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POS'l' OFFlOE GUWE.
-or lea.d fn sur.h 1\ wfly lhu.tlt oonn?t be opened without. eit.her breaking the ~eJ_~I or lea.ving
obvious ~r 1 u·es of violation. For Josl~nce, .s01als mu.ctt. ~e place~ over each JNn And loose
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tt ~:~ of the ~ 0 vering of a parcel; and, 1( striDg be used m pllockJng, u seal must be plttced
o0n l.he t;ru.ls of the string where they are tied.
All the 8 euls on 1\D insliJ'ed parcel must be of the '!ame kind of wnx or lea:l an•! must
be.ar dl~tinet impressiollll or the Slime private device. Coins tnus~ not be used [or sentiug;
.:md llt!! device must not consist mer~ly of straight, crossed. or cut•ved lines which could
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readi.l,) be imitated.
'PArcels containing Coirl or Bullion (no~ to e.'l:ceed £5 in value, except in the case of
-coins clearly intended for purpn.ros of ornament,), watche;;. jewallery. precious stones.
-or any artiole of gold or silver must bo en~'losed in strong bo·<es or cases, whir:h must be
;sewn up or ot.herwise fastened, in WT!ippers of Linen, co.nvll3, strong p!lper, or ot.ber
.substant.ial material. Tn such C!\::li!S the seals must be piMed along the edges of e'1cl:t join
and loose Ba.p at Jis~ance:; not more r.nn.n three inohcs ap~rt. The 11ddL·c..'\S of sllcn
parcels m\18t he writtefl ou Uwir nctW\1 coveril\g.
If a paroel tendered for insura.11ce does not .. in th!' opinion of t.ue ofli:er of t.he Pol3t
Office to who'l'l it is t.enrler:Jd, fuUil t.!Je fore.~oing condition'3 as to p•iukiug and scaling,
it is b.is d11ty to refu3i! t.o in~ure it. Neverth<lle3! th<ol onui of prop ·1rly flnelo>ing. p•1oking
and seq,\ing t.he p!!.eket lies upon t.he seoJar. sn-i thz Post. Office 11SliU<l1oH M liabilit,y for
loss ~~orisiug fmro deff!CI.>l whidt tally not be ohservod M. ~ne Liru.~ of poet.ing,
The nrn01mt. ror whicb a pl\roel is in.mreu OJust be written by tha sender huUt in worcls
anu in fii(Urf~ ut the t{)p of the u.tldress side of the cover. thus;-" Tnsut•er! fot fifteen
pounrls ( £15) " ::--io nlf.efalion or erMsure of the inscript i<Jn is u.llower1. If 11 mistakt'
"" made, the ent,ry rnu~t b~ cornpletely obliterMed and an entirely new one rn~de by the
~ender.
No puree! can be insured for more thart ikl ~tctual value, or fur 1110re t.ban tb.o sum
illll.ered against the nam~ or the countn• to which it is addrP~cd (>~ee Table pp. 35 t.o 41
coL 8). A pan~el of wb.icll the con !.eo ts ha\ e no saleable v:\lue U\ay, bowevor, be insured
for a uominrll SUOJ in order to outain the 8!t.fegunrd, Oltllr-immrance is (lfl obstacle [()
emnpetwzt·ion.
\11 tJa.rcnl-post. parcels addressed to the t.,.nHed Kiugd•lm or other pluco>S to which
the insurance system extends containing articles of jewellery. watches. bullion or other
articles of gold or silver. must be insured and cannot otherwise. be forwarded to d&stlnation.
Rules irt re$pect of cornpen5ation for in.sured ltl/1!1'8 apply gener:>lly to insured 1>arc(/s
Jtlso.
D.-CompeMation for loBI! or dam4ge of UNlxsuneo 7)III'Oel~ !Je~wf.en. the U nitcd Kill?iltml
.and Jarrw.icn.. Tbe Postmaster for .Jamnir.a will (not in O()usequence or an.v legi\IIL'Ibility.
but voluntarily, 11ud as an tict of grace) give compensation for the loss or d!!.mage of l.min-
l'llred pQrcels sent by purcel-post between the Fuited Kingdom and J am!l.icn., whtm HIICU
loss or damage t.akes place while t be parcels are in hi~ custocl v, u.nd does no~ arise from nny
fault or neglect of the senders or from the nature of th<' contents.
The compenslllion paid will in no case exceed £ L.
Th~compeusa~on payable 1Vill he in accordanctl with the general rcgula.tionsl.\8 regtu·ds
insured paroels (see above), so jar u11 thw;~S rey«laliurn~ ut·e afrplioablc.
B.-Undeli1•erc1.l Pru•oels. t;ndelivered parcels originating in t.bc '(Tnited Kingdom Me
Teturned to the senders n.t their expeo.~e tmless tbP sender ha.s indicated liy a note on tile
pn.rcel t.hat. he wishes it to be abandoned in case of non-delivery. The sender msy also
dire<:~ that a po.!'cel. if uodeliverable at tbe tirst address, may be delivered a.t a secoud
address. IC .aot delivet·ed at lhe second address parce.ls wilJ be dealt with as above stated.
11,-UnUed 5tate.s of America and the Canal Zone.
The following are the specinl regulations wl:ticb govern the exchltnge of parcels:-
Let,ter~, post-cMds and wri~ten matter of the natur·e of persoual correspondence nwse
nnt be enclosed in a parcel.
I£ sucb be found the letter will be placed 111 t.be mai~ if separahle; and, if the lelter he
inseparnbly attached, the whole package 'Will be rejected. Ii however any such sb.o1uld
inadvertently be forwarded, I he country of tlest.iuation will collect doub1e ro.tt: of postage
n.rcording to the Postal Un.ion Convention.
A pllrcel may uo~ contain any other po.rcel intended for cl11livery at an address other
t.han that borne by the parcel itaelf. U suob endo::ed pr~rccl be detected lt must be sent
•forwo.rd siogtv, charged with new and distinct parccJ.post rar.es.