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aerogram - sheet of lightweight paper folded to form its own envelope and bearing postal stamp imprint, sent via airmail, usu. overseas
air express - system for overnight delivery of letters and packages by air
air freight - shipment of packages by air
airmail - postal transportation by aircraft, formerly at higher rate than first-class mail, now at standard rate
APO - Army and Air Force Post Office; designation for overseas mail intended for military personnel
Army and Air Force Post Office - APO
bulk mail - low-cost, slowest class of postal service, esp. for large quantities of printed matter
carrier - person who delivers mail
certified mail - first-class mail for which proof of delivery is obtained and often returned to sender
envelope - folded paper with sealing flap into which letters are placed for protection when sent by postal service
express mail - guaranteed overnight delivery
first-class mail - regular priority mail service, sent by air over long distances; priority mail
forwarding address - new address given to post office when moving to guarantee mail forwarding
general delivery - department at post office where mail is held for pickup at window
indicia - postal markings or labels affixed to mail
key - device that operator uses to send telegram
letter carrier - mailman
mail - nation’s postal system; letters and other matter sent by mail; bags of postal matter; (vb) send a letter or package by post
mailbag - canvas container used by postal service for gathering mail; letter carrier’s shoulder bag
mailbox - public receptacle for deposit of outgoing mail
mail drop - receptacle for deposit of outgoing mail
mail forwarding - postal service by which mail sent to person’s old address is forwarded to new address
mailman - one who delivers mail, esp. door-to-door on foot or by vehicle; letter carrier; postman
mail order - business of selling of goods by mail; order for goods sent through mail
parcel post - postal service and fees for handling packages
PO box - post-office box
post - national postal delivery system; single delivery of mail; (vb) send a letter or package
postage - fee required for postal service; stamps
postage due - additional fee required for delivery of letter with insufficient postage
postage meter - device that prints postage on mail, records amount, and subtracts it from amount prepaid to postal service
postage stamp - government-issued, adhesive-backed design on paper indicative of prepayment of specified postage fee; stamp
postal - (adj) relating to or conducted by postal service
postal money order - receipt issued by post office that is good for payment of cash at any post office
postal scale - small scale for weighing letters and packages to determine required postal fee
postal service - nation’s institutions, regulations, and personnel for delivery of mail
post-bag - Chiefly Brit. mailbag
postcard - small card on which message is written and to which stamp is affixed for mailing without envelope
postcode - Brit. code of numbers and letters for routing mail
poste restante - direction written on envelope, esp. in Europe, that mail should be held at post office for addressee
postman - mailman
postmark - official mark showing date and place of mailing, printed over stamp as cancellation symbol
postmaster - supervisor of post office
postmaster general - director of national postal system
post office - government department handling mail service; local branch of this department through which mail is processed; building housing local branch
post office box - PO box; numbered box at post office used as address for receipt of mail
postpaid - (adj) having postage prepaid by sender
post road - route over which mail is transported
priority mail - first-class mail
railway express - system for shipment of packages by railroad
registered mail - mail recorded in originating post office and at successive points of transmission for guarantee of special handling and safe delivery
return to sender - postal designation indicating recipient is no longer at address and no forwarding address is known
RFD - rural free delivery
RR - rural route
rural free delivery - RFD; designation for postal service to rural location
rural route - RR; postal delivery route in rural area
special delivery - mail delivery for extra fee by messenger immediately upon arrival at destination post office
stamp - postage stamp
star route - route in rural area serviced by private carrier under contract with postal service
stationery - writing paper and envelopes used for letters and other mail
surcharge - overprint on stamp that alters denomination
zip code - five- or nine-digit postal code that indicates local post office through which mail should be routed to recipient