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Show e Holiday Mailing Suggestions Given In anticipation of the largest holiday mail volume in the history Postmasters have outlined ten basic pointers for users of the mails to follow in order to assure prompt and safe delivery of their Christmas cards and gifts. Address mail fully and clearly. Write legibly or print plainly. Where applicable, use zone numbers num-bers on the address and return address. Avoid using abbreviations which might confuse mail handlers. hand-lers. , Be certain that a return address ad-dress is printed on the upper left hand corner of both Christmas cards and parcels. This will prevent pre-vent any undelivered mail ending up in a "dead letter" office. Do not . enclose- coin or hard objects of any kind in letters without with-out marking the envelope for hand stamping. High speed cancelling machines cannot process such letters, let-ters, often jam and damage letters. let-ters. Do not mail cash in any Christmas Christ-mas gift. For safety's sake, use Postal Money. Orders or checks. Make sure parcels are well packed and securely wrapped in strong containers. Cushioning material, ma-terial, such as excelsior, shredded newspapers or tissue paper should be evenly and firmly placed on all sides of the Christmas gift. The carton should be wrapped in heavy paper and securely tied with strong twine. Gifts of a delicate natuer, such as glass, china, electrical appliances, appli-ances, radios and musical instruments, instru-ments, must be marked "Fragile" by the mailer. Food stuffs should be marked "Perishable" if subject to spoilage. Insure parcels. Register letters of real value. Where only proof of delivery is required for letters of no intrinsic value use Ceritfied Mail. Use Combination Mail where a letter or message other than a gift tag is to be enclosed inside in-side a Christmas package. Ask at any post office for the free pamphlet, "Post Office Department De-partment Publication No. 3" which contains rates of postage and lim- its of size and weight for domestic mail. Aother free pamphlet at post offices entitled "Packaging and Wrapping Parcels For Mailing." Mail-ing." Mail Christmas cards and parcels par-cels early to avoid the last minute rush and waiting in line at the post office. The best times to avoid crowds at stamp windows in most post offices are before 10 a.m. and between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Every postal employee is happy to ' answer questions on postal rules and regulations. Anyone with problems about mailing his Christmas Christ-mas parcels should avail himself of the opportunity of discussing the problems with postal employees, employ-ees, and take advantage of their experience. |