Late mail, postage due

1974: Roy Baker of Guthrie, Oklahoma received a Christmas card two years after it had been mailed. Because the price of a stamp had gone up between the time it was mailed and the time it was delivered, the post office decided there was postage due.

Baker wisely decided it was useless to argue with the post office and paid them the two cents they wanted.

Detroit Free Press - Apr 7, 1974

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Posted By: Alex - Tue Jun 21, 2016
Category: 1970s | Postal Services

Comments

I'm sure it was worth every penny.

Posted by Moghopper on 06/21/16 at 10:42 PM

The very definition of adding insult to injury.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/21/16 at 11:54 PM

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