The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 106National Geographic Society, 1954 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 126
... letters , then toss them to over- head conveyors bound for other distribution points . They dumped stamped mail into gravity bins , or " hoppers . " Beneath the mezzanine letters tumbled from bins onto " face - up " tables ( page 142 ) ...
... letters , then toss them to over- head conveyors bound for other distribution points . They dumped stamped mail into gravity bins , or " hoppers . " Beneath the mezzanine letters tumbled from bins onto " face - up " tables ( page 142 ) ...
Page 131
... letters are " duds , " and the men who specialize in deciphering duds are " hard men " or " nixie clerks . " Letters that cannot be readdressed , or re- turned to the sender , end up in the dead- letter sections of large post offices ...
... letters are " duds , " and the men who specialize in deciphering duds are " hard men " or " nixie clerks . " Letters that cannot be readdressed , or re- turned to the sender , end up in the dead- letter sections of large post offices ...
Page 146
... letters to England . They dumped return mail on the tables of coffeehouses ; addressees , if lucky , got word of their letters and claimed them . Several Colonies organized their own posts , but it was not until 1693 that an ...
... letters to England . They dumped return mail on the tables of coffeehouses ; addressees , if lucky , got word of their letters and claimed them . Several Colonies organized their own posts , but it was not until 1693 that an ...
Contents
weums | v |
New National Geographic Map Depicts Northern Africa and the Mediter | vii |
Lured by the Grandeur of Distant Peaks Four | xii |
Copyright | |
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