Page 51 - Jamaica_PO-Guide-1939

48 OVERSEA MAILS; PRI!'\'l'ED PAP"E:US.
Postcards must be sent unenclosed, that is without wrapper 0 1· envelope.
Any postcard which does not comply w1th the foregoing conditions is treated as a letter.
A single postcard posted unpt\id or insllfliciently prep>lid is forwarded nnd charged on
delivery with double the amount of Lhe deficiency.
An uapaid or underpaid postcll.l'd from abroad is charged on delivery with double the
tlmount of the deficiency, the minimum surcharge being ?/d.
Re!lly-Paid Postcards. In addition to conforming with the foregoing regulations for
postcards, reply-paid postcards of private manufMture must bear at the top of the fAce
of the fir~t half the WOrds CA!\TE POS'l'ALI~ AVJ::C R&PONSE PAYEiii and in a similur posit~on
on the second half CAHTE l'OS'rALE: nEPONSJ~. They shoutcl be made up in such n way
that when one half is folded over the other, the fold forms the upper edge, and the address
side of the reply half (which must bear the returu postage stamp) is on the in~idc.
The ~ender rnay address the reply h>llf to himself noel may also prlnt on the back of
that hulf a questionnaire to be filled up by the addressee.
A reply half is available on ly for transmission to the country of origin.
A reply paid postcard of which the two halves arc not fully prepaid at the time of
posting is not. forwarded.
(c) Printed papers- Rate of Posl<l{}e:
The prepaid rate is: l!'or every 2 ounces or fraction thereof: ~d.
WEIOH1' AND SIZ!;::- The maximum weights are:
British Empire 51b.
Foreign Countries 4 lb. 6 oz.
(including Egypt)
but a printed volume for any destination abroad sent singly may weigh as much as 6t lbs.
The limits of siz3 are:
British Empire 2 feet in length and 18 inches in breadth or
depth.
Foreign Countries (including Egypt) 3 feet in length, breadth and depth combined,
the maximum dimension in any one direc-
tion not to exceed 2 feet.
For packets in the form of a roll, the length and twice the diameter combined must not
exceed three feet three inches, and the greatest dimension must not exceed two feet eight
inches.
Printed matter sent unenclosed in the form of a card, whether folded or not, may not
be less than 4 inches in leng~h by 21 inche~ in width.
Definition. In general, the printed paper rate in the Imperial and Foreign Post
applies to all impressions or copies obtained upon paper or other similar material, parch-
ment or cardboard, by means of printing, engraving, lithography, mimeography, or other
mech,mica! procc~s easy to recognise, except the typewrit~~. the copying-press and hand
stamps with or without movea.hle type. .
A packet. which is admissible at the printed paper rate in the inland post is not necessarily
admissible at that mte in the Imperial and Foreign Post. For example, receipts, invoices,
and statements of account, pupils' exercises for correction, which are admissible at the
printed paper rate if addressed to places in this country, are not admissible at that rate
in the Imperial and Foreign service; such documents for places abroad fall into the
category of Commercial Papers. (S2e page 51).
Printed matter which bears any marks whatever capable of constituting a conven-
tional language, or, with the exceptions mentioned on page 43 under the heading Additions
and .Alterations, of which the text has been modified after printing is not admissible at
the printed paper rate in the Imperial and Foreign service.
Make-up.- Packets of printed papers should be clearly marked in the upper left-hand
corner PRINTED PAPEHS. They are subject to examination in the post, and must be
liHlcie up in such a way as to be easily examined. They may be placed in a wrapper,
upon a roller, between boards, in an open case or in an unclosecl envelope furnished with
a blunt fastening easy to raise and replace; or they may be secured with a string easy to
untie. Printed matter of the form and substance of a card may be sent unenclosed
without band, envelope, or fastening, and must then conform to the conditions for·
postca.rds. Similarly printed papers may be sent unenclosed if they are folded in such
a way that they cannot become uufolded during transmission, and that there is no risk
of their entrapping other articles.