Show Christmas Christinas in Summer for or a Merry Christmas Overseas r r seas f N r f ti a I r f F Y 1 A r S St w t tA t- t 4 J A e r y 3 i S. S I P t r r wt 1 0 r 1 J sf 4 a Yo r y ro J I r rt h I II h k t il U. U ib p Postmaster General Frank C. C Walker and pert young officers of the WAVES SPARS and Marine Corps inspect the armed forces official Mail Early poster at its first public showing at Christmas In Summer TI ITH more than 5 b million of at our armed forces overseas by T 1 Christmas Day 1944 Christmas mail from home will mean more than ever ver before So said high ranking high ranking Army and Navy officers as they helped launch Overseas Ear Early Christmas Mailing Campaign at an unusual Christmas In July luncheon sponsored recently by The Greeting Card Industry at the Waldorf Val Wai- dorf Astoria dorf-Astoria in New York In air conditioned Christmas atmosphere atmosphere at at- further enhanced by Christmas melodies Christmas candles and turkey and plum pudding plum pudding guests from the newspaper and radio worlds heard Postmaster General Frank C. C Walker Valker announce that more than GO 60 million pieces of or Christmas mail man manwIll will be going overseas o in 1944 By cooperating in the Early Mailing Mailing Malling Mail Mail- ing campaign Mr Walker Valker said mothers and dads wives sweethearts sweet sweet- heal hearts ts an and fi lends friends of men and women in the armed forces can make certain that every Christmas package and every Christmas card will be IH delivered overseas on onor 01 before Christmas Day f I Christmas brings thoughts of home Traditional Christmas cards like these will be most popular among men men and and women overseas EARLY MAILING INFORMATION Packages for our armed forces force overseas oversea must be mailed between September 15 15 October 15 IS Address correctly Wrap them securely Weight limit S limit 5 Ibs lbs Size Si limit IS limit 15 in in long 36 36 in length and md girth combined Prepay full postage This 30 day 30 day period does not apply ap op ply to Christmas cards Christmas cards may be mailed at any time during or after alter the package mail mailing ing period They should be mailed early enough however to allow sufficient time for delivery in even eren the most distant theaters of operation operation opera opera- tion lion before Christmas Day They must be sent ent in sealed envelopes and prepaid at the first class rate of oj postage Further details at nr your jour our local loco Post Past Office |