When is mail typically collected during the mail call?

Mail is typically collected during designated afternoon hours as this timeframe allows for consolidating daily mail activity. This process helps ensure that all outgoing mail is gathered and sorted effectively after the bulk of incoming mail has been processed, allowing for organized handling and dispatch. During the afternoon, postal facilities have usually completed their initial sorting and collection, making it a strategic window to collect outgoing mail before the end of the workday.

The other options do not align with standard mail collection practices. Collecting mail only during morning hours restricts mail handling to just one part of the day, which may not accommodate all outgoing mail. Random collection throughout the day would lead to inefficiency and possible confusion, as it would disrupt the regular sorting and handling processes. Limiting collection to lunch breaks would also be impractical since it may not coincide with the peak times for mail readiness, leading to missed opportunities to gather important correspondence. Therefore, designated afternoon hours provide a systematic approach to mail collection.