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tu view of the risk of ochcr pnckees being entrapped when open covers :ue used, posters
rc reminded that embarrassill!J packets gcncmlly fire proltibitcd from the post.
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Jn order to secure Lho return of 1\ packet which cannot be ue!ivered, the name and
,.ddress of the sendo1· should be printed or written outside.
eA.A;"JPL ES 0 1' ADMlSSm LE DOCUMENTS.
The undermentioned articles or documents arc tmosmissible as printed papers in the
[l!lperhli <tnd Fm·ei!ln Post:
Address cards P11mphleLs
Advertisements Paper patterns
Albun1s containing photographs Periodical Works
Books, sewn or bound Photogmphs
Catalogues Picture.~
Circu Jars Plans
Dmwings Prospectuses
Engravings Proofs of printing, corrected or uncon·ected.
Maps with or without the relative m~tnuscript
Newspapers Sheets of )fttsic (but not perforated sheets
Notices of variou.; kinds, printed, irateuded for u.~e with uutomatic musical
engraved lithographed, or mimeo- instrumenes)
graphed Visiting cards
A card bearing the heading PosTcAno or the equivalent thereof in any language, if it.
conforms to the genera.! conditions relating to printed papers.
Re productions of rlilnuscript 01· Typewritte n Original.
Such reproductions, when obtnined by a mechanical manifolding process (hectography,
and so on)• arc accepted for transmission as printed papers if:
1. they arc hnnded in at a Post Office, or, subject to their being found to be in
order when examined ut the Eiead Post Office.
2. special attention is drawn to the fact th:.t they are reproductions of the kind
specified;
3. at least twenty packets containing precisely identical copies are handed in at the
same time.
The same regula~ion applies to circulars printed ill imitation of typewriting.
A DDITION5 AND ALT ERATIONS.
The sender mlly, either ·outside or inside a pa.cket of printed papers:
1. indicate by hand or by a mechanical process, the name, position, profession, style
and address of the sender and of the addres3ee; the date of despatch, the signa-
t.urc, telephone number, telegraphic address and code, the postal cheque or
banking account of the sender; a. serial ot· identity number referring solely to the
packet;
2. correct errors in printing;
3. strike out, underline or enclose by m11rks certain words or certain parts of a
printed text, unless this is done with the object of constituting correspondence.
The undermentioned documents and so on lnny bear additions and alterations, made
by hand or by a rnecha.oical process, to 'the extent indicated in each case:
I. S hips' departures and arrivals: The da.tes and times of departures and
arrivals as well as the names of the ship!> and the ports.of departure, call and arrival.
2. T raveller.5' advice.5: The travellers' name, the date, time and place of his
intended visit, and the address at wl1ich he is staying.
3. Order form.5: Order forms or subscription forms for publications, books, news-
p,.pers, engraving and pices of music may bear the names of the works and number of
eopies required or offered; the price and notes repreaenting essential elements of the
price; the method of pa.yment, the edit.ion and names of the authors and publishers;
the catalogue number and the words ?Japer covers, stiff covers or bo11nd.
4. P rinted card$ Pictorial cards printed \'isiting cards, Christmas and New Year
cards may bear good wishes, congratulations, thanks, condolences or other formulas of
courtesy, expressed in five words or by means of five conventionnl initials.
• Carbon copies are not included.