In order to keep Canada’s vast quantities of mail moving, Canada Post dug around for a suitable solution. They came up with MAPP (Major Area Postal Plant), an ingenious, highly complex, streamlined system that relies on the postal code for efficient operation. The postal code relies on you and me, the mailing public, for inclusion in the address. The film tells what happens when a piece of mail is set on its course. No other credits available.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016243
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Postal service - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)