1 March 2014

Question of the Day #177 Post

X is a cartoon character used by Y in 1960s to encourage use of zip code in mails. X was based on an original design by Howard Wilcox, son of a letter carrier and a member of the Cunningham and Walsh advertising agency, for use by a New York bank in a bank-by-mail campaign.
Identify X & Y. 
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  1. Quizzing Club3 March 2014 at 20:13

    Answer: X- Mr. ZIP, informally "Zippy", Y- United States Post Office Department, and later by United States Postal Service

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