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Instructions For
Mailing Parcels
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IN corrugated pasteboard or similar
material.
All articles easily broken or dam
aged must be planned marked, "Frag
ile."
Articles likely to spoil within the
time reasonably required for trans
portatlon and delivery will not be ac-
cepted for mailing. Wrap or pack
carefully, according to contents, and
plainly mark all such parcels "Per-
ishable." Use special delivery stamps
to expedite delivery.
Addresses.
Addresses should be complete, with
house number and name of street,
post office box or rural route number,
and typed or plainly written in ink. A
return card should be placed in the
upper left corner of every. piece of
mail. If tag is used, the address
and return card should also be writ
ten on the wrapper for use if tag is
lost, and copy Of the address should
be lnclosed inside the parcel.
Postage must be fully paid on all
mail. Full information concerning
postage rates can be obtained at the
postoffice.
Limit of Weight and Size.
No parcel may be more than 81
inches in length and girth combined.
For delivery locally and in the first,
second and third zones, 70 pounds is
the maximum weight; in all other
zones, 80 pounds.
Early Mailing.
During the holiday time the volume
OF mail increases approximately 200
per cent. 1t is physical impossible
ity to handle this great mass of mail
matter efficiently and promptly with
in few days. Therefore, to insure
delivery Of their Christmas presents,
cards and letters by Christmas day
the public should shop early and mail
early. Do your Christmas shopping
so that you can mail your gifts, greet
ings and letters to relatives and
friends at least week or 10 days be-
fore Christmas, according to the dis
lance. This will not only make it GER
tain that they are received on or be-
fore Christmas but will be great
aid to your postal service and to pos
tai employees and enable them to
spend Christmas day with their fami-
lies
Christmas cards and gifts addressed
to points within one days travel
should be mailed in no event later than
December 20; within two days trav-
ell, not later than December 18; with
in 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 81.
Parcels and envelopes may be en-
dorsed, Please do not open until
Christmas"
Special Delivery Service.
The use of a special delivery stamp
will assure delivery on Christmas day,
if mailed at the proper time. Special
delivery service means the handling
and transportation Of parcels with the
same expedition as first class let
ter mail, as well as the immediate de-
livery at office of address. It is
obtained by affixing a special deliv-
cry stamp of the proper denomination
or its equivalent in ordinary stamps
in addition to the regular postage
When ordinary stamps are used, the
words, Special Delivery" must be
written or printed directly below, but
not on the stamps. All valuable mail
should be registered or insured, as
special delivery stamps are for speed
and not safety.
Written matter in the nature Of
personal correspondence can not be
enclosed in parcels. A letter placed
in an envelope, addressed to CORES
pond with tile address on the parcel
and fully prepaid at the first-class
rate may be tied or otherwise Sc
curely attached to the outside of theI
parcel in such manner as to prevent
separation therefrom and not obscure
the address on the parcel.