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OVERS~JA M:\ILS: PRINTED PAPERS. 35
Rcpr~duction~of ~manuscript or typewritten original, when they are obtuined by a
mechamcal mnmfoldmg process (hectogrnphy, &c.)t arc treated ns printed pnpers; but,
in order to pnss at the reduced post~ge, these reproductions must be brought to the
counter of 1t Post Office to the number of nt lcJst twenty pncknges c.Jntnining precisely
identical copies. The manuscript ndditions authorised for Printed ·pi,pcrs mny nlso be
m:tcle to these reproductions. Such circul:us 1ne 1dso accepted provision:1lly lit Post
Offices subjeet. to their being found to be in order when examined at the Head Office to
which t.hey will be sent.
l'rinted p:tpcrs which bear any marks wh,ttever capable of conRt.itu(inj;( n conven-
tionnllangu~ge or, snve the exceptions specifically authorised below, tho~c of which the
lest bns been rnoditied after printing, cannot be sent nt the reduced rnte a.pplicab~ to
printed mn.tter.
It is allowed outside or inside r1 Pncket of Printed Papera:-
(a) to inuic,1te by hand or by a mechanic•d process, the na.rne, position, profession,
st.yle, and address of the sender and of the addressee, :1s well as the dat'i! of
doop11tch, the sir!:n:tture, telephone number, 1cleg:raphic nddre'>S 1111d code, the
postal cheque or banking account of the sender, as well ns a serbl or identity
number referring solely to the article;
(b) to correct errors in printing;
(c) to slrike out, to underline, or to enclose by marks, certain words or certain parts
of n printed text, unless this is done with the object of constituting
correspondence.
It is also allowed to indict~te or to add by hand or b.v a mechanical process:-
(a) in ad1•ices of the departures and arri1·als or ships: the dates nnd times of
dcp1rtures and arrivals, as we!l as the names of the ships and the ports of
departure, cnll and ~rriv3 lj
(b) in travellers' ad vices: the name of the traveller, the d.·~te, time and ph~ce of his
intended visit >lnd the address ttt which he is st>lying ;
(c) in forms of order or subscription for publications, books .. newsp>lpcrs, engravings,
pieces of music, the works required or offered, the price of these works, the
method of p:1ymcnt, the edition and the names of the authors and publishers
ns well as the number or the c:tblo.;ue and the words "paper coveffl,"
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"stiff covers, ' or abound;"
(d) on pictori11l c:•.rds and printed visitin!r canls and also on Christma.s and New
Year Clrds : good wishes, con:~ratulations, thanks, condolences, or other
formulas of courtesy expressed in five words or by means of live conven-
tional init.ials at most;
(e) in proofs of print ing: alterations and additions concerned with corrections, form
and printing, nnd al~o notes such as "Passed for press." ''Head-Passed for
press," or any simibr note concerned with the execution of the work. !11
case of want of sprLce these additions may be made on sep:1rate sheets.
{f) in fa~hion plates, maps, &c: colours;
(17) in price-lists, tenders f<lr advertisement.~, stock :md share lists, mnrl>et quota-
tions, trade circul:trs, and prospectuses : figures ; nny other notes represent-
ing ess~ntial elements of the price;
(h) on books, psmph!ets, newspl per>, photographs, engr.wings, sheet!> of music,
:tnd in general on all literary or artistic productions, printed, engraved,
lithographed, or mimeo6r11phed : a dedication consisting simply of an
expression of regard, a.nd, on photographs, a very concise description;
(i) to cuttings from ne1vspapers and periodicals: the title, date, number a.nd addre.."S
of the publication from which the article is extracted,
It is, moreover, allowed to enclose:-
(a) with proofs of printin,9;, whether corrected or not: "the copr";
(b) with articles of the categories mentioned under (h): the rehtive invoice.
A card bearing the heading "Post-card" or the equivalent of this inscription in any
lan~uage is allowed to pass at t.he rate for printed matter, provided th3t it conforms to
t.hc general conditions set out above.
'l'he undermentioned articles are excluded from transmission at the rate 11pplicable to
Printed papera :-
Post•oge Stamps, whether obliterated or not.
Blank paper, note paper or envelopes (with or without printed address), and
all other articles of st~tionery pure and simple. Matrices, printed envelopes (except,
tCarbon copies are n'lt included in this cJ.tegory for oL•ertea m:1.ils.