Page 35 - Jamaica PO Guide 1928

REGIS1'RA'rl0N 1 ETC. 29
11est rictio ns.
Coin, bank notes and currency notes, postage stamps, bullion, precio\IS sloncs , jewels,
~1) and other precious articles may only be sent by registered mail prcJJai!l at the letter rate
of postage. (2) (This applies to inland as well as to foreign and overseas mail.)
Registmtion (Ovcr~cas.) (3)
If it is proved to his satisfaction that a letter or packet duly admitted to regi.~tralion has
been entirely lost wlnlst tn h~s custody the Postmaster undertakes to pay an l71d6mmty oj
50 fra.ncs, except in cases beyond control (e.g., tempest, shipwreck, earthquake and war).
No compe11sat~on, however, is pa.yable exctpl tn the case OJ the loss oj tho enltre loUt>r or
pacl;et; and no clalm w'll be admtUecl if made more than (L yea1· after the lellcr or paclcet was
posl<l~d. I' I Ad . . . f 11 . cl 1 . . cl . I . .
T 10 osta muustrat1ou o a countncs an eo omes mclude 1u t 1e Postal Union
give tbe same u ndcrtaking iu respect of registered letters or packets lost whilst iu their
.custody.
If iL is desired to obtain comptnsation in the case of abstraction of contents of a letter, or
to provide for a higher ma:v.imum than 50 francs, recourse must be had to t.he Insurance
system. See "Insurance" below.
The fee chargeable for registration to places abroad is 2d.
Conditions oj Regislmtion.-No postal packet addressed to initials or in pencil (except
copying ink pencil) is admitted to registration.
Every letter presented for registration must be enclosed in a strong en vel ope securely
fastened, preferably in o:1c of the registration envelopes sold by the P "st Office.
It is reommendcd that the name and address of the sender be written on the outside
of every registered postal packet.
Registered packet$ must be prepaid as regards both postage and r.egistration fee.
Packets to be registered must be gi\·en to an officer of the Post Office, and a r~eipt
obtained for them; they must on no account be dropped into a letter box.
A letter must not be accepted for registration unless it is in perfect 01·dm·. A registered
letter fastened with g\lmmed paper can only be accepted if the sender signs his name
across the slip of gummed paper.
Advice oj Dvlivcry.-The sender of registered or insured correspondence addressed to
any foreign country or British Colony in the Postal Union, may obtain an acknowledg-
ment of its receipt by the addressee on payment of an extra fee of 2d., in addition to other
fees.
Ins u rance-Overseas. (For Lcttm·s onl11-)
A letter for a place against which a limit of insured value is entered in Col. 3 of the
Table of Rates on pages 39 to 45, eau be insured. Countries against which no entry
is made do not participate in the insurance system. .
Letters tendered for insurance will be accepted by the Post Office on payment of the
fee and subject to the conditions stated below:-
Fee-5d. for every £ 12 value in addition to the postage and regist1·ation fee.
As few stamps as possible should be used to prepay the postage and insurance fee, and
the stamps m.ust not be folded over the ed_ge of the cover. When ruore stamps than one
are used they must be afft.,ed with spaces between them.
A LETTER is the only article of mail rnatter which will be accepted for insurance;
post cards, printed papers, commercial papers or sample pack~ts will not be accepted.
Letters cont-aining coin, anything made of gold or silver, precious stones, jewellery,
or any artl'cle liable to customs duty in t-he country of destination cannot be sent by
insured letter post. Objects of value which cannot be sent in insured letters may generally
be sent in insured pa.rcels (see page 34).
The insurance system is specially applicable to letters which contain bank notes,
coupons, securities, bonds and other documents of the kind.
A letter tendered for insurali'Ce must NOT be addressed to initials, or in pencil and it must
(1) See definition of term " jewellery, " page 8.
(2) The transmission of coin, precious stones, and jewellery (by registered letter mail) is
restricted to the following countries: Ascensjon, Austria, Australia, Barbados, Canada,
Canal Zone, Cape of Good Hope, Ouba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany,
Gibraltar, Holland, Hungary, India, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, South
Africa (British), United Kingdom, United States of America and Possession of U.S.
Dank and currency notes may, however, be sent to any country.
(3) Conditions governing regi,stration of oversoas correspondence differ from those
.governing inland correspondence. See p. 7.