] 12 issue subscription, $18.00
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[ ] 24 issue subscription, $29.95
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With 24 issue susbcription include free one of the following:
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[ ] Directory of Electronic Surveillance Equipment Suppliers
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[ ] Citizen's Guide on How to Use the Freedom of Info/Privacy Acts
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[ ] Maximizing PC Performance
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Also available separately:
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[ ] Directory of Electronic Surveillance Equipment Suppliers, $6.00
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[ ] Citizen's Guide on How to Use the Freedom of Info/Privacy Acts, $5.00
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[ ] Maximizing PC Performance, $6.00
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<ent type='GPE'>Illinois</ent> residences, add 6.5% sales tax on above 3 items.
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Enclosed is payment in the form of:
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[ ] Check/Money order, [ ] Visa, [ ] Mastercard
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Card no:___________________________________ Exp date:_______
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Signature:__________________________________________________
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Phone:______________________________________________________
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(required for credit card orders)
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My name/address:
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Name:_______________________________________________________
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Street:_____________________________________________________
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City/State/Zip:_____________________________________________
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Return to: Full Disclosure, Box 903, <ent type='GPE'>Libertyville</ent>, <ent type='GPE'>Illinois</ent> 60048
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</p></xml>
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