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OVERSEA MAILS: RATES OF POSTAGE. 61
Rates of Postage from Jamaica and limits of size, etc 4
I. HATES OE POSTAGE.
LETTERS .. . . 2 1c!. or 1 \d. for the first oz. and l|d. or Id. for each additional
oz., according to destination (see separate entries in Table
following, col 2).
His Majesty’s Forces abroad and on land, the rate for letters is the ordinary rate for
the country of destination.
His Majesty’s Ships outside home waters, the rate for letters is ljd . for the first oz.
and Id. for each additional oz. Letters should be addressed:—H.M.8. (name of ship),
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 will be the ordinary rate for the country of destination.
POST-CARDS Single, Id. each : Reply paid, 2d. each.
SMALL PACKETS .. 5d. for first 10 oz. and Id. per 2oz. thereafter.
PRINTED PAPERS .. |d. per 2 oz.
COMMERCIAL PAPERS 2jd. for first 10 oz. and 1 d. per 2 oz. thereafter
SAMPLES Id. for first 4 oz. and Id. 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.
“ BLIND LITERATURE” Up to 2 lbs |d ; 5 lbs. Id.; 8 lbs ljd ; 11 lbs. 2d.
PARCEL POST PARCELS See columns 7—-11 of Table following.
II. LIMITS OF WEIGHT.
LETTERS 4 lbs. 6 oz. to all destinations.
SMALL PACKETS .. . . 2 lb.
OTHER ARTICLES .. See separate entries in Table following—col 4 & 3.
Exceptionally, a printed volume for any destination abroad may weigh as much as
6j lbs
PARCEL POST PARCELS . . 11 lbs. or 22 lbs. as noted in columns 10 and 11
of Table. Exceptionally, the limit for Canada
and India is 20 lbs.
III. LIMITS OF SIZE.

LETTERS. PRINTED PAPERS, AND COMMERCIAL PAPERS.
To Foreign Countries in the Postal Union: 3 feet in length, breadth and 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. 8in.
POST-CARDS .. .. 5f by 4 j in. (15 by 10.5 centimetres).
SMALL PACKETS .. .. Same as lellers but no exception for British
Empire
SAMPLES .. .. To Foreign countries: Same as Letters.
To British Elinpire: 2 ft. in length by 1 ft.
width 03 depth.

PARCEL POST PARCELS Parcels may not exceed 3| feet for length, breadth, or
depth, and 6 feet for length and girth combined.