Vanity flair

Do you have a postal-themed vanity license plate? Submit plate photos to Postal Life for possible inclusion in upcoming article. Send to Postal Life, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Rm 10523, Washington DC 20260-3100.

Postal building photographs

Collector looking for postcards or 35mm slide transparencies of post offices. Willing to exchange duplicate cards or purchase cards or slides from any country. Other postal artifacts also sought. Contact Frank Scheer, 12 East Rosemont Ave, Alexandria VA 22301-2325.

Save a life

Falls Church, VA, Letter Carrier Jose Parrilla was recently diagnosed with leukemia. To survive this life-threatening disease, he needs a match for a bone marrow transplant. You can help by joining the National Marrow Donor Registry. All it takes is a simple blood test. To help, call

1-800-MARROW2. Get registered. Save a life.

Lapel pin ideas

The Portland Postal Customer Council is redesigning its lapel pins and would like samples from other areas to get some fresh ideas. Please send extra pins to Roger Wagner, USPS/BME, PO Box 4029, Portland OR 97208-4029.

"Sometimes I don't ever want to leave work. I enjoy people. My folks brought me up that way. I want to do the best job possible. When I'm working, I go all out for my customers."

Freddie L. Hubbard

Letter Carrier

Tuskeegee, AL

"We just love Freddie," say. "He is number one with us."

the customers on Fred's route

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