Page 54 - Jamaica PO Guide 1934

50 OnJnsgA MAILS : UATI<:S OF .POSTAGE.
Rr~'r.• of Posla~<· from .! omaica and limit• of size, ~le.
J. IMTC.S 01, P OSTAGE.
LETTERS 2~d. or I ~d. for the first oz. and I !d. or Id. for each additional
oz., according to deslinulion (3ee sept-.rnto ontric.• in 'l'nble
following, col 2).
Hi$ Mafe$111'8 ForcC3 abroad [and 011 land, the r: to for IP.Ltcrs i~ the ordinary rate for
th<' country or dc~tination.
lli3 MajC$t!i'8 Ship$ outside home water•, the rate for lt·ltcr.< is l~d. for lhe first oz.
nnJ ld. for each additional oz. T.ottcrs Ehould be nddres;ed:-H.M .S. (name of ~hip),
c.o. G.P.O., London, E.C. 1; if addressed direct to 11 foreign pnrt, instcncl of c.o.
G.P.O., London, the rate will be the ordinary rate for the country or destinatirn.
POST-CARDS Single, Id. euch : Reply paid, 2d. each.
SMALL PACKETS .. 5d. for firat IO oz. and Id. per 2oz. thereafter.
PRINTED PAPERS .. ~d. per 2 oz.
COMMERCIAL PAPERS 2;d for first I 0 oz. and ;a. per 2 oz. thereafter
SAMPLES 1 d. fol" first 4 oz. and td. per 2 oz. thereafter.
REGISTRATION FEE 2d for all articles.
ADVICE OF DELIVERY 2d (for registered and insured articles only).
INSURANCE FEE 5d for every £12 of value.
PARCEL POST P ARCELS See columns 7- II of Table following.
11. LIMITS OF W EIGHT.
LETTERS 4 lb•. 6 oz. to oil destinations.
SMALL PACKETS 2 lb.
OTHER ARTICLES See separate entries in Table following-col 4 & 5.
Exceptionally, a printed volume for nny destination abroad mny weigh as much as
6} lbs.
PARCEL P OST PARCELS . . lllbs. or 22 lbs. ns noted in column- !0 nnd 11
of '!'able. Exceptionally, the limit for Canada
:~nd India is 20 lbs.
IJI. LIMITS OF SIZE.
LETTERS, PRINTED PAPERS, AND COMMERCIAL PAP ERS.
To Foreign Countries in the Postal Un ion: 3 feet in length, breadth and depth
combined, but greatest dimension may not exceed 2 feet.
T o British Empire: 2 feet in length by 18 in. in width or depth.
To all destinations, if in roll form: 3 feet 3 in. in length Rnd twice diameter, but
greatest dimension may not exceed 2 ft. Sin.
POST-CARDS Si by 4i in. (15 by 10.5 centimetres).
SMALL PACKETS Same as letters but no exception for British
Empire
SAMPLES To Foreign count'l"ies: Sa ':'ne aa Letter G.
To Briti•h Empire: 2 ft. in length by I ft. in
width or depth.
PARCEL POST PARCELS Parcels may not exceed 31 f~et for length breadth or
d~pth, and 6 feet for length and girth combined
"HLIND LITERATURF" Up to 2 lbs id; 5 lbs. 1d.; 8 lbs qd; It lbs. 2d.