Show mail early for christmas to assure delivery 0 of their christmas presents cards and letters by christmas day the public should shop and wall mail early do your christmas shopping so that you can call mall mail your gifts greetings and letters to relatives friends and loved ones at least a week or ten days before christmas depending on the distance this will ill not only make it certain that they ara received before christmas day but will bo be a great aid to your postal service all parcels must be securely packed and wrapped use strong paper and heavy twine all parcels must bear a return address parcels may be marked do not open until christmas parcels containing liquids perishable matter fragile matter etc should be specially marked according to their contents your postal employee will mark them tor for you christmas cards may be mailed tor for 1 cents provided they are unsealed and contain no written message other than best wishes seasons greetings etc and signatures cards mailed at the lc rate are arc not tor for in the event the addressee has moved and they cannot be returned to tho the sender in the event they cannot be delivered always put your beturne address on your mall mail cards and letters tor for local delivery at post offices not having city delivery service may be mailed tor for lc ic per ounce or fraction thereof such letters may be sealed and may contain writing use air mall mail and special delivery for the utmost speed that the postal service has to otter offer register or insure all valuable mail your postal employee |