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Deadline nearing for shipping Christmas packages

By Staff | Dec 14, 2009

It’s time again to remind postal customers of deadlines in getting those holiday packages to their destinations on time-whether they are sent to addresses in the United States or to foreign addresses. Time seems to slip up on us and you don’t want to have your package arrive after that special day!

First-Class and Priority domestic mail (within the United States) must be sent no later than Dec. 21; Express Mail can be sent as late as Dec. 23 and arrive on time. However, Parcel Post must be sent by Dec. 16.

If you’re sending military mail to APO/FPO Zip Codes Space Available Mail – Express Mail Military Service shipments may be sent as late as Dec. 18.

Plan ahead so your holiday mail arrives in plenty of time!

For more information about purchasing stamps, stamps by mail, postal regulations, a free subscription to USA Philatelic magazine, Post Office events, the location of the nearest postal store or contract unit, or for answers to your specific Postal Service questions, contact USPS at 1-800-275-8777, or visit www.usps.com. To schedule a presentation for your community, club or group on how the Postal Service brings the Post Office to your home or office computer, call 239-573-9638.

Mr. Zip’s Tip: The U.S. Postal Service is the world’s leader in optical character recognition technology-their machines read 92 percent of all hand-addressed letter mail.

An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation 146 million homes and businesses. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses, not tax dollars. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.