Prepaid registered envelope with QR codes

Following the prepaid DEMS smart envelopes, Myanmar Post issued prepaid registered smart envelopes on 5th Jan 2021.  Initially it was planned to issue on 1st Jan, but was actually issued on Jan 5 due as 1st to 4th Jan falls on public holidays in Myanmar.

New postal stationery issued

The envelopes are printed by Za Company.  The QR codes paper slips are also printed and pasted by Za before they deliver to Myanmar Post.  The envelopes are bundled of 100.

The envelope comes with the trackable QR code and receipt.  Once posted, the tracking information part is teared off and given to the sender as acknowledgement.   Although there is no stamp imprint, the postage and registration fees are prepaid.  The envelopes were sold at 600 Kyats (200 Kyats of domestic mail up to 20 grams, 300 Kyats for registration fees, 100 Kyats for envelope).

On the envelope, it is printed "Do not exceed 20g".  But, the up-rated usage was experimented by sending 50g mail.  The domestic rate for 50g is 500 Kyats.  Additional 300 Kyats adhesives were added to pay for the balance.  According to the officer at Mandalay GPO, the Za system only accept up to 20g.  

Up-rated usage (50 gram rate)

Another up-rated example is with air mail fees.  The mail sent from Sittwe, Kawthaung, Myeik, Dawei and Kengtung can be sent through internal mail service.  This stationery envelope needs to be affixed with another 100 Kyats for air mail fees.

 

Up-rated usage (with internal air mail service)

The envelopes were first on sale on 5th Jan at most of the major post offices.  Some experimental mails were posted since 1st Jan.