Page 55 - Jamaica PO Guide 1928

POSTAGE STAMPS, ETO.
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. Pilltng in of Order.-The purohnsor of a pos.tal order :nust, before parting with it, fill
• n the name of the person to whom the amount 1s to bo pn1d, and is recommended to fill in
the nl\me of t he office of pnyment 1\S 1': precnution in c~e the order should be lost or etolen.
If tho put·chnc;cr does not know wh1ch Post Office •s most convenjcut to the payee he
should insert the namo of the town, villt\ge or district wbcro the payee resides. 'i'he
order will thon be paid nt any Post Office in the place named.
Cotmhir}oli3.-E,•ory person to whom a postal order is issued should tear off and retain
the counterfoil. Its production will facilitate inquiry if the order should be lost,
Miscarnaoc or loas.- The i'o~tmastcr ct\111\0t u11dcrlake to consider a11y application
r03pecting n postlll order which has miscMricd, or which hM boon lost or destroyed
uulc.~s the counterfoil bo produced, and unlc.•s proof be f(i' en to his satisfaction that th~
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name of the payee Wl\8 inserted in the order before the bolder pnrted "ith it .
After a Postal Order has once been paid, to whom.socvcr it is paid, the Postmaster
will not be liable to any further clniln.
Paymtnl to Ilia publw.- Beforc n postal order is paid the nu me of the payee nod the
name of the office of payment mwt havo been filled in and tho order must be properly
receipted.
Paum~mt l/u·o11gh Brmkcrs.- U n postal order be crossed, payment will only be made
through a bank;nud if the name of a bank bo:1\lded, payment will only be mad~ through that
ba.uk.
Repayment In sender.-The sender of a postnl order can obtain repayment of the amount
(but not the poundage) on prcdcnting tho order and the counttrfoilnt the issuing Office.
If the order has been cro.'l3ed for paymen~ through a bank the sender must first cancel
the crossing by writing across the face of the order the words "Please pay cash" and
adding his initials.
ErM1tns, alt<Jral1011s, &c.-If nny erasure or alteration is made, or if the order is cut,
defaced, or mutilated, payment may be refused.
Postal Orders not n.golltlble.-Po;rtal orders do not, like Bank of England notes represent
value in themselves. If an order is lost or stolen no person into whose hands it may
fall, through himself innocent, is entitled to recei\'o the amount of the order. T he
rightful owner is alone entitled to cash the order.
I~EPLY COUPO S.
Intornationnl Reply Coupons arc sold at the )loncy Order Office, Kingston, at 6d,
ach, and l •nporia.l Reply Coupons at 2td. each. T he forrncr represent the postage on
a single-rate letter mailed in any country of the Postal Union, and the lalt~r the postage
on a single-rate letter mailed in any country of the British Empire. Coupons are cashed
at the rate of 3d. for a 5(}-centime, and 1 ~d. for a 25-centimc coupon.
POSTAGE STAMPS, POSTCAI?DS, ENVELOPES, WQAPPEQS, Etc.
Postage Stamps of the following denominations are sold:-
!d., ld., l!d., Zd., 2!d., 3d., 4d., 6d., Is., 2s., 3s., 5s., !Os.
13ooks containing eighteen ld. stamps and twelve ~d. stamps are issued, prlco 2s.
lnla11d post cards arc sold at ~d. each, Reply paid at Jd.; Int~mal\onal Post Cards
at Id., Reply paid, 2d.
_Vewapapcr wrapper& are sold at ! d. each.
Registerc(l/ctter enucwpcs (linen-lined) b~nring a 3d. stamp embossed 011 tbc flap for the
payment of registration fee 2d. and postage 1d., are of two sizes and sold at 3}d. aud 4d.
each.
JudlClill Stamps of the values 3d., 6d., 1/, 2/, 5/, and StO are sold at all Post Offices
where there is a demand for them.
Impressed Stamps, title deeds and blank slips are on sale at nil Post Offices.
Qtnmnc is also sold at all Post Offices in ~d. and ~d. packages.
The following is a description, together with the dates of issue, of all postage stamp
in circulation:-
Denomi-
nation. Description. Date of issue.
~d. Kin!': George V. Xo''· 3, 1927
ld. Arawak Indian making cassaYa Oct. 3, 1921
J!d. Contingent embarking: Inset, head of H.M. King George July 4, 1919
2d. King's House, Spanish Town Feb. 18, 1921
2!d. Return of a Contingent Do.
3d. "Jamaica discovered by Columbus, 1494" April 8, 1921