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If it had a postage due. Or it was too big to deliver.

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Q: Why would the post office hold mail?
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Mail boxes can be applied in your nearest post office. If you have a local post office in your city, that would be where to start if you would want to have a mail box.


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The United States Post Office has the legal authority to hold mail for any number reasons. These include by request of the addressee due to being out of town for example. Additionally senders can request mail and parcels be held for signature and pick-up.


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File a form 8076 at your local post office. You can pick one up there or can find one on the Internet. Form 8076 asks for the address the mail is being held for, the beginning and ending dates for holding mail, and whether to deliver the mail after the end date or whether it will be picked up at the post office.


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