Page 47 - Jamaica_PO-Guide-1919

BRITISH, COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MAILS.
TABLEl OF RATES Of' rosT.\OE:, ETC.
Rates of Postage frc>~n Jamaica.
L<Utrs-A = Hd. for the lir6t or.. and Id. for each ntlditiotu•l or..; nml B=2~d. for lhc first oz. :md Htl. for each additionn or.. 1\c:Cording to
de«tinntion (see sepnra.lc entries in Table followin:;, eolumu 2). Lellers for H.M. ShiJis a11d 7'roo)!s-ld. for each oz.
Post-Card.s-Siogle, ld. ench; llcply pnid, 2d., each.
Printed Papers-~ d. per 2 or. .
Commercial Papers-2§d. for first 10 oz. nnd !d. per 2 oz. therenfter.
Sam)>lcs- ld. for first 4 oz. unci ·~d. per 2 oz. thereafter.
Registration Fcc-2tl. for all articles.
Aduice of Delivery- 2d. (for registered Mticles only).
lllllurance Fee (Letter.Lonly)- Cld. for every £12 or v:•lue in addition to tfte J>oslage a>td rcgistrotionfu.

/Jimi~ of Size (limiL~ of weight arc slrmon ill Tab!(, .:n/umn., ·1 cmd G).
Lelters- 2 H. in length by 1 ft. in width or depth.
J>ost-Card.~-!vla.ximurn size ii.: ins. by 3l in~.
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Printetl I'a/>CTS } l ' I . . d I If . f r 11 u· tutcnstons nre ,, rns. 111 cngt 1 :m ' ms. 111 t uune er.
1 1 (1.. 111 Cn!>Lh by 1 ft. tn wtdlh or cpl t.
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Sclllt]Jles- -12 ins. by 8 ins. by •I ins.; or if in frmn of roll, 12 ins. with dinmet"er of G ius.
The sender of a parcel for nny plnce abrontl must lill up n Customs l>cdarntion on :\ form provided for the purpo~e. There arc two forms
in use-one yellow, and oue white. In column 10 of Tnh!e follow in~. the let.ter "\V" sigr1ifies that the while form must be used, nnd the letter
"Y" thnt the yellot/1 form ntust be used. The fignr<! following the letter "\V'' ~haws the number of copies of the Customs declamtious
which nra required in cnch cnsc. When the white form is used, the scnder must also fill up a Dcspntch Note (supplied at nil Po&t Offices)
wbicb must nccornpnny the p:trccl.
E,·ery pnrcel post packet addressed to the United Kingdo·m or nny of His i\lniesty's Colonies or Dominions will bear nn extra t.nx of 3J.,
ezcepL those which ore addressed /f) members of 1/i.~ M Ct.ir.sty·.~ Navy arnl Army. · . . .
9!' evcrr parcel or pncltct containing dutinblc mnt.Ler nrriviog in the Jslnnd through the post :\ tn:t of 3d., will be collec~c;~.