A first class envelope is shown at a U.S. Post Office in San Jose, Calif. Unprecedented cuts by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service will slow first-class delivery next spring and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the next day.

First published in the December 06, 2011, 1:49 a.m. edition

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