The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-12-08
SAM ADVISES
EARLY MAILING OF ALL
CHRISTMAS PARCELS

During the monday time the Vol
ume Of mail increases approximate
II 200 per cent. It is physical i'm
possibility to handle this great mass
ii mail matter efficiently and prompts
~ within a few days. Therefore to
insure delivery Of their Christmas
presents, cards and letters by Christ
mas day the public should shop and
mail early. Do your Christmas shop
ping so that you can mail your gifts
greetings and letters to relatives,
friends, and loved ones at least week
OF ten days before Christmas, accord
Ing to the distance This will not on
" make It certain that they are re-
ceived on or before Christmas day,
but viii be a great aid to your postal
employees and enable them to spend
Christmas day with their families
Christmas Cards
Patrons sending a quantity q
Christmas cards, say ten or more.
should prepare and mail them two or
three weeks in advance, as millions
are mailed and they can not possibly
be handled and delivered if mailed
only two or three or fous days before
Christmas. Christmas cards and gifts
addressed to points within one days
travel should be mailed not later than
December 20; within two days travel,
rot later than Dec IS; within three
days travel not later than Dec. 16;
for more distant points, not later than
Der. IA. Parcels and cards for local
delivery should be mailed not later
than Dec. 21 Parcels and envelopes
may be indorsed, Please do not open
until Christmas"
Addresses.
addresses should be complete. with
bouse number and name OF street
rost-office box or rural route number
ana typed or plainly written in ink
A return card should be placed in the
upper left hand corner Of every piece
of mail II a tag is used. the aadress
and return card should also be writ
ten on the wrapper for use II tag Is
lost, and copy OF the address should
be inclosed inside the parcel
Postage
Postage must fully be prepaid ON
al mail. Affix the required amount
OF postage in the upper right corner.
Full information concerning postage
rates can be obtained at the parcel
post stamp window
No parcel may be more than S4l
inches in length and girth combined.
FOR delivery locally and in the first
second and third zones, 70 pounds isI
the maximum weight; in all other
zones, 80 pounds.
Special Delivery Service
The use Of a special delivery stamp
will insure delivery on Christmas day
or on Monday, Dec. 26, II mailed at
the proper time. Special delivery ser
vice means immediate delivery all
office of address. It is obtained BY
affixing a special delivery stamp ell
the proper denomination, or its equiv
aIent in ordinary stamps, N addition
10 the regular postage. When ordin
airy stamps are used, the words, "spe
cial delivery must be written or
printed directly below, hut not On the
stamps. It IS urged that all mailers
desiring immediate delivery Of any
matter mailed by them affix specia'
delivery stamps thereto. Special DE-
livery is for speed and not for safety
Valuable mail should be registered or
insured
To expedite parcels In handling anc
as well as delivery 2
special handling stamp, ii addition to
q special delivery stamp and regular
postage should be used. This WIN IN
sure the maximum possible service.