In order to deliver mail more efficiently, the USPS added this many new digits to existing ZIP codes in 1983
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Postal Facts 2016 - about USPS  The United States Postal Service delivers more mail to more addresses in a larger geographical ... number of new delivery points added to the network in 2015.
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Organizing America: A History of the ZIP Code - Random History  Jul 25, 2014 ... A history of the U.S. ZIP Code from its beginnings in the U.S. Postal ... over the years, from a way to more efficiently sort and deliver mail to ... A letter that took three days from Philadelphia to New York City in .... In 1983, the USPS expanded the number of digits in the ZIP Code to nine and called it ZIP+4.
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The Mailing Industry and the United States Postal Service  Parcel Post electrified the mail order industry: Sears filled five times as many ... New services like rural free delivery and Parcel Post, cheap postage rates for ..... To cope with rising mail volumes, the Department also needed to work more efficiently. .... which added a hyphen and four digits to the existing five-digit ZIP Code.
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Publication 119 - Sources of Historical Information on ... - about USPS  provide prompt, reliable, and efficient services to ... 1830s, to online stamp sales in 1997, to new ... Post Offices, postal employees, mail routes, ... Orders of the Postmaster General ... Establishment dates of rural free delivery, by ... most of the 1890 records were destroyed .... Five-Digit ZIP Code and Post Office Directory.
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Postal Mechanization - APWU Iowa  In 1959, the Post Office Department also awarded its first volume order for ... To reduce the number of mail piece handlings, the Postal Service began to ... ZIP+4 code in 1983, the first delivery phase of the new OCR channel sorters ... Introduced in 1983, the ZIP+4 code added a hyphen and four digits to the existing five-digit...
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Arago: Transportation Issue (1981-1995)  May 16, 2006 ... There were to be fifty more coil stamps issued through the next fifteen years, each depicting a different conveyance of transportation, ... Conveyances depicted are as entertaining as a 1900s circus wagon, ... except for three that were printed by private contractors in the 1990s. ... 23-cent Lunch Wagon.
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5 Buildings So Big They Have Their Own ZIP Code! TwistedSifter  Jul 8, 2010 ... For those outside the United States, ZIP codes are a system of postal .... It is 1,353 feet (412 m) above ground and is one of the most famous ... Its name is derived from the nickname for the state of New York, The Empire State.
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jeopardy/1501_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  HAPPY NEW YEAR | The Post Office began this service Jan. 1, 1913 & it was soon sending such objects as eggs, bricks & a 4-year-old girl | parcel post. right:.
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Category:ZIP code - Wikipedia  Z.  ZIP codes   (6 P). Pages in category "ZIP ... H. Highest-income ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in the United States. L. List of ZIP code prefixes. M. Mr. ZIP. P.
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Racketerring and the Federalization of Crime - Digital Repository ...  In 1876, Congress denied the use of the mails to "any letters or circulars concern- ... power under the law to seize lottery materials.18. 11. ... In 1872, Congress also enacted the first mail fraud statute, which forbade use of the ... 771 (1980). ...... contrast, prohibition created a need for large-scale distribution networks compris-.
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Stamps.com - Current Postage Rates, US Postage Stamp Prices  Current USPS postage rates, 2014 US postal stamp prices. ... First Class Mail Letter - each additional ounce, $0.21. Postcard, $0.34. First Class Mail Flat (1 oz.)...
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Postage stamps and postal history of the United States - Wikipedia  The history of postal service of the United States began with the delivery of stampless letters, .... In its revised form, this issue accordingly became the first postage stamp ... Franklin (the first postmaster of the U.S.), and a 10-cent value in black with ... Along with this 1 stamp, the post office initially issued only two additional...
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602 Addressing | Postal Explorer  (Include the apartment number, or use the Post Office box number, ... The city is any acceptable mailing name for the 5-digit ZIP Code serving the .... a hyphen, and four digits, which the USPS describes by its trademark ZIP+4. .... Standard Mail flats with simplified addresses must have one dimension larger than a letter-size...
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P.S. Docket No. 4/169 - USPS.com  Mar 23, 1976 ... This proceeding involves an appeal taken by The National Rifle .... In 39 U. S. Code 4359(a), postage rates are established for, among other items, .... of design, production and group instruction; to promote good sportsmanship, ..... to foster firearms accuracy and safety in law-enforcement agencies, in the...
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Zfteat Cstate Values  Los Angeles Herald 2 February 1903 ...  First of all, we must meet the question, Is there a rotid basis for the preser.it ... wanted to come and grow up with the country, enjoying Its prosperity with all Its attractions added. ... In other words, will those who are making money row ir the older states bs ... Shipments on orders are larger ar.d earlier than in preceding years.
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National Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 19-25, 2002 - about USPS  The 3,138 Postal Service employees who were injured last fiscal year in dog attacks .... These simple strategies for television, radio, and print will help make your ... The HSUS also reports that the number of dog attacks exceeds the reported .... Last fiscal year more than 3,000 letter carriers in the nation suffered the pain of a...
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History | About FedEx  Company Information  Overview & Facts ... 1970-1989. 1973. Federal Express establishes operations; On the first night of continuous operation, 389 employees and 14 Dassault Falcon jets deliver 186 packages to 25 U.S. cities. 1983. Federal ... Federal Express purchases Flying Tigers to expand its international presence.
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Delivering the Hope Diamond - National Postal Museum - Smithsonian  Nov 8, 2012 ... On November 8, 1958, an employee of Harry Winstons New York City jewelry store mailed an ordinary looking package at the mail city post office. ... In Washington, the package was delivered by local letter carrier James G. Todd. He picked it up at the Washington, D.C. city post ...
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What are ZIP+4 Codes? - SmartyStreets  A ZIP Code is a group of five or nine numbers that are added to a postal ... that the USPS came up with to make it easier to ship letters and packages across the country. ... your ZIP Codes for things like geocoding, it might throw off your interpolation, ... Now, an important fact about ZIP+4: because it's based on delivery routes...
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US postage stamp coils  The Automatic Envelope Sealing and Stamp Affixing Machine ... This was in large part due to it supplying most large Detroit firms with its machine early in its life. ... The idea behind punching these seven holes, versus the Post Office's eight hole ... You no doubt know that the extreme variation in the size of a sheet of four...
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History of the United States Post Office by Meryl Faulkner on Prezi  In 1785 Stagecoaches were used as well as single horse riders to deliver mail. ... In 1811, cutting-edge technology met up with the nation's mail system, and ... more available and the Postal Services started to use them to deliver mail. Early 1900s - Postmen delivered mail in automobiles as well as horse drawn carriage.