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Christmas Gifts Auction of Unclaimed Mail Items
The Dead Letter Office in Washington and 12 other cities hold annual Christmas auctions of unclaimed packages found in the mail. About 46,000 of the nearly 400,000 stray parcels from the past year will be sold before Christmas, ranging from automobile parts to jewelry, lace, and neckties, with large lots sold to dealers for profit.
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NCLB
Sam
Post Office Department
Washington
Railway Mail Service
Maryin M. McLean
McLean
United States
Jhhe
Washington Post Office
Annie Monroe
Miss Monroe
Hitchcock
Mr. McLean
Parcel Post
Railway Mall
New York
Boston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
San Francisco
St. Paul
Fort Worth
Atlanta
New Orleans
Seattle
Omaha