cards, was E-ZPass, was CharlieCards v.v. Oyster (and Octopus?)
On Feb 29, 10:47*am, Stephen Sprunk wrote:
The link for tracking the shipment reveals that it was actually sent via
FedEx SmartpostŪ, an interesting hybrid system in which FedEx delivers
the package to the local post office and USPS does the final delivery to
the customer.
The old Western Union Telegraph Company had that arrangement for a
number of years, the service was called Mailgram. The message was
sent to a printer at a local post office and it was delivered by
regular mail. Much cheaper than a regular telegram, though more
expensive that regular letters.
Industries used it to recall laid off workers.
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