From the February 8, 2013, Chicago Tribune Instant Flashback "With delivery cuts in 1950, Americans felt he loss" by Stephan Benzkofer.
If Congress approves, say goodbye to Saturday mail delivery starting in August. Oh well, talk to grandma via e-mail or call her or text.
But, back in 1950, when we were paying just 3 cents a letter for regular or 6 cents for air mail. The post office would correct a mistake or incomplete address, postal collection boxes were emptied every day and mail was delivered to your house TWICE a day.
But, back then, the post office had a $500 million annual deficit and in April 1950, announced the end of twice-a-day delivery. Business twice-a-day continued until 1970.
Did Stamp Price Go Up? --DaCoot
No comments:
Post a Comment