Page 41 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1938

4 6 OVERSEA MAILS: SAMPLES.
Make-up and address:
It is recommended that every sample should be indelibly marked S a m p l e : n o t f o r
s a l e , or otherwise defaced in such a way as to render the article unsaleable in the ordinary
way of trading.
Samples must be sent in such a manner as to be easy of examination and, when practi­
cable, must be sent in covers open at the end. The upper left-hand corner of the packet
s h o u ld be clearly marked S a m p l e .
In view of the risk of other packets being entrapped when open covers are used, posters
are reminded that embarrassing packets generally are prohibited from the post.
Packing is not obligatory for articles consisting of one piece, such as pieces of wood
or metal, 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 itself is not suitable for the inscription
of the address and service indications or for affixing the postage stamps, a tie-on label,
preferably of parchment, must be securely attached. The same applies when the date­
stamping is likely to injure the article.
A sample enclosed in a linen or paper envelope of little strength must have a label,
preferably of parchment, attached with the address of the addressee and the postage
stamps in prepayment. The address should if possible be repeated on the article itself.
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 the packet.
SPECIAL PACKING REGULATIONS EOR CERTAIN ARTICLES.
Dry Colouring Powders (for exam ple, Aniline Blue): These are admissible
only if enclosed in a stout tin box, placed inside a wooden box with sawdust between
the two covers.
Dry N on-colouring Powders: These must be placed in a box of metal, wood or
cardboard, the box itself being enclosed in a bag of linen or parchment.
Eatty S u bstances which do not easily liquefy; Silkworm Eggs: Such articles
must be enclosed in an inner cover (box, linen or parchment bag, and so on) which
must itself be placed in a second box of wood, metal, or stout thick leather.
Glass or other fragile material: Articles of glass or other fragile material
must be securely packed (in a box of metal, wood or strong corrugated cardboard) in such
a way as to prevent all risk of injury to other postal packets or to postal officers.
Liquids, Oils or sem i-liquids: These must be enclosed in a receptacle hermetically
sealed; and the receptacle must be placed in a special box of metal, strong wood or strong
corrugated cardboard containing sawdust or spongy material (not cotton) in sufficient
quantity to absorb the liqiud if the receptacle becomes broken. The lid of the box must
be fixed in such a manner that it cannot easily become detached.
Live Bees; L eeches: Live bees or leeches must be enclosed in a box so constructed
as to avoid all danger and to allow the contents to be ascertained.
Sharp instrum ents; P ieces of Metal or Ore: Articles of this desription should
be packed and guarded in so secure a manner as to involve no risk to the contents of the
mail bags or to officers of the Post Office.
Tinned food: Articles such as tinned food, which would be spoilt if otherwise
packed, may be admitted in a cover hermetically sealed. In that case the sender, or the
addressee, may be required to assist in the check of the contents.
PERMISSIBLE ADDITIONS.
The sender may indicate by hand or by a mechanical process, outside or inside the
packet: the name, position, profession, style and address of the sender and of
addressee; the date of despatch, the signature, telephone number, telegraphic address
and code, the postal cheque or banking account of the sender; a manufacturer’s or trade
mark, numbers, prices, and notes representing essential elements of the price; particulars
relating to weight, measurement and si .e, or the quantity to be disposed of, and such as
are necessary to determine the origin and the character of the goods.
INADMISSIBLE ARTICLES.
The sample post must not be used for the transmission of goods for sale or consigned
in execution of an order, however small the quantity. Postage stamps or forms of
prepayment, whether obliterated or not, or any paper representing a monetary value,
are also prohibited from transmission by sample post.