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CLASSIFIOA'l'lON OF MAIL. 27
CLAS5lf'ICATION Of' MAI L.
Oversea. correspondence is divided into the following clMses:-
(a) Letters (b) Post-cards, (c) Printed Papers. (d) Commercial Papers. (e) San1ples.
(I) Parcel-Post Parcels.
Fot the Rates of Postage on all classes of mail matter, limits of wtlight and size, etc.
see Table, p 38.
(a) Letters posted wholly unpaid or iusufficiently prepaid an~ forwarded, but at•'
Clharged on deli\·ery with double the deficiency.
Unpaid anti insufficieot.ly prepaid letter& from plac&> abt'o.W are charged double t.lae
deficient po~e.
Letters or packagca paid ar. the letter rate of postAge received from abroad ~uspected.
to contain articles liable to cttstorus duty are detainvd undt:r autbority ol the PoSl at
Union Conveutiou peruliug inquiry and the payment by 1 he addressee of any duty leviable.
(b) Post Cards: See lnland Regulations, p. 5.
(c) td) Printed and Commercial Papers: l·or de1io.ition uf, aotJ rules governin_g these,
see Inland Regulation~ pp. li and 7. (1)
(e) Samples: The Uhe or r.he Sample Pos~ is restricted tO (1) bona fide l.ra.de samples
or patterns of metcl111m.lise '' ithout saleable value, and (2) natural history speciroeus
dried or preserved animals and plants, geological specimens, and scient ifio specimens gene-
raJ..ly, keys, fresh 6owers, tubes of serum and patbolo~ical spt!cimens rendered inoeuous
by theu· mode of preparation and paokiug, wheu sem for uo clll1lll~cial purpose, and
printers' blool~ '''ben not !or sA.!e or in eJ.ecutiou of an order. l'ac.keis containing goods
lor sale or oousigo~r\ in execution of an order (however 8Wall the quantity) or ll1'1iclcs srnl
b1/ one pri.vale irtdi1>idu.«l Ill anothm· wl!ich fl)'D 1101 actually tradt sampfes or pattem.s or
scientific specirueus, etc., ca.nnut be forwarded by san\p.le pvst. i'uch pa.r.kets must be
sent by parcel post., or be p1·epaitJ at the leu,,· rate of postage.
It is recommended that every sample should be marked "Sampl-not for sale, '' o:r
otherwise defaced in such a way s.s to tender the article ulll!llleable in the ordinary WI\Y
of trading.
Packages of printed and commercial papers and stl.tnples must be fully prepared: v
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1101 /tdly pait.l th~ will TWI be /07"W«1'dJid.
Spacial regulai!Ums as to certain m·tic!u.-'rhough under the regulations oi the Postal
Union orticles liable to Cuslon~a tt·uty may only be seut by ~be parcel post or letter mail,
this rule is relaxed for S!lmples in certain countries. [n some inmnces samples liable
to Custoni.S duty are delivered eitLer free <U oo. payruent of the duty, but in others t.hey m&y
be withheld {r()fll delivery. Samples of IC(I exceeding eight OWl<:es i.t1 gross weight are
not in any ca.se accepted for transmission abroad; and some counLries have fixed a st.iH
lower fuuit both for tea and for certain other articles. San.lples liable to Customs duty
are ordinarily admitted into the United Kiugdon1 wbeu sent in quantities so small as to
have practico.lly no saleable value; but the importation or tnba.coo, ciytms, cirJareUts, &o., by
sample past is prohibited, with t.he sole exception of packets of type samples o! UJJmanu-
factured tobacco not exceeding six oUJJces in !:.'TOSS weight,, which are delivered on payment
or 2s. 9d. Custoros t.luty .
.SamplOIS o; Spirit~ (except perfwned spirits) may be sent to the United Kiogd()m
provided t.hat the samples are plainly marked "Spiri/8 (not perfumed)." Each packet is
liable to a charge of 3s. 6d. CUstoms duty. Samples or wl11t' are admitted tree of Custom
charges. The ~\TOSS weight of aey sample packet containing wine or spirita must not
exceed 12 ounces.
Sampu11 oj T6a rnay be seo.t (o Great Britain in packages each not exceeding 8 ounces
gross weight., and if distinctly marked "Tea,'' will be delivered on paymeut of dut.y,
as follows:-
(i) If the weight. of tht~ sample is under 3 ounces gross or 1 oUJJce net - Froo ot duty.
(ii) If the gross weight of ~he sample is a ounces or more: but does - A. flat rate of
not exceed S ouoco!! ld. per pacltage.
A !lY liquid, ~Fil or ll'!lbalam;6 which easily liquefies must be enqlosed in a gliiBS bottlE~"
hermeticall,y sell.led; and the bottle must be placed in a special box of metal, wood or of
strou.g curru~ated cardboard containing s&\~dust, cottou, or spongy materia.! in sufficient
que.ntity to ab.~orb the liquid if the bottle becomes brol<en. 'l'he box itself, if it is of thin
wood, ruust be enclosed in a second case of metal, of wood with a lid screwed down, of
strong corrugated cnrdboo.rd or of stout thick leather.
{1) The inla.od rate of postage uu "printed" and "commercial" papers is the same, but
the O!IIJ1'8~a rate on "conunru•cial" papers differs from the inland rate, see p. 38. Tha
differences between the two classes of mail should be carefully noted for that reason.