The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-12
RECALLING 4 LETTER
row YOU MAY GET IT OUT OF The
MAIL AFTER POSTING IT.

Reclaimed IT Application Is Made
Hefnrc n Is Delivered.
\ few days ago n young woman hur'
ycd into the office Of the postmaster at
New York and asked to have n letter
withdrawn from the mails. she had
POSTED II nn hour previously, she sad.
Jud since then had learned something
about MIR. Blank that incCnScd her;
therefore she did not want to keep the
appointment size had consented to Ia
the letter Could she reclaim the Wis.
NlNc before il reached the addrcSsret
she inquired.
The postmaster referred her to the
superintendent OF mails. aud Within
la,f an hour the letter was picked out
FROM among thousands ot It's mates
and restored to the claimant, who tore
Il gnto hi:s aud walked out of the post
office.
Tie authorities of the postottice have
made every proyi>,oH ter absent and
G,l>ie minded patrons of the mails
Among the most interesting and valu
able Is the process by which a lpttet
may he reclaimed after 1t has beer
po.tetl
Comparatively few people know that
this can he done, and fewer care 10
take the trouble of going through the
forms which have been prescribed
forms which are to n degree cumher
some and time consuming. but which,
ncverthclesS. are necessary To prevent
deception and fraud
Occasions arise when the writer Of
an important letter desires TO with
draw II before II reaches It's destina-
ton Oftcntlmes additional knowledge
Of proposed transaction Is acquired
after letter has been sent to the post
Office. making IL highly desirable that
the facts related in the letter do not
reach the person fer whom they were
originally intended In case too, where
knowledge Of the failure Of mercan
tile firm or n banking house reaches
person who haS mailed check or draft
Ia tlat concern II is sometimes wise
10 withdraw the letter before IL is de
lvcged
Ike postal authorities have 4 system
ty whith such a lctttrmay be rtciainted
4 application II made fer 1t before Il
j. delivered Application must tc made
IN person. The government provides s.
blank upon hjth the applicant writes
tie address that is given On She letter.
II that letter has not left the postottice,
the superintendent Of mails tiuds II and
compares the address ON the envelope
with the address on the applicants
slip II the addresses are tdCuticai the
letter Is returned 10 the claimant and
the authorities keep the slip as rs~
ceipi.
To reclaim letter sent out Of the Of
fee the writer must iii out the pre-
scrihsl blank aud deposit 81 Tor tcit-
grams The superintendent OF mails
then trlckraphS the pos,otiiCe 10 which
/ the letter has been sent and asks HIN
10 return f. When It reaches HIM. he
compares the addresses, and II they
are alike hc returns the letter to tie
applicant The expense Of telegraph
Ing is de,k1ctcd FROM the DEPOSIT. and
tie balance is returned
This Involves study az handwrt-
Ing. II there Is a noticeable difference
IN the ljtttc things which are ,haTac>
teriStic the manner ot croS~'ag Tie
is" or the c}ott.uc of the is" or tie
peculiar little i'our.Slcs which are
made after Il nange the letter Is no;
delivered tu the claimant IN eases
where letters are addressed ~ type
writer II Is Impossible "a jdcrtlty tie
applicant I'm Tbs way
" hen the claimant is Wen known
business man, towc,er, personally
known to the postal authorities, iet.
ferS are sometimes retnrued uFuu lie
mere Request, n rooolrt. however. being
asked
Al the New York po>ioaite. accord
J Ing te the trst assistant postmaster.
| THE average u&inh,r of letters u H..
drawn each Meek Is ten Most 50. csc
are from the domestic mails. Few are
/ from The city nails, because the 1T
tcrS are collected 50 Frequently and
delivered 50 quickly that there j. i,it}c
chance of catching" a letter in the
office
occa sional'y letters which have been
addressed 10 foreign countries are
asked 10 be returned Ia such case
a deposit Of So is required 10 cover
the expense Of telegraph and caul.
tolls Letters addressed 10 ltou!s n
almost every country Ga tlc face 81
thc earth MAY bc reclaimed Ia tI.s way
= application Is made before The ms
ei,c is delivered to the a6dr,.s>cc.
Great Erit"ia, however, takes the
stand that q letter when oncc dropped
In mail box becomes tie property ~
the addrcSS"c. bat makes exception y
the cases Of the Cape and Australian
colonies Why thi> exception the loca!
postal authorities 10 not knew New
York Times