Monday, February 25, 1974
HEV EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE
An express mil service will be introduced on Friday (March 1),
the Post Office announced today.
It will be available to and from 19 places. They are: Australia,
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Macao, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan
and West Germany.
A Post Office spokesman said the object of the new service is to
enable a mil item to secure expeditious delivery in the country of dec-
tination.
"This may be achieved either by the use of a special messenger
or by ensuring that the item secures the earliest possible delivery by other
means,
" he said.
Further information about express services available may be obtained
at any post office, he added.
The spokesman said it is advisable that items intended for the
express service should be posted at post office counters.
postage.
The fee for all categories of mail is $3 in addition to the normal
An express label, which is obtainable at any post office, should
be affixed to each item on the upper left hand side of the address, but in
the absence of a label, the item may be marked "Express" in bold red lettering.
Express letter items may also be posted in street posting boxes provided
that they bear the full postage, the Expresa fee, and an Express indication.
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