A Better way

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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Credits

production company

Westminster Films Ltd

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016243

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Postal service - Canada

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

History → History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1975

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