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36 OV.C:RSEJA MAILS: COMMERCIAL PAPE11S.
a single envelope intended for enclosure of a reply), ~etterheads, billheads, printed
calendar pads, and simtlar articles, M well as diaries (books), check books, and the
like, cannot be transmitted in bulk to places abroad as printed matter.
Commercial Papers comprise all papers and all documents, wholly or partly written
or drr.wn, not having t.he character of an actual and personal correspondence, such as
open lett<:rs and ont-of-d:tte post-cards which have already fulfilled their origin:d pur-
pose, pnpcr,; of legal procedure, documents of all kinds drawn up by public function-
aries, way bills or bills of lndin!!', invoices, certain documents of insurance companies,
copies of or extracts from deeds under private seal, written on stHmped or unstamped
paper, musicnl ~cores or sheet.s of music in manuscript, the manuscripts of works or of
ncwspnpcrs forw1~rded •ep:mttely, pupils' exerci~cs in original or with corrections, but
without any note which does not relate directly to the execution of t he work.
These documents may be accomp9nied by reference slips showing the following
or simila1· pnrticu:ars ; list of the pnpers included in the packet, reference.~ to corres-
pondence exchan11ed between the sender <ttld the addressee.
Under the regulations of the Postal Union articles of these. cat.egories must be fuliy
prepaid. Insufficiently prep!Lid printed pa.pers and commercial papers from places
abroad will be chargeable on delivery with double the deficiency (minimum charge t d.).
Printed matter is not debarred from transmission 11t the Printed Paper rate on account
of liability to Customs dut.y. Advertising matter is subject to customs duty on entry
into certain countries, notably Aust.ralia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada. In
some cases books also are liable to duty.
(e) Samples: Under the reguln.tions of the Postal Union, sample packets muat
be fully prepaid. Insufficiently prepaid sample packets from places abroad will be
chargeable on delivery with double the deficient post.age (minimum charge {d.).
The use of the Sample Post is restricted to bona-fide trade samples or patt.erns of
merchandise without saleable value. No pa.cket containint' goods for sale or con-
signed in execution of an order (however small the quantity) can be forwarded by the
Sample Post. Transmission at the sample rate is also accorded to printers' blocks, keys
sent singly, fresh cut flowers, articles of natura.! history (dried or preserved animals or
plants, geological specimens, etc.) tubes of serum, and pathological objects rendered
innocuous by their mode of preparation and packing. These articles, except tubes of
serum sent in the general interest by laboratories or institutions officially recognized,
may not be sent for a commercial purpose.
It is recommended that every sample should be indelibly marked "Sample-not for
sale," or otherwise defaced in such a way as to render the article unsaleable in the ordinll.ry
way of trading.
Mode of Packing and Addressing.-Samples must be sent in such a manner as to be
easy of examination and, when practicable, must be sent in covers open at the
end. The upper left-hand corner of the packet should be clearly marked ·'Sample."
In view of the risk of other packets being entrapped when open covers are used, posters
are reminded that "embarrasing" packet• generally are prohibited from the post.
Packing is not obligatory for articles consisting of one piece, such as pieces of wood,
metal, etc., which it is not the custom of the trade to pack. The address of the addressee
must be indicated, as far as possible, on the packing or on the article itself. If the packing
or the article is not suitable for the inscription of the address and service indications or
for affixing the postage stamps, a tie-on la.bel, preferably of parchment, must be securely
attached. The same applies when the date-stamping is likely to injure the article. In
order to secure the return of a packet which cannot be delivered, the name and address
of the sender should be printed or written outside. It is permissible to indicate by
hand or by a mechanical process, outside or inside the packet the name, position, pro-
fession, style, and addre.ss of the sender and of the addressee, as well as the date of dis-
patch, the signature, telephone number, telegraphic address and code, postal cheque
or banking account of the sender, a manufacturer's or trade mark, numbers, prices and
particulars relating to weight, measurement and size, or to the quantity to be disposed
of, and such as are necessary to determine the origin and the character of the goods. A
sample packet, for a country in the Postal Union may contain, beside~~ these particulars,
any printed papers; and, if the rate applicable to commercial papers be paid, it may also
contain commercial papers.
Special Regulatwns as to Certain Articles.-Any liquid, oil, or substance which easily
liquefie.. must be enclosed in a receptacle hermetically sealed; and the receptacle must be
place-:! in a special box of metal, strong wood or strong corrugated cardboard containing
1awdust or spongy material (net cotton) in suflicUnJ. quanJ.ity to abaorb the liquid if the ruep-