Show patrons of post off office ice urged to mail parcels early post offices will make every effort to handle the christmas malls mails without congestion and delay but owing to the enormous volume this can be done only with the cooperation of the public lic with the following suggestions will greatly aid the post office and insure the prompt handling of your mail mail early for delivery before christmas day on which there will be no mail delivered all parcels must be securely wrapped or packed use strong paper and heavy twine articles easily damaged should be well picked packed and marked fragile parcels containing perishable articles shall be marked perishable 1 use special delivery and special handling stamps to delivery addresses should be complete A return card should be placed in the upper left hand corner of every piece of mail if a tag is used the address and return card should be also written on oa the wrapper for use it if the tag is lost and a copy of the addre address ss should be enclosed inside of the parcel postage must be fully prepaid on all mail no parcel may be mo move more re than 0 o 0 inches in length and girth combined nor exceed 70 pounds in weight special delivery is ia for speed and not for safety valuable mail should lye be registered or insured coin currency jewelry and articles of considerable value should be sent as sealed first class registered mail written matter in the nature of personal correspondence cannot be in parcels owing to the long dorng sea travel involved as a rule and to customs inspections abroad foreign parcels should be very carefully ed and should be mailed in november postage to great britain is now 5 cents per ounce and 3 cents for each additional ounce on first class mail posta postage e to canada is 3 cents per ounce parcels should be mailed so they will not arrive at destination on sunday or holidays such guch parcels if perishable will be delivered and special delivery charges added during the holiday time the volume of mail increases approximately per cent it Is fa physically impossible to handle this great g mass or of mail matter efficiently and promptly within a few days therefore to assure delivery of their christmas presents cards and letters by christmas christinas day the public should SHOP and MAIL EARLY |