It's in the mail20,000,000,000: The number of letters, packages and cards delivered by the U.S. Postal Service between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2005. The busiest mailing day was Dec. 19, with twice the volume of an average day.Read this article in full with aPlus Edition account.Click here to learn more
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- BY LILLIAN SHAPIRO, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT FOR REAL ESTATE MARKETPLACE