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Midnight Writer

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4. They took them out of all of the associate offices around here.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 07:30 PM

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Perhaps the bigger offices still have them. You may want to check your local office.

I wondered about using a meter strip. That would have the date printed on it. However, since the meter date can be manipulated by the customer (the customer can affix a meter strip reading March 20 and then not mail the piece until March 30, for example), they may not be considered valid.

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