34. Peravai Academy PA Exam Training Materials

 Due Mail and Unusual Mail
While preparing the mails for dispatch, you must be aware of the distinction between due and  unusual mail. The term due mail comprises all the bags, articles and documents which must be  dispatched every day or at regular intervals. The terms unusual mail comprises parcel bags, packet  bags, special bags, camp bags and any other bags not included in the term “due mail”.
Examples of due and unusual mail

DUE MAIL	UNUSUAL MAIL
Mail bag	Parcel bag
Transit bag	Packet bag
Account bag	Camp bag
Branch office bag	Special bag

 
 
We will now look at the various types of bags handled and their contents

Bag Type	Abbreviation	Contents
Account bag	A	Accounting documents & cash bag
Branch Office Bag	B	Accounting documents of BO and Un accountable &  accountable mails, cash bag with or without cash
Letter Bag	L	Unregistered Mails
Mail bag without PL  list	D	Un-registered mail and Registered bag
Station Mail bag  (from RMS to PO)	M	Unregistered mail, Registered bag and Parcel list
Sorting Mail bag  (from PO to RMS)	S	Unregistered mail, Registered bag and Parcel list
Packet Bag	Pkt	Empty canvas bags
Registered bag	R	Regd. and VP letters, INS Envelopes and MO bundles
Transit bag	TB	Several bags with a copy of Mail list
Speed post bag	SP	Speed post articles

Special bag	Special	Addressed to dignitaries
Camp bag	Camp bag	Addressed to postal officer camp at different station
TD Bag	TD	First Class articles deliverable within the jurisdiction of the parent mail office
NTD Bag	NTD	First Class articles deliverable outside the jurisdiction of the parent mail office
Parcel Bag	PL	Second class Regd., and VP packets