Postal Power

The UPU (Universal Postal Union) in Berne, Switzerland, is an extremely significant organization in today's world. t is form!lated "y treaty. #o nation can "e recognized as a nation witho!t "eing in international admiralty in order to have a for!m common to all nations for engaging in commerce and resolving dis$!tes. That is why the US% !nder the %rticles of &onfederation co!ld not "e recognized as a co!ntry. 'very state (colony) was sovereign, with its own common law, which foreclosed other co!ntries from interacting with the US% as a nation in international commerce. Today, international admiralty is the $rivate (!risdiction of the )*, et al., the creditor in the "an+r!$tcy of essentially every government on 'arth. The UPU o$erates !nder the a!thority of treaties with every co!ntry in the world. t is, as it were, the overlord or overseer over the common interaction of all co!ntries in international commerce. 'very nation has a $ostal system, and also has reci$rocal "an+ing and commercial relationshi$s, where"y all are within and !nder the UPU. The UPU is the n!m"er one military (international admiralty is also military) contract mover on the $lanet. *or this reason one sho!ld send all im$ortant legal and commercial doc!ments thro!gh the $ost office rather than $rivate carriers, which are firewalls. ,e want direct access to the a!thority-and corres$onding availa"ility of remedy and reco!rse-of the UPU. *or instance, if yo! $ost thro!gh the US Post .ffice and the US Postmaster does not $rovide yo! with the remedy yo! re/!est within twenty0one (12) days, yo! can ta+e the matter to the UPU. nvolving the a!thority of the UPU is a!tomatically invo+ed "y the !se of $ostage stam$s. Utilization of stam$s incl!des $!tting stam$s on any doc!ments (for clo!t $!r$oses, not mailing) we wish to introd!ce into the system. %s long as yo! !se a stam$ (of any +ind) yo! are in the game. f yo! have time, reso!rces, and the l!x!ry of dealing with something well "efore ex$iration of a given time frame, yo! can !se stam$s that yo! consider ideal. The most $refera"le stam$s are ones that are "oth large and contain the most colors. n an emergency sit!ation, or sim$ly if economy is a consideration, any stam$ will do. Using a $ostage stam$ and a!togra$h on it ma+es yo! the $ostmaster for that contract. ,henever yo! $!t a stam$ on a doc!ment, inscri"e yo!r f!ll name over the stam$ at an angle. The color in+ yo! !se for this is a f!nction of what color will show !$ "est against the colors in the stam$. deal colors for doing this are $!r$le (royalty), "l!e (origin of the "ond), and gold (+ing's edict). %void red at all cost. ."vio!sly, if yo! have a dar+, m!lti0colored stam$ yo! do not want to !se $!r$le or "l!e in+, since yo!r a!togra$h on it wo!ld not stand o!t as well if yo! !sed lighter color in+. deally one co!ld decide on the "est color for his a!togra$h and then o"tain stam$s that "est s!it one's criteria and taste. %ltho!gh a dollar stam$ is "est, it is a l!x!ry !nless one is well off financially. .therwise, reserve the !se of dollar stam$s for cr!cial instr!ments, s!ch as travel doc!ments. The rationale for !sing two0 cent stam$s is that in the 23th &ent!ry the official $ostage rate for the de jure Post .ffice of
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the United States of %merica was fixed at two (1) cents. *or stam$s to carry on one's $erson for any +ind of !nex$ected enco!nter or emergency !se, this denomination might "e ideal. Use stam$s on im$ortant doc!ments, s!ch as a chec+, travel doc!ments, $a$erwor+ yo! $!t in co!rt, etc. ,here to $!t the stam$ and how many stam$s to !se de$end on the doc!ment. .n fo!ndational doc!ments and chec+s, for instance, $!t a stam$ on the right hand corner of the instr!ment, "oth on the front and on the "ac+. The "ottom right hand corner of the face of a chec+, note, or "ill of exchange signifies the lia"ility. *!rthermore, the "ottom right hand corner of the reverse of the doc!ment is the final $osition on the $age, so no one can endorse anything (!sing a restricted endorsement or otherwise) after that. 4o! want to have the last word. f yo! have only one stam$, $!t it where yo! are ex$ected to sign and a!togra$h over it cross0wise. n the case of a traffic tic+et, for instance, $!t a stam$ on the lower right hand corner where yo! are s!$$osed to sign and a!togra$h across the stam$ at an angle. %!togra$hing a stam$ not only esta"lishes yo! as the $ostmaster of the contract "!t constit!tes a cross0claim. Using the stam$ $rocess on doc!ments $resents yo!r adversaries with a $ro"lem "eca!se their (!risdiction is s!"ordinate to that of the UPU, which yo! have now invo+ed for yo!r "enefit. The res!lt in $ractice of doing this is that whenever those who +now what yo! are doing are reci$ients of yo!r doc!ments with a!togra$hed stam$s they "ac+ off. f they do not, ta+e the matter to the US Postmaster to deal with. f he will not $rovide yo! with yo!r remedy, ta+e the matter to the UPU for them to clean !$. The co!ntries whose stam$s wo!ld "e most effective to !se are &hina, 5a$an, United States, and 6reat Britain. Utilizing these co!ntries covers "oth 'ast and ,est. 7owever, since the US seems to "e the $oint man in im$lementing the #ew ,orld .rder, one might most advisa"ly !se US stam$s. f yo! $!t stam$s on doc!ments yo! s!"mit into co!rt, $!t a stam$ on the "ac+ of each $age, at the "ottom right hand corner. 8o not $lace any stam$s on the front of co!rt $a$erwor+ since doing so alarms the cler+. By $lacing yo!r a!togra$hed stam$ on the reverse right hand corner yo! $revent "eing damaged "y one of the tric+s of (!dges these days. % (!dge might have yo!r $a$erwor+ on his "ench, "!t t!rned over so only the "ac+ side, which is ordinarily "lan+ on every $age, is visi"le. Then if yo! as+ a"o!t yo!r $a$erwor+ he might say something li+e, 94es, have yo!r $a$erwor+ in front of me "!t don't find anything.9 7e can't see anything on the "lan+ side of a $age. f yo! $lace an a!togra$hed stam$ on the lower right hand corner yo! foreclose a (!dge from engaging in this tric+. n addition, when it comes to co!rt doc!ments, one side is criminal and the other is civil. Using the a!togra$hed stam$ that yo! r!""er0stam$ with yo!r seal ("!llet stam$) on the "ac+ side of yo!r co!rt doc!ments is evidence that yo! $ossess the cancelled o"ligation on the civil side. Since there can "e no assessment for criminal charges, and yo! show that yo! are the holder of the civil assessment, there is no way o!t for the co!rt. %lso, in any co!rt doc!ment yo! $!t in, handwrite yo!r ' # n!m"er :SS; w.o. dashes< in gold on the to$ right corner of every $age, with the a!togra$hed stam$ on the "ac+ side.
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Use of a notary com"ined with the $ostage stam$ (and sometime 'm"assy stam$s) gives yo! a $riority mechanism. 'verything is commerce, and all commerce is contract. The master of the contract is the $ost office, and the UPU is the s!$reme overlord of the commerce, "an+ing, and $ostal systems of the world. Use of these stam$s in this manner gets the attention of those in the system to whom yo! $rovide yo!r $a$erwor+. t ma+es yo! the master of that $ost office. Use of the stam$ is es$ecially im$ortant when dealing with the ma(or $layers, s!ch as the *B , & %, Secret Service, Treas!ry, etc. They !nderstand the significance of what yo! are doing. )any times they hand doc!ments "ac+ to someone !sing this a$$roach and say, 97ave a good day, sir.9 They don't want any !ntoward re$erc!ssions coming "ac+ on them. f anyone as+s yo! why yo! are doing what yo! are doing, s!ggest that they cons!lt their legal co!nsel for the significance. t is not yo!r (o" to ex$lain the law, nor ex$lain s!ch things as yo!r exem$tion or Setoff %cco!nt. The system hangs !s "y o!r own words. ,e have to give them the evidence, information, contacts, and legal determinations they re/!ire to convict !s. The wise words of &alvin &oolidge, the most tacit!rn $resident in US history, are a$t. ,hen as+ed why he s$o+e so little, he re$lied, 9 have never "een h!rt "y anything didn't say.9 The "ottom line is that whenever yo! need to sign any legal=commercial doc!ment, $!t a stam$ (even a one (2) cent stam$) over where yo! sign and sign at an angle across it. >et the reci$ient deal with the significance and conse/!ences of yo!r actions. f yo! are in a co!rt case, or at any stage of a $roceeding (s!ch as an indictment, s!mmons, com$laint, or any other hostile enco!nter with the system), immediately do the following? 2. )a+e a color co$y of whatever doc!ments yo! receive, or scan them in color into yo!r com$!ter@ 1. Stam$ the original of the first $age of every doc!ment with the %A*B stam$, $!t a $ostage stam$ in the signat!re s$ace, and a!togra$h across it at an angle with yo!r f!ll name, !sing $!r$le or "l!e in+, handwritten with !$$er0 and lower0case, with yo!r gold0in+ "!llet stam$ (seal) on the !$$er left0hand $ortion of the $ostage stam$@ )a+e a color co$y of the stam$ed, a!togra$hed $ages and=or scan into yo!r com$!ter@ C. P!t a stam$ on the lower right0hand0corner of the "ac+ of every $age and "!llet0stam$ and a!togra$h it@ D. 7ave a notary send each doc!ment "ac+ to the sender, with a notarial certificate of service, with or witho!t an accom$anying=s!$$orting affidavit "y yo!@ E. f yo! have an affidavit, $!t an a!togra$hed stam$ on the !$$er right hand corner of the first $age and the lower right hand corner of the "ac+ of every $age. Peo$le who have engaged in this $rocess re$ort that when any +nowledgea"le (!dge, attorney, or official sees this, matters change dramatically. %ll of these $ersonages +now what mail fra!d is. Since a!togra$hing the stam$ ma+es yo! the $ostmaster of the contract,
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anyone who interferes is tam$ering with the mail and engaging in mail fra!d. 4o! can then s!"$oena the $ostmaster (either of the $ost office from which the letter was mailed, or the US Postmaster 6eneral, or "oth), and have them ex$lain what the r!les are, !nder de$osition or testimony on the witness stand in o$en co!rt. n addition, most of the time when yo! get official comm!nication it has a red0meter $ostage mar+ on the envelo$e rather than a cancelled stam$. This act is mail fra!d. f the envelo$e has a red0meter $ostage mar+ on it, they are the ones who have engaged in mail fra!d, "eca!se there is no cancelled stam$. t is the cancelled stam$ that has the $ower@ an !n0 cancelled stam$ has nothing. % red0meter $ostage mar+ is an !ncancelled stam$. f it is not cancelled, it is not $aid. .ne researcher has scanned everything into his com$!ter, and has more red0meter $ostage mar+s than he 9can sha+e a stic+ at.9 .fficials sending things o!t "y cancelled stam$ is a rarity-$erha$s at most 1F. ,ith the red0metered $ostage yo! can trace each comm!nication "ac+ to the P. from which it was sent, so yo! can get the $ostmaster for that P., as well as the $ostmaster general for the US, to investigate the mail fra!d involved. t is reasona"le to concl!de that canceling a stam$ "oth registers the matter and forms a contract "etween the $arty that cancels the stam$ and the UPU. Using a stam$ for $ostage witho!t canceling it is $rima facie evidence that the $ostmaster of the local P. is committing mail fra!d "y ta+ing a c!stomer's money and not $roviding the $aid0for service and $roviding yo! with the $ower of a cancelled stam$, as re/!ired !nder the $rovisions of the UPU. ,hen yo! $lace an a!togra$hed stam$ on a doc!ment yo! $lace that doc!ment and the contract !nderlying it !nder international law and treaty, with which the co!rts have no (!risdiction to deal. The system cannot deal with the real yo!, the living $rinci$al (as evidenced and witnessed "y (!rat). #or can officials, attorneys, (!dges, et al., go against the UPU, international law, and treaty. n addition, they have no a!thority=(!risdiction to im$air a contract "etween yo! (as the living $rinci$al) and the UPU (overseer of all world commerce). 4o! cancelled the stam$ "y sealing it and a!togra$hing across it. 4o! did so in ca$acity of "eing the living $rinci$al, as ac+nowledged "y yo!r seal and the (!rat on yo!r doc!ments. f yo! are in a co!rt case, "ring in yo!r red0metered envelo$es in co!rt and re/!est the (!dge to direct the $rosec!tor to ex$lain the red0meter $ostage stam$. Then watch their (aws dro$. 8oing this is es$ecially $otent if yo! also have as+ed the $rosec!tor to $rovide his "ar n!m"er, since most attorneys in co!rt-es$ecially in US-are not /!alified. %n attorney in federal co!rt had "etter have a six0digit "ar card or he committed a felony (!st "y wal+ing in and giving his name. >astly, if yo! are charged with mail fra!d, s!"$oena the $rosec!tor(s) to "ring in the evidence on which mail fra!d is "eing alleged, as well as the originals of all envelo$es !sed for mailing any item connected with the case. Then the mail fra!d involved was committed "y the $ostmaster of the P. in which the envelo$e was stam$ed.

Universal Postal Union

The Universal Postal Union (UPU, *rench? Union postale universelle) is an international organization that coordinates $ostal $olicies "etween mem"er nations, and hence the world0wide $ostal system. 'ach mem"er co!ntry agrees to the same set of terms for cond!cting international $ostal d!ties. Universal Postal Union's head/!arters are located in Berne. Prior to the esta"lishment of the UPU, a co!ntry had to concl!de a se$arate $ostal treaty with each other co!ntry that it wished to carry international mail to or from. The United States called for an international $ostal congress, which was held in 2GHC. This led 7einrich von Ste$han, 6erman )inister for Posts, to fo!nd the Universal Postal Union, the second oldest international organization (after the TU). t was created in 2GID, !nder the name 9General Postal Union9, as a res!lt of the Treaty of Berne signed on 3 .cto"er 2GID. n 2GIG, the name was changed to 9Universal Postal Union9. The UPU esta"lished that (2) there sho!ld "e a more or less !niform flat rate to mail a letter anywhere in the world@ (1) $ostal a!thorities sho!ld give e/!al treatment to foreign and domestic mail@ and (C) each co!ntry sho!ld retain all monies it collected for international $ostage. .ne of the most im$ortant res!lts of the UPU treaty was that it ceased to "e necessary, as it often had "een $revio!sly, to affix the stam$s of any co!ntry thro!gh which one's letter or $ac+age wo!ld $ass in transit@ the UPU $rovides that stam$s of mem"er nations are acce$ted for the whole international ro!te. %fter the fo!ndation of the United #ations, the UPU "ecame its s$ecialized agency. n 23H3 the UPU introd!ced a new system of $ayment "y which fees were $aya"le "etween co!ntries according to the difference in the total weight of mail "etween the res$ective co!ntries. These fees were called terminal d!es. %s this affected the cost of the delivery of $eriodicals, the UPU devised a new 9threshold9 system, which was im$lemented in 2332. The system sets se$arate letter and $eriodical rates for co!ntries which receive at least 2EJ tonnes of mail ann!ally. *or co!ntries with less mail, the original flat rate has "een maintained. The United States has negotiated a se$arate terminal d!es form!la with thirteen '!ro$ean co!ntries that incl!des a rate $er $iece $l!s a rate $er +ilogram, and has a similar arrangement with &anada. The UPU also o$erates the system of nternational Ae$ly &o!$ons and addresses concerns with 'T.'s. Philatelic activities? the Universal Postal Union, in con(!nction with the ,orld %ssociation for the 8evelo$ment of Philately (,%8P), has develo$ed the ,%8P #!m"ering System (,#S), la!nched on 2 5an!ary 1JJ1. The we" site (www.wnsstam$s.ch=en=) has entries for some 2HJ co!ntries and emitting $ostal entities, with over 1E,JJJ registered stam$s since 1JJ1. )any of them have images, which generally remain co$yrighted "y the iss!ing co!ntry, "!t which the UPU and ,%8P $ermit to "e downloaded.

Member countries
The United #ations mem"er states may all "ecome mem"er co!ntries of the UPU. The 231 United #ations mem"er states are all UPU mem"er co!ntries exce$t %ndorra, )arshall slands, the *ederated States of )icronesia and Pala! whose sit!ation with regard to the UPU has not yet "een settled. % non0mem"er state of the United #ations may also "ecome a UPU mem"er if two0thirds of the UPU mem"er co!ntries a$$rove its re/!est. Batican &ity is a UPU mem"er co!ntry and a non0mem"er state o"server of the United #ations (as the 7oly See).

The UPU has 232 mem"er co!ntries since Timor0>este (oined on 1G #ovem"er 1JJC and )ontenegro on 1H 5!ly 1JJH, incl!ding the 8!tch territories of the #etherlands %ntilles and %r!"a as a single UPU mem"er, and the British overseas territories, which are not inde$endent states. Bario!s other non0recognized co!ntries s!ch as Somaliland, Sealand and the T!r+ish Ae$!"lic of #orthern &y$r!s need to have their mail ro!ted thro!gh third co!ntries as the UPU will not allow direct international deliveries (Sealand's mail goes via the UK, TA#&'s mail via T!r+ey, and Somaliland's mail via 'thio$ia). .ther entities witho!t direct UPU re$resentation are the Palestinian %!thority and the Sahrawi Ae$!"lic = ,estern Sahara. The mem"ers are listed "elow "y al$ha"etical order in their short0form 'nglish names, with the date of entering the UPU (m!lti$le entry dates for some co!ntries). Territories covered "y a sovereign mem"er co!ntry are incl!ded !nder that co!ntry.

United States of %merica 0 2 5!ly 2GIE Territories of the United States of America coming within the Union's jurisdiction by virtue of article 23 of the Constitution 6!am P!erto Aico %merican Samoa United States Birgin slands

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I included the postal stamps "canceled" by affixing a postal stamp to each page, and autographing diagonally across the top of each stamp = canceling it, and putting the SS# on top without dashes for the redemption number, and sign our name at the bottom of stamp.

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The Post .ffice and the nternational Postal Union The role of the United States Post .ffice and the Universal Postal Union "ecame a factor in o!r laws!its "eca!se of several "an+r!$tcies that the United States has "een thro!gh over the history of the co!ntry. ,hen one declares himself a "an+r!$t, that $erson H

is no longer legally com$etent to cond!ct his affairs. The co!rt "ecomes a fid!ciary, and a$$oints a tr!stee to oversee the affairs of the "an+r!$t. t does not matter if the "an+r!$t is a common man, or a nation@ exce$t that a nation still has a right to cond!ct war. Ty$ically the average $erson anywhere in the world thin+s of their Postal System as a $art of, and s!"servient to, their government. 7owever, the $ostal system in the United States has a different legal history than one wo!ld ex$ect. The Post .ffice and 5!dicial &o!rts were esta"lished "efore the seat of the 6overnment. .n Th!rsday, Se$t. 2I, 2IG3 we find written, )r. 6oodh!e, for the committee a$$ointed for the $!r$ose, $resented a "ill to amend $art of the Tonnage act, which was read the first time. The "ill sent from the Senate, for the tem$orary esta"lishment of the Post .ffice, was read the second and third time, and $assed. The "ill for esta"lishing the 5!dicial &o!rts . . . , for esta"lishing the seat of government :1EG< .ther references to the Post .ffice s!$$ort my theory of the fo!nding forefather's views? P.ST .** &'. % $lace where letters are received to "e sent to the $ersons to whom they, are addressed. 1. The $ost office esta"lishment of the United States, is of the greatest im$ortance to the $eo$le and to the government. The constit!tion of the United States has invested congress with $ower to esta"lish $ost offices and $ost roads. %rt. 2, s. G, n. I. C. By virt!e of this constit!tional a!thority, congress $assed several laws anterior to the third day of )arch 2G1E, when an act, entitled 9%n act to red!ce into one the several acts esta"lishing and reg!lating the $ost office de$artment,9 was $assed. C Story, U. S. 2G1E. t is there"y enacted, 2. That there "e esta"lished, the seat of the government of the United States, a general $ost office, !nder the direction of a $ostmaster general. :1E3< ,e need to ta+e notice where the commas are $laced on that last sentence. That there "e esta"lished, the seat of the government of the United States, a general $ost office, !nder the direction of a $ostmaster general. ,hen set off a cla!se with commas, ma+e s!re that the sentence ma+es sense witho!t that cla!se. Ta+ing o!t the set0off cla!se, we read, . . . the seat of the government of the United States !nder the direction of a $ostmaster general. The creation of the Post office occ!rs "efore the creation of the seat of the government, and is $laced in a!thority over the seat of government. ,hat is the effect of these legal techni/!esL The stated $osition of an o"(ect and the se/!ence of events $lay an im$ortant role in the Universal0>egal0Technology. The effect is that the 6overnment's later "an+r!$tcies in 2GE3 and 2313 have no legal effect !$on the solvent Post0 .ffice. ,e can ma+e a case that the formation of the Post0.ffice "efore the formation of the government's o$erations is a stro+e of d!m" l!c+. Perha$s it is ingenio!s, since comm!nication has a higher val!e than government itself. f any government fails, the $eo$le still have a need to comm!nicate with one another to form a new government. %nd to this day, the Post0.ffice is still solvent and o$erational, ready to f!lfill its d!ty to hel$ the $eo$le in their comm!nications@ to set a new government sho!ld a com$lete "rea+down of the existing governmental str!ct!res occ!r in the United States. So!nds li+e a very good "ac+ !$ $lan. The formation of the Universal Postal Union in 2GID has another legal effect that is very im$ortant to the Universal0>egal0Technology. The Universal Postal Union !nites mem"er co!ntries into a single, worldwide $ostal territory. :1HJ< ,e have already learned that any litigant is going into international (!risdiction every time he goes to any co!rt. Since the litigant needs to esta"lish that his $a$ers are official, he !ses a dollar $ostage stam$ on the face of the first $age. The stam$s also invo+e $ostal stat!tes and the Universal Postal Union (!risdiction. I

&!rrently in the U. S., the stam$ of choice is the fox U. S. dollar $ostage stam$. The stam$ is not drawn in a "ox, ma+ing the forty0five0degree lines !nnecessary. The litigant does, however, need to a!togra$h across the stam$, then date the a!togra$h, for two reasons? to com$ly with $ostal reg!lations concerning $rivate mail carriers, and to ma+e a contin!ance of evidence that the $rocess ($a$er wor+) is mail. The contin!ation of evidence is less of a factor, since the definitions of mail and delivery can incl!de a cler+ at a grocery store handing a c!stomer a recei$t for groceries. The legal writers were forced to ma+e the definitions wide eno!gh to encom$ass the $rivate r!ral carriers, and $rivate advertisers that have $laced advertisements on o!r doorste$s, or in o!r hands. have tho!ght a"o!t this iss!e a lot, and did not find any other "etter alternative. %ny loo$hole wo!ld have devastated many cons!mers, and ca!sed a $lethora of other laws to "e enacted to cover the loo$hole. %dditionally, on the "ac+ of the first $age, we a!thenticate the a!thority of the Post0.ffice with an endorsement, and sim!ltaneo!sly a!thenticate o!r identity "y $lacing a $ostage meter stam$, from a $ostage meter machine that we have $!rchased in advance, on the lower /!arter of the "ac+ of the first $age. %ll commercial $a$ers have endorsements to a!thenticate their a!thenticity. %gain, we a!togra$h across the meter stam$, and date. The $ostage meter stam$ is "etter than a reg!lar stam$, and stam$s are said to have rendered seals s!$erfl!o!s. :1H2< The $!rchase of a meter machine re/!ires identification in case the meter machine is tam$ered with or is stolen. The meter n!m"er on the meter stam$ can "e traced "ac+ to the owner (litigant), and therefore a!thenticates the endorser "etter than any seal. ,hat are we doing "y $lacing o!r $a$er wor+ into the (!risdiction of the Universal Postal UnionL To answer that /!estion, we need to loo+ at the str!ct!re and finance of that organization. The official aims and $!r$oses of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) are two? to form a single $ostal territory for the reci$rocal exchange of corres$ondence@ and to sec!re the organization and im$rovement of the $ostal services and to $romote in this s$here the develo$ment of international colla"oration. :1H1< The organization of the circ!lation of the international mail is "ased on the freedom of transit, . . . as a res!lt, therefore, only "y end!ring a"sol!te freedom of transit can the effect!al !niversality of the $ostal territory "e attained. M M M *reedom of transit is g!aranteed thro!gho!t the entire territory of the !nion. %dministrations may exchange, thro!gh the intermediary of one or more of their n!m"er, "oth closed mails and o$en mail according to the needs of the traffic and the re/!irements of the service. :1HC< Starting in 2GIG, the !nion created a category for territories which were recognized as non inde$endent "!t which were given all the rights of !nion mem"ershi$ afforded to clearly inde$endent co!ntries. :1HD< So the mem"ers of the !nion have "een o$erating as sovereign, inde$endent co!ntries, and their c!rrency is "ased on the gold *rench *ranc. 6old is the acce$ta"le form of money in international (!risdictions, or $a$er "ac+ed "y gold. :1HE< ,hen we $!rchase $ostal money orders, the money order is "ac+ed "y gold, not the fiat money called *ederal Aeserve #otes. The *A#s, as some call them, are "ased instead on a $romise to $ay a de"t. The de"t is "ased only !$on the f!ll faith and credit of the United States, and lac+s any intrinsic val!e. Some of the o"ligations in the convention can, in some states, "e introd!ced into domestic $ractice witho!t involving a nation's legislative $rocess or witho!t even reaching the des+ of the chief exec!tive. :1HH< The Union also sets forth the $rinci$le that $ostal administrations are res$onsi"le for loss of, theft from, or damage to, ins!red items, and then goes into detail a"o!t exce$tions to the $rinci$le of res$onsi"ility, G

cessation of res$onsi"ility, how the sender is indemnified, and the manner in which res$onsi"ility is a$$ortioned "etween $ostal administrations. :1HI< There was only one instance, according to the Belgi!m delegate, where the "!rea! wo!ld have any $ower even a$$roximating the right to intervene in the affairs of administrations, that is in the ar"itration of dis$!tes, "!t in this instance the "!rea! co!ld act only when re/!ested to do so "y an administration. :1HG< The *!nctions of the nternational B!rea! for the Universal Postal Union incl!de acting as a clearingho!se for information concerning $ostal matters. t also f!nctions as a clearingho!se for international $ostal acco!nts and as a conciliator and ar"itrator in dis$!tes over $ostal matters "etween administrations. :1H3< So what we are doing, "y $lacing the $ostage stam$ on o!r admiralty $a$erwor+ and endorsement on the "ac+ of the first $age, is !sing the a!thority of the sovereignty of the longest s!rviving, solvent, governmental a!thority in the United States. Thro!gh the admiralty, we are ta+ing the Post0.ffice and the (!dicial system "ac+ some two h!ndred years, and sim!ltaneo!sly creating a new territory with all the rights of !nion mem"ershi$ afforded to clearly inde$endent co!ntries. ,e are esta"lishing the laws in this new territory with the $a$er wor+ that we have filed. %s we will see later, we are also correcting the errors of the fo!nding forefathers@ in that we are also "ringing the e/!al rights that they neglected to give to all the $eo$le in the United States. ,e are eliminating all of the legal deficiencies that handica$ the sovereign stat!s of !s, the $eo$le, within the co!rt. ,e are g!aranteed that all of the $arties in the case? the cler+, (!dge, "ailiff, and litigants have the freedom of transit in the admiralty co!rt. f the cler+, (!dge, or other official fails to deliver o!r doc!ments as directed, or delay them, or o"str!ct them, that $erson is faced with several $enalties within the $ostal stat!tes and admiralty stat!tes. The final advantage is that if we are o"str!cted, "eca!se of the transitory nat!re of the action, we are in the admiralty and can ta+e the case offshore for ad(!dication in any co!rt in the world.

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7ow &!rrent is ThisL (a) 'uthority o( )ecretary The Secretary is a!thorized and re/!ired to ma+e the in/!iries, determinations, and assessments of all taxes (incl!ding interest, additional amo!nts, additions to the tax, and assessa"le $enalties) im$osed "y this title, or accr!ing !nder any former internal reven!e law, which have not been duly paid by stamp at the time and in the manner provided by law. S!ch a!thority shall extend to and incl!de the following? (2) *a+es shown on return The Secretary shall assess all taxes determined "y the tax$ayer or "y the Secretary as to which ret!rns or lists are made !nder this title. (1) Unpaid ta+es payable by stamp (%) ,mitted stamps ,henever any article !$on which a tax is re/!ired to "e $aid "y means of a stam$ is sold or removed for sale or !se "y the man!fact!rer thereof or whenever any transaction or act !$on which a tax is re/!ired to "e $aid "y means of a stam$ occ!rs witho!t the !se of the $ro$er stam$, it shall "e the d!ty of the Secretary, 3

!$on s!ch information as he can o"tain, to estimate the amo!nt of tax which has "een omitted to "e $aid and to ma+e assessment therefor !$on the $erson or $ersons the Secretary determines to "e lia"le for s!ch tax. (B) -hec. or money order not duly paid n any case in which a chec+ or money order received !nder a!thority of section HC22 as $ayment for stam$s is not d!ly $aid, the !n$aid amo!nt may "e immediately assessed as if it were a tax im$osed "y this title, d!e at the time of s!ch recei$t, from the $erson who tendered s!ch chec+ or money order. (C) /rroneous income ta+ prepayment credits f on any ret!rn or claim for ref!nd of income taxes !nder s!"title % there is an overstatement of the credit for income tax withheld at the so!rce, or of the amo!nt $aid as estimated income tax, the amo!nt so overstated which is allowed against the tax shown on the ret!rn or which is allowed as a credit or ref!nd may "e assessed "y the Secretary in the same manner as in the case of a mathematical or clerical error a$$earing !$on the ret!rn, exce$t that the $rovisions of section H12C (")(1) (relating to a"atement of mathematical or clerical error assessments) shall not a$$ly with regard to any assessment !nder this $aragra$h. (") 'mount not to be assessed (2) /stimated income ta+ #o !n$aid amo!nt of estimated income tax re/!ired to "e $aid !nder section HHED or HHEE shall "e assessed. (1) 0ederal unemployment ta+ #o !n$aid amo!nt of *ederal !nem$loyment tax for any calendar /!arter or other $eriod of a calendar year, com$!ted as $rovided in section H2EI, shall "e assessed. (c) -ompensation o( child %ny income tax !nder cha$ter 2 assessed against a child, to the extent attri"!ta"le to amo!nts incl!di"le in the gross income of the child, and not of the $arent, solely "y reason of section IC (a), shall, if not $aid "y the child, for all $!r$oses "e considered as having also "een $ro$erly assessed against the $arent. (d) 1e2uired reasonable veri(ication o( in(ormation returns n any co!rt $roceeding, if a tax$ayer asserts a reasona"le dis$!te with res$ect to any item of income re$orted on an information ret!rn filed with the Secretary !nder s!"$art B or & of $art of s!"cha$ter % of cha$ter H2 "y a third $arty and the tax$ayer has f!lly coo$erated with the Secretary (incl!ding $roviding, within a reasona"le $eriod of time, access to and ins$ection of all witnesses, information, and doc!ments within the control of the tax$ayer as reasona"ly re/!ested "y the Secretary), the Secretary shall have the "!rden of $rod!cing reasona"le and $ro"ative information concerning s!ch deficiency in addition to s!ch information ret!rn. (e) 3e(iciency proceedin4s *or s$ecial r!les a$$lica"le to deficiencies of income, estate, gift, and certain excise taxes, see s!"cha$ter B. *rom? 96enesis9 NnyrmindE2EJOyahoo.comP 5ennifer, ,hat was the res!lt of yo!r !se of thatL %s a matter of fact, have "een doing some research on this myself. came across something that s!$$orted and seemed to validate the !se of this. 4o! can chec+ it o!t for yo!r self at the lin+ 've incl!ded "elow. t is an eBoo+ on Ban+s and #egotia"le nstr!ments. 've also researched 9cancellation.9 t's act!ally /!ite interesting. Stam$s were=are considered 9negotia"le instr!ments9 also. There was a Stam$ %ct, which was re$ealed long ago. B!t have reason to "elieve, the $roced!re 9may9 still "e via"le, d!e to the US's mem"ershi$ with the UPU (Universal Postal Union). #ow don't /!ote me on that. 'm still trying to flesh this o!t. B!t the theory is that yo! "ecome yo!r the Postmaster 6eneral, and the $lacing of the stam$ $!ts the doc!ment into international (!risdiction, which sho!ld ta+e it o!t of lessor (!risdictional co!rts. 2J

heard an interesting $hrase with res$ect to the $ostmaster general, it goes? 9#othing moves witho!t the $ostmaster general.9 So wo!ld thin+ that we $!t things (docs) in motion "y affixing the stam$. %gain, (!st a theory. 4o! may also may want to loo+ into 9cancellation.9 *rom my !nderstanding, the s!"scri$tion of yo!r signat!re across the face of the stam$, which doesn't have to "e on the stam$ itself, "!t across the envelo$e %#8 the stam$, (li+e the wavy lines the P. !ses on a $erson to $erson delivery) cancels the stam$. %lso, thin+ canceled chec+, and the "an+s. There's a definition came across in "!siness law regarding discharge "y cancellation that is interesting too? 9The holder of a negotia"le instr!ment can discharge any $arty to the instr!ment "y cancellation. U&& C0 HJE(2)(a) ex$lains how cancellation can occ!r? 'The holder of an instr!ment may even witho!t consideration discharge any $arty in a manner a$$arent on the face of the instr!ment or the indorsement, as "y intentionally cancelling the instr!ment or the $arty's signat!re "y destr!ction or m!tilation , or "y stri+ing o!t the $art's signat!re.9 &lar+son, )iller, 5entz, ,est's B!siness >aw Texts Q &ases. Cd edition, 23GH. $. DEG. B!t, +ee$ me in the loo$ as to what facts yo! find. >in+ (chec+ o!t %$$endix (&)? Ban+s and #egotia"le nstr!ments? htt$?=="oo+s.google.com="oo+sL idRS%B8%%%% %%5Q$rintsecRfrontcoverQd/R"an+ingTandTnegotia"leTintstr!ments;PP%CIC,)2

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