Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-21
SPECIAL DELIVERY IN SALT LAKE.
The New system to be introduced
in Our City on October ist.

Salt Lake City is to have the lmmedi-
ate Delivery system. There is posted MP
in the city Office large circular dated
Post Office Department, Washington, D..
c., August 18th, 1885, which sets forth
the appropriation act, approved March
Sd, OF this year, and provides that
"A special stamp of the face valuation of
ten cents may be provided and issued,
whenever deemed advisable or eXpedient,
in such form and bearing such device as
may meet the approval of the Postmaster
General, which, when attached to a letter,
in addition to the lawful postage thereon,
the delivery of which is to be at Il free de-
/ livery office, or at any city, town, or village
containing population of four thousand or
over, according to the Federal census, shall
be regarded as emitting such letter 20 i'm
mediate delivery within the carrier limit of
any free-delivery office which may be desig-
mated by the Postmaster-Generala as special
delivery Office, or within one mile of the
postoffice at any other office coming within
the provisions of this section which may i'll
/ like manner be designated rs special
delivery Office"
II has accordingly been decided to intro
duce the special-delivery system on the LIST
of October, 1886, at all the postoiiices Mt
which it is permitted by the law, viz: Those
at which the free-delivcry system is i'll OPP
Grafton, and those in cities and towns hav-
ing u population of four thousand or over,
as shown by the last Federal census. A
list of the special delivery offices is Suspended
/ TO this circular.
The following is description of the
, special-delivery stamp prepared to carry out
the law, viz: A line engraving on steel,
oblong in form; dimensions 13-16ths by
! 7-1Gths inches; color, dark blue. Design:
thn 1ngt bod ,.1 1,anrt l,n
figure of mail messenger boy on rum
and surmounted by the words Omitted
States;" on the right, an oblong tablet, Or
namented with wreath of oak and laurel
surrounding the words Secure immediate
delivery at special-delivery Office" Across
postal delivery" and at the bottom the
words "1en Cents" separated by small
shield bearing the mineral 80"
These stamps are to be sold by post
masters in any required amount, and to
any person who may apply for them, but
they can be used only for the purpose OF
securing the Immediate delivery OF letters
addressed to and received in the mails of
the offices designated as special delivery
Offices They cannot be used for
other postage, nor can any
other stamps TO be used TO secure the
special delivery Registered letters will
be entitled to immediate delivery, the
same as ordinary letters. \ letter with
Il special delivery stamp may be mailed at
any Office but it will not be delivered in
places OF less than 1000 population. A
list of postoliiccs at which letters may be
specially delivered under the above-de-
scribed system is attached TO the circular
for public inspection, bearing the name
OF office, county and State OF destination.
There is no doubt but that the system
will prove convenient and be adopted by
many when fully established.