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Parcel Post Rates Explained as New System Starts
The parcel post launches with a zone based rate plan. Units about thirty miles square center circles define zones and rates from the sending unit to any zone. The 11 pound limit applies. longer hauls may be less competitive with express services.
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Edward B. Clark
United States
Uncle Sam
Congress
Washington
Keokuk
Tolit
Erie
San Atlants
Parcel Post
Post Office
Hitchcock
Postoffice Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Senate
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
David J. Lewis
Maryland
William Sulzer
New York