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His only exceptions were clerks, postmasters and enlisted personnel in the military.
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Peter Kastor, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
The town’s old post office provides desks for writing letters to Santa; each note is thoughtfully answered by the postmaster and mailed back before the big day.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
However, the town was forced to change its name in 1846 after an Indiana postmaster needed to address mail complications.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024
What did Eliza, a village postmaster, have to do with art?
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Peter Kastor, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
The town’s old post office provides desks for writing letters to Santa; each note is thoughtfully answered by the postmaster and mailed back before the big day.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
However, the town was forced to change its name in 1846 after an Indiana postmaster needed to address mail complications.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024
What did Eliza, a village postmaster, have to do with art?
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Postmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmaster. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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