THE PENNY POST.
A REOORD SAN FRANCISCO MAIL. (r,Y ora smriAt. kepohtek.) The San Franscisco marl which closed last ivght at Chrintchtire-h waa larger than any Utter nwil ever despatched from the city. This was undoubtedly due to the iostitu* Sion < f pinny postace. Up till tr»'«> o'clock in the afternoon somethh'i liks six thousand letters had been mad: , up into buodks. By the time the mail closed this total h.;»d bseii increased to 10.350, mating atjiiit.d weight of 2921b. The number of Kg.*l'!»rcd lett«rs was 259, and the whole fi'jcd live bags. The newspaper mail was large, but not nearly the largest despatched from this oifioe- tt filled 61 bags, and weighed 1 ton llcvrt. Quite a larg* number of letters were (surcharged owuig to the senders having uiiv aitixeil v penny stamp instead of a 2jjd cue, the postage required to send a letter ot tho minimum weight to countries other tb<n Canada, South Africa, and certain other places enumerated in the leceutly-issued I'osuil Guide.
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10869, 19 January 1901, Page 9
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167THE PENNY POST. Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10869, 19 January 1901, Page 9
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