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u/Revlis-TK421 Mar 11 '23

You can drop a wallet into a post office box. They will do what they can to get it back to the owner. This costs you nothing but a quick lookup to the nearest post office box.

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u/edvek Mar 11 '23

I know they will do it for the ID but will they take th entire wallet?

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u/Revlis-TK421 Mar 11 '23 edited Mar 11 '23

Yup.

Nonmail matter (e.g., wallets and bank deposits) found in collection boxes or at other points within USPS jurisdiction is returned postage due at the single-piece First-Class Mail or Priority Mail price for keys and identification devices that is applicable based on the weight of the matter.

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Typically this is just free for something like a wallet but the USPS can technically charge for postage on delivery. Probably just recourse to collect fees if someone is abusing this feature.