39 USC § 3404 - Unsealed letters sent by blind or physically handicapped persons

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identifier: "/us/usc/t39/s3404"
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title: "39 USC § 3404 - Unsealed letters sent by blind or physically handicapped persons"
title_number: 39
title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
section_number: "3404"
section_name: "Unsealed letters sent by blind or physically handicapped persons"
chapter_number: 34
chapter_name: "ARMED FORCES AND FREE POSTAGE"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "MAIL MATTER"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 758.)"
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# § 3404. Unsealed letters sent by blind or physically handicapped persons

section 3403(a)(1) of this title

Unsealed letters sent by a blind person or a person having a physical impairment, as described in , in raised characters or sightsaving type, or in the form of sound recordings, may be mailed free of postage.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 758.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See , set out as a note preceding .