The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
Send Christmas Mail
as Early as Possible
Postmaster J. A. Schoenhoff Offers
Valuable Suggestions as to
Holiday Packages

There will be one complete de-
livery by city carriers but no rural
delivery on Christmas Day, De
cember 26; 1926. The Post Office
windows will be open from 9 a. m.
until 10 a. M, with the exception
of the money order window.
1t is the department. desire and
intention that all mail, both in
coming and outgoing, shall be
handled Immediately upon receipt,
thus precluding any possibility of
congestion or delay, and that a
complete cleanup shall be made
each day.
Early Mailing
Early mailing is the real solu-
ton of the successful handling of
the Christmas mail. With the
great volume of the Christmas
mails conferred upon a few days
just preceding Christmas, it is a
physical impossibility to handle
and deliver it all before Christmas.
If all Christmas matter is mailed
sufficient number of days in adj
vance to enable it to reach destina-
ton two or three or more days be
fore Christmas, the problem Of de-
lay in delivery will be solved.
Heavy mailings of circular mat
ter, catalogues, calendars. etc. 4,
during the period from Dec ,mber
10, 1926, to December %, 1926,
should be withheld if possible.
Calendars should be mailed prior
to December 10th.
Christmas Cards
AS a means for expediting the
handling of this class of mail,
prospective mailers of these greet
ings in large quantities, particular
ly business firms and banks which
have more recently adopted the
practice of sending them to their
patrons, should endeavor to de-
post such as are for local address
as early as December Is, so they
can be worked for carrier routes.
Such cards should be presented
at the window and with instruc-
tons that delivery shall not be
made before the holiday period.
Such mail will receive immediate
distribution, but will be held for
delivery during Christmas week.
Christmas cards for out of town
points will not be held as indicated
above but will be distributed as
received and dispatched in the reg
ular manner.
When to Mail Christmas Cards
and Parcels
Christmas gifts and cards adj
dressed to points with one days
travel should be mailed not later
than December 20; within two
days travel, not later than De-
cember IS; within three. days
travel not later than December 16;
for more distant points, not later
than December IA. Parcels and
cards for local delivery should be
mailed not later than December
%. Parcels and envelopes may
be Endorsed "please do not open
until Christmas.
Special Delivery Service !
Special delivery service is OBJ
tanned by affixing a special-deliv-
cry stamp of the proper denomina-
ton, or its equivalent in ordinary
stamps, in addition to the regular
postage. When ordinary stamps
are used, the words Especial De-
livery" must be written or printed
directly below, but not on the
stamps. Special delivery is for
speed and not for safety. Valu-
able mail should be registered or
insured. If mailed in time the use
of special delivery stamp will in
sure delivery on Christmas Day.
Rates of special delivery are: q
pounds or less, fee 10 cents, over
2 pounds and not over ten pounds,
fee Is cents. Over ten lbs fee 20
cents. A. Schoenhoff, postmast-
err