Show october 31 deadline for mailing xmas parcels to service men the six week period from september 15 through october 31 has been designated as the time during which all christmas mall mail should be postel posted for marine corps personnel on overseas duty arrangements have been made with the post office department for special handling of christmas letters and packages mailed during this period in order to get them to men 0 overseas before the holidays to facilitate this effort senders are requested to mark christmas and to pay attention to the addressing and packaging hundreds of a requirements packages are lost daily because senders do not wrap them strongly enough to withstand the handling through numerous postal centers center and the heat of a s ships hips hold for the purposes of christmas mall mail the term overseas personnel means men who receive their mall chrol through agh a fleet post office at san francisco I 1 cal new york city N Y or seattle wash L letters etters and parcels should contain the name and address of sender the name rank or rating of addressee and the unit to which he is assigned or name of the ship or fleet post office through which the mall is to be routed under postal regulations christmas parcels shall not exceed five pounds in we weight ight or 15 inches in length 0 or r 36 inches in length and girth combi combined ned not more than one parcel will be accepted in any one week from the same sender for the same addressee addres sep all articles should be placed in M metal etal wooden or solid fiberboard or strong double faced corrugated fiberboard or strong fully telescoping cardboard boxes fiberboard or cardboard boxes must be securely wrapped in strong paper with twine in addition senders are cautioned that delays caused by the necessity for censorship will be minimized if the wrapping is secured so as to permit easy inspection of the contents parcels should not include any weapons perishables intoxicants poisons or inflammable articles such as matches or lighter fluid in general the public is urged not to send food or clothing men overseas are amply provided with both so shipping space for gifts should be used for other purposes mall mail for marine corps personnel may be insured or registered by the sender these regulations apply also to men in the navy and coast guard |