Photograph of US military personnel handling holiday mail
National Postal Museum

Photograph of US military personnel handling holiday mail

c. 1944

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National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

US military personnel surrounded by parcels in a World War II holiday mail rush do their best to handle the mountain of boxes and sacks of mail. In the effort to get this mail overseas on time and in decent condition postal officials frequently publicized the advance mailing period and advised patrons on how to prepare packages for overseas shipping.

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