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General Delivery (GD)

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General Delivery (GD) - definitions

General Delivery (GD) - Delivery type used in Canada and the USA. Delivery to customers without a post office box. 

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Source: GRC Database Information, 10 April 2009 08:39:18, http://www.grcdi.nl External


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General Delivery - An alternate delivery service that allows customers with proper identification to pick up mail at post offices. Provided primarily at offices without letter carrier delivery or for transients and customers who do not have a permanent address or who prefer not to use post office boxes. (Also see poste restante.) (Compare with caller service.)

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Source: USPS, 21 September 2009 12:59:03, http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub32/pub32a_g.html External


general delivery - A service provided at post offices for delivery of mail to customers with no fixed address within the letter carrier delivery area and anyone who cannot receive mail through the normal delivery modes. [poste restante]

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Source: Canada Post, 13 January 2013 09:31:17, http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/glossary-e.asp External


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