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Show Large Packages Can Now Be Air-Lifted To Servicemen At Special Low Rates Packages up to 30 pounds for American military personnel served by Army and Fleet Post Offices overseas now can be sent by air transportation at special low rates, Postmaster Frank K. Richards of Panguitch pointed out. "Area residents using this new airlift service will get much faster delivery on parcels to military personnel oversea s", Postmaster Richards said. He said the airlift is a-available on a space- filling basis upon payment of the domestic parcel post surface rate plus a flat $1 fee. Packages weinghing up to 38 pounds and not more than 60 inches in tombing length and girth qualify for the new special airlift rate. Postmaster Richards said. Postal patrons can get the airlift service on packages mailed to all military personnel at APO and FPO addresses overseas and in Alaska. Hawaii and Puerto Rico The new airlift also applies to Parcels mailed back to the States by servicemen from these military post offices. Parcels on which the $1 fee is paid get air transportation all the way - from here to the port of embarkation, and from there to the overseas base. Pos tal patrons formerly had to pay air parcel post rutes to get similar service. In many instances the new airlift rates are considerably below comparable air parcel post charges Postmaster Richard cited these example A mother here sending a 15-pound package to her son in Vietnam pays $4.45 for the new airlift service. The air parcel post rate for the same package is f 12.88. An eight-pound package going from here to Franfort, Germany, costs 13.00 under the airlift service. The air parcel rate is $7.28. However, it is not always to the mailer's advantage to us the airlift service. On some light packages air parcel post rates may be lower than the ( continued inside ) SERVICE MAIL AIR-LIFT (continued from front page) airlift charges. "Postal patrons should check with the Post Of flee for Information on the best way to mail parcels to servicemen overseas," Postmaster Richards emphasized. The new airlift service went Into effect January 7. It was authorized under the postal rate bill signed Into law December 16 by President Johnson The regular postage on parcels mailed to servicemen ov erseas is based on the distance the package Is hsuled within the United States. No charge is made for carrying the package between the U S. port and the overseas base. Until January 7 airlift for parcels to servicemen over teas was restricted to packages weighing up to five pounds. Upon payment of the regular parcel post rates, these packages get surface transportation to the port of embarkation and re airlifted from there to the overseas posts on a space available basis. There is no charge for this partial airlift and overseas parcels weighing up to five pounds will continue to receive this service. Postmaster Richards said. |