Show SOME postoffice POST OFFICE BOLES it is estimated in a circular sent out by the dead letter department of the general postoffice post office nt washington that over six million pieces of mail matter are sent annually to the dead letter office by reason of incorrect illegible or deficient address insufficient postage insecure inclosing whereby matter mailed becomes separated from the envelope or wrapper or the to be called for or delivered to the person addressed this is a daily average of over twenty thousand pieces As this enormous accumulation of dead matter is the result on or me general public it will be well to observe tho following roles in addressing mail matter always write piat the address and the namo of the post office to which it is to be sent should be clearly and distinctly stated where mail matter is addressed to cities or free delivery offices the street and house number or post office box number of the person addressed aro important and should always be given when it is possible to do BO where this cannot bo done the business or employment of the person addressed it stated will often secure delivery letters addressed to persons temporarily pora rily a city where the letter earn pr system is in opera aaion should be marked transient or jre delivery if no ad dresek to a street and number or compi other designated dace of delivery tha name and address of the frender either printed on written should be placed upon the upper lefthand left hand corner of the envelope or wrapper of all matter mailed letters and all other matter mailed so marked with the name and address of the sender cliot should fail to be called for or delivered to the person addressed and upon which fall letter rates of postage has been paid are not sent to the dead letter office but are returnable to the sender directly without additional charge and with tho reason of non delivery endorsed indorsed indor sed thereon if it bo borne in mind that only such unclaimed and undelivered letters and other matter prepaid at full letter rates of postage as do not boar the name and address of the sender and such other matter mailed at less than letter ratos of postage as does not bear a request for its return is required to be sent to the dead letter office the importance of the suggestions in respect to placing the name and address of the sender etc ou all matter mailed is apparent |