It’s become a bit of a tradition for me to start December on Another Kind Of Mind by reminding you all to post early for Christmas – and this year, it’s not just me (or Ensign Corkern) who is suggesting this!

With so many of us unable to gather together this Christmas due to COVID restrictions, there will inevitably be more strain on the postal service as we send cards and presents to loved ones we can’t visit – just as during the war years

Christmas is always the busiest time of the year for our posties to begin with, and this year they’ve been working extra hard anyway due to all the online shopping we’ve been doing due to Lockdown.

Then there’s the lovely ladies who work behind the counter in my local Post Office – they’ve done a sterling job of looking after the public during both lockdowns here

And on this side of the Atlantic in the 1940s, I was amused to find this wartime newsreel item on the subject of addressing your envelopes properly. This is as important today as it was then

And, as ever, here are the last posting dates for the four countries who visit Another Kind Of Mind most!

The Post Office

USPS

Australia Post

Canada Post