POSTAL HOURS EXTENDED TIPS FOR MAILERS.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - In anticipation of the holiday rush, the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. has extended its hours at the Antelope Station Post Office, 43824 20th St. W. The post office will now be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday until Dec. 21. The same hours are also available at two sites in Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, : the main post office at 24355 Creekside Road and the office at 23640 B Lyons Ave. ``We expect to be very busy every day until Christmas,'' said Santa Clarita Postmaster postmaster - The electronic mail contact and maintenance person at a site connected to the Internet or UUCPNET. Often, but not always, the same as the admin. The Internet standard for electronic mail (RFC 822) requires each machine to have a "postmaster" address; usually it is Beverly Sroczenski. ``We hope mailers will avoid the rush by mailing early.'' The peak mailing day is expected to be Dec. 20, with more than 280 million cards and letters being canceled. Today will be a close second. Sroczenski's tips for mailers include: --Write or print the complete address neatly; always use a complete return address. --Always provide complete address information, such as Ave., Blvd., or St. Use the apartment or suite number and correct directional, such as N, W or SW. --Don't let an incorrect ZIP code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. create a glitch A temporary or random hardware malfunction. It is possible that a bug in a program may cause the hardware to appear as if it had a glitch in it and vice versa. At times it can be extremely difficult to determine whether a problem lies within the hardware or the software. See glitch attack. in timely delivery of cards and letters. The postal service postal service, arrangements made by a government for the transmission of letters, packages, and periodicals, and for related services. Early courier systems for government use were organized in the Persian Empire under Cyrus, in the Roman Empire, and in medieval Web site - www.usps.com - offers ZIP code information. --Select a box that's strong enough to protect the contents. Leave space for cushioning inside the carton. Cushion the contents of the package with shredded or rolled newspaper, bubble wrap or foam peanuts. --Use tape that is designed for shipping, such as pressure-sensitive tape or nylon-reinforced craft paper tape. Never use string or twine twine: see cordage. to secure a package as it can catch on machinery and result in damage to your parcel. --Remove batteries from toys; wrap and place them with the toys in the shipping box. --Packages weighing 16 ounces or more must be taken into a post office for mailing. --Use Click-N-Ship to save a trip to the post office - with a Click-N-Ship postage-paid label, packages can be handed to a mail carrier or dropped in a blue street mailbox. --Get Express Mail and Priority Mail boxes, envelopes and tubes for free from the post office. |
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