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Show Postal department announces deadlines for packaged mail Nov. 1 through Nov. 20 has been designated the period during dur-ing which Christmas surface mail packages to Armed Forces For-ces personnel overseas should be mailed 'to have a reasonable reason-able expectation of delivery prior to Christmas." Included is surface mail to members of the Armed Forces members of their families and authorized United States civilians civil-ians employed overseas, according accord-ing to Post Office Department. Depart-ment. Dec. 1 through Dec. 10 has been designated a similar period pe-riod for the mailing of air mail packages. The department emphasizes that all such parcels should be boxes of wood, metal, solid fi-berboard fi-berboard or strong double-faced double-faced corrugated fiberboard. Each box should be well tied, with a slip showing list of contents con-tents and addressee enclosed m the parcel. Prohibited articles for such mailing include matches and lighting fluid, with cigarettes, other tobacco products, coffee and various items prohibited in parcels addressed to certain military post offices. |