The Mail Story
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The Mail Story,[1] also known as Handle With Care[1] or The Mail Story: Handle With Care,[2] was an American television anthology series that featured stories about the United States Postal Service (USPS). Thirteen thirty-minute-long episodes were broadcast on ABC from October 7, 1954 through December 30, 1954.[1] The program was created with the backing of Arthur Summerfield, 57th Postmaster General of the United States,[2] who appeared on air to introduce the first episode of the program.[3] The series was a docudrama, depicting real historical events faced by members of the postal service from 19th-century stagecoach robberies to 20th-century incidents of mail fraud.[3] The show was produced by Robert L. Shayon.[4]
The opening episode of the series featured Wesley Addy as an Atlanta based physician receiving disturbing poison pen mail from a former patient suffering from mental illness (played by Richard Garth). Mary Alice Moore portrayed the doctor's wife, and Herb Nelson portrayed the USPS investigator.[4]