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  2. U.S. Special Delivery (postal service) - Wikipedia

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    [1] The first Special delivery stamp was printed by the American Bank Note Company and issued on October 1, 1885. It could not be used to prepay postage or any other service. The stamp bears the words "Secures immediate delivery at a special delivery office,". In 1886 the Special Delivery service was expanded to all post offices and a new stamp ...

  3. Glossary of rail transport terms - Wikipedia

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    A rod secured to the tender frame center sills to stiffen the delivery pipe. Water scoop delivery pipe bracket A cast-iron support riveted on to the end of the delivery pipe and having a hole or bearing in its outer end for one of the trunnions of the water scoop. Water Scoop dipper A hinged extension or hood at the end of a water scoop.

  4. Railroad cutoff - Wikipedia

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    The term "cutoff" refers to the fact that the new line cuts off distance (and/or time) and is, therefore, shorter distance-wise (or time-wise) than the old line. This is often the case, although the primary reason for building the cutoff may be to create a line with a better gradient profile, or other desirable features usually related to efficiency of operation that are lacking in the old ...

  5. Friday Fool: New Meaning to Special Delivery

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  6. USPS says some rural mail delivery could get slower ... - AOL

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    The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday said it needs to shave more costs from its operations to get into better financial shape. To do that, the postal agency wants to overhaul its delivery logistics ...

  7. Express mail in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Special Delivery, a domestic accelerated local delivery service, was introduced on 3 March 1885 initially with a fee of 10¢ paid by a Special Delivery stamp. It was transformed into Express Mail, introduced in 1977 by Ronald B. Lee after an experimental period that started in 1970, [7] although Special Delivery was not terminated until June 8, 1997.

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    FedEx Home Delivery: December 17 (5 day), December 18 (4 day), December 20 (2-3 day), or December 23 (1 day) ... so don't count on that if you're holding off on ordering. You can also order online ...

  9. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    Although the last new U.S. Special Delivery stamp appeared issued in 1971, the service was continued until 1997, by which time it had largely been supplanted by Priority Mail delivery, introduced in 1989.) The 1885 Special Delivery issue was the first U.S. postage stamp designed in the double-width format.