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  2. U.S. Special Delivery (postal service) - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Special Delivery was a postal service paid for with additional postage for urgent letters and postal packets which are delivered in less time than by standard or first class mail service. Its meaning is different and separate from express mail delivery service. Essentially it meant that a postal packet was delivered from a post office to ...

  3. Express mail in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Priority Mail Express is an accelerated domestic mail delivery service operated by the United States Postal Service. It provides overnight delivery to most locations within the continental United States and guaranteed delivery within 2 days. Unlike most other USPS delivery options which provide only delivery confirmation, Priority Mail Express ...

  4. United States Postal Service - Wikipedia

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    The United States Postal Service ( USPS ), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas, and its associated states. It is one of the few government agencies ...

  5. Patty Cress: Special deliveries, every day, for the ... - AOL

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    Every day a special delivery By 2018, she was a senior member of the mail-career team in Morgantown. And by then, the chauvinism subsided, to make way for what guys have also been known to deploy ...

  6. Express mail - Wikipedia

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    Express mail is an expedited mail delivery service for which the customer pays a premium for faster delivery. Express mail is a service for domestic and international mail, and is in most nations governed by the country's own postal administration. Since 1999, the international express delivery services are governed by the EMS Cooperative.

  7. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    Postal service in the United States began with the delivery of stampless letters whose cost was borne by the receiving person, later encompassed pre-paid letters carried by private mail carriers and provisional post offices, and culminated in a system of universal prepayment that required all letters to bear nationally issued adhesive postage stamps.

  8. U.S. Parcel Post stamps of 1912–13 - Wikipedia

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    Consequently, delivery of parcels to rural areas was inadequate and frequently hindered farmers who needed various supplies, parts and equipment delivered to their remote locations. To meet this demand Congress approved a law on August 24, 1912, creating postal rates for fourth class mail and providing for parcel post service.

  9. Ruff gig: L.A. mail carriers lead nation in dog bites - AOL

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    Mail carriers are asked to rely on their wits and mail bags to protect themselves from dog bites. Nationwide, more than 5,800 bites were reported last year. Ruff gig: L.A. mail carriers lead ...