- Date
- 2001-02
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- publicationcommunicationeconomycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In February 2001 the Beaver Beacon offered subscribers an optional First Class mailing upgrade. The publisher described the newspaper’s earlier Standard or Third Class delivery, the cost difference, and the surcharge to apply until a subscription renewal.
Evidence limits
This is a publisher’s operational notice and does not provide postal records or delivery-time measurements.
Sources
- The publisher says the newspaper had been mailed by Third Class, later called Standard, and offers subscribers an optional 50-cent-per-month surcharge for faster First Class delivery; the article states the First Class rate was 77 cents versus 31 cents for the Beacon’s existing mailing cost. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2001-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the delivery announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon introduces an optional First Class delivery upgrade in 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-beacon-first-class-mail-option-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2001, “The BEAVER BEACON goes FIRST CLASS!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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