What Happens To Lost Or Unclaimed Mail?

Posted on February 8, 2023 by mailomg in Memo 634 // 0 Comments

From Fox-29 San Antonio: Getting a package in the mail can be a little adrenaline rush. Unlike all the ads and credit card offers, it’s mail most people can’t wait to have delivered to their doorsteps. But what about the occasional box or bag that just never shows up? It could end up being sold to the highest bidder. It’s legal to buy unclaimed and lost mail. The U. S. Postal Service has its own “lost and found department” in Atlanta called the Mail Recovery Center … (click to read more)

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