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GOING POSTAL [1 record]

Record 1 2014-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Correspondence
  • Postal Service Operation
DEF

[The] mail going outside the postal delivery area served by the postal facility in which it was received for processing.

OBS

forward mail: term used at Canada Post.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de correspondance (Postes)
  • Exploitation postale
DEF

Courrier acheminé à l’extérieur du secteur de livraison desservi par l’installation postale [dans laquelle il a été reçu aux] fins de traitement.

OBS

courrier d'acheminement : terme en usage à Postes Canada.

Spanish

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