Regulations Governing the Handling of Mail Article 55

Postage due mail shall not be delivered before the postage due and the accrued postage due charge is fully paid. In the event that the mail item is returned to the post office of origination because the addressee refuses to pay the postage due and the accrued postage due charge or because it is undeliverable, the postage due and accrued postage due charge shall be collected from the sender; should the sender refuse to pay, the mail item shall be disposed of in accordance with regulations governing undelivered mail.When a domestic postage due letter or postcard is returned to the post office branch of origination and the sender has paid the postage due and accrued postage due charges, the sender may apply for redelivery of the letter or postcard.