Page 55 - Jamaica PO Guide 1936

52 OVBI!SEA. MAILS : rtA'rE~S OF POS'l'AGE.
Ral£8 of Postage from Jamaica and limiill of size, etc.
J. RAT E5 Of P05TAGE.
LETTERS 2~d. or 1 ~ d. for the first oz. and H d. or 1 d. for each additional
oz., according to destination (see separate entries in 'l'able
following, col. 2).
Hi!3 Majesty's Forces abroad and 0 11 lmul, the rNto for letters is t he ordinary ra te for·
the count ry of destination.
His ilf ajesly's Ships out.lide home waters, t he ral.e for letters is 12d. for the first oz.
nuJ ld. for each additional oz. Lel<ters ~bould be addressed:- H.iVI.S. (na me of fihip),
c.o . G.P.O., London, E.C. 1; if addressed direct to a foreign port, instead of c.o.
G.P.O., London, the rate \\~ 11 be the ordinary rate for t.bc country of destina tion.
POST-CARDS Single, Jd. each: Reply paid, 2d . each.
.
SMALL PACKETS .. 5d. for first 1 0 oz. and 1 d. per 2oz. thereafter.
PRINTED PAPERS .. ~d. per 2 oz.
COMMERCIAL PAPERS 2~ d. for first 10 oz. and ~ d. per 2 oz. thereafter
SAMPLES 1 d. fol' first 4 oz. and ~d. per 2 oz. thereafter.
REGISTRATION FEE 2d. for all articles.
ADVICE OF DELIVERY 2cl. (for registered and insured articles only).
INSURANCE FEE 5d. for every £12 of value.
"BLIND LITERATURE" Up to 2 lbs ~d; 5 lbs. Id.; 8 lbs J!d; 11 lbs. 2d.
PARCEL POST PARCELS See columns 7-11 of Table following.
11. LIMITS O F WEIGHT.
LETTERS 4 lbs. 6 oz. to all destinations.
SMALL PACKET S 2 lb.
OTHER ARTICLES See separate entries in Table following- col 4 & 5.
E xcept.ionnlly, a printed volume for any destination abroad may weigh ns much as.
6? lbs.
PARCEL POST PARCELS . . lllbs. or 22 lbs. as noted in columns 10 and If
of Table. Exceptionally, the limit for Canadae
nnd India is 20 lbs.
Ill. LIMITS OF SIZE.
LETTERS, PRINTED PAPERS, AND COMMERCIAL PAP ERS.
T o Foreign Countries in the Postal Union: 3 feet in length, breadth p.nd depth.
combined, but greatest dimension may not exceed 2 feet.
To 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 and twice diameter, but
greatest dimension may not exceed 2 ft. Sin.
POST-CARDS SI by 4! in. (15 by 10.5 centimeh·es).
SMALL PACKETS Same as letters but no exception for Britisb
Empire
SAMPLES To Foreign countries: Same as Letters.
To British Empire : 2 ft. in length by 1 ft. in
width or depth.
PARCEL POST PARCELS , . Parcels may not exceed 3~ feet for length breadth or
depth, and 6 feet for lengt h and girth combined.