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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 39 - Postal Service |
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Chapter I - United States Postal Service |
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SubChapter A - The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service |
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Part 2 - General and Technical Provisions (Article Ii) |
§ 2.4 - Seal.
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§ 2.4 Seal.
(a) The Seal of the Postal Service is filed by the Board in the Office of the Secretary of State, and is required by 39 U.S.C. 207 to be judicially noticed. The Seal shall be in the custody of the General Counsel, who shall affix it to all commissions of officers of the Postal Service, and use it to authenticate records of the Postal Service and for other official purposes. The following describes the Seal adopted for the Postal Service:
(1) A stylized bald eagle is poised for flight, facing to the viewer's right, above two horizontal bars between which are the words “U.S. MAIL”, surrounded by a square border with rounded corners consisting of the words “UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE” on the left, top, and right, and consisting of nine five-pointed stars on the base.
(b) The location and description of the Postal Service emblem is described at 39 CFR 221.7.