Show Christmas Mailing Deadline Dates Date Listed by P. P PO P.O. o. o I t. t The United States Postal Service has bas announced deadlines for mailing Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas parcels and greeting cards both domestic and international SOME SUGGESTIONS for helping make sure the mail goes through also are included Use first class mail for Christmas cards This allows forwarding and gives return privileges if the mail is undeliverable undeliverable undeliverable unde- unde as addressed Postage is no higher than the third third class class rate for cards weighing one ounce or less ENCLOSE A slip of paper in each parcel listing the contents and the name and address of mailer and addressee add ressee in case outside w wrapper er becomes s. s detached he Use the ZIP Code in both the m mailing mail mailing mail mail- ll ing and return address ZIP Code reduces reduces re re- duces the number of times a piece of mail is handled from 11 to six and speeds delivery SEPARATE mail into local out of town and airmail Above all Postmaster John Evan Jones emphasized use a complete and correct address including ZIP Code CHRISTMAS mailing deadlines arc are Mail for Armed Forces Overseas first date parcels next greeting cards surface surface sur sur- face mail November 6 November 12 SAM Space Available Mail November Novem Novem- ber her 20 PAL Parcel Airlift November 27 airmail December 11 December 11 Domestic mails except Alaska and Hawaii distant states December 1 I December 10 local and nearby areas December 11 December 15 Alaska and Hawaii surface mail November 30 December 4 airmail December 14 December De Do cember 14 International Mail first date surface parcels second air parcels third greeting greet ing log cards Canada and Mexico December DC De- cember 4 December 16 December 9 South and Central America November November Novem Novem- I ber 13 December 14 November 18 IS Europe November 13 December 14 November 18 Africa November 2 December December De De- cember 10 November 6 Near East November 2 December 10 November 6 Far East October 16 December 10 October 21 |