Postal regs
Gary Leach
bangfish at cableone.net
Thu Aug 17 17:39:06 CEST 2006
Robert Hutchings wrote:
> Joe is correct in stating that the comic books were required to
> contain a backup story which did not include any character anywhere
> else mentioned. ... It is as a direct result from this obscure and
> inexplicable postal regulation that duck fans are blessed with
> these fantastic Gyro shorts.
The old law of Unintended Consequences, in this case to the good.
Sure would hate to be without the Gyro shorts, they were always some
of my favorites.
The postal regulation itself does seem kind of inexplicable, though
it's never been beyond the US Postal Service to come up with some
very esoteric rationales for tweaking the rules for various classes
of mailing. I do know that a periodical is another term for a printed
entity - generally a magazine such as Time, Good Housekeeping, Modern
Aviation, et al - that is issued on a regular (usually weekly,
biweekly, monthly, bimontly, or quarterly) basis. These all have
multiple contents, with tables of contents to readily indicate that
fact, and it may be that the USPS saw that, along with regular
issuance, as a hallmark of a periodical and worth including in the
rules of qualification for a second-class mailing permit (the least
expensive way to send out subscription copies).
I wonder sometimes if we wouldn't be better off today if that
regulation had remained in place. MIght've kept a bit more variety in
our comics. Ah well...
Gary
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