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Packets of commercial pnpcrs should be clcllrly marked in the upper left-band coruer.
COMME!tCIAJ. PAI'J·:ns. T hey nre subject to examination in the post, nud must be made
up in such n WtiY th:tt they can be cnsily examined . They mny be placed in a wrapper,
ut>On a roller, between boards, in an open case, or in :\n uncloscd envelope fur nished with
:1 blunt fastening ensy to raise and replace; or they rnay be secured with n string easy
to untie.
In view of the risk of other packets being entrnppcd when open covers are used, posters
nrc reminded that embarmssi11g packets generally arc prohibited from t he post.
In order to secure the returo of n packet which cannot be delivcre.(i, t he name and address
of the sender should be printed or written outside.
e XAI"1Pl t:5 Of' ADMI551Blt: OOCUMJ:NT5.
Bills of I.,\ding Open letters and postcards which
Copies of or extracts from deeds under are out of date and have already
private ;cnl written on stamped or fulfilled their o•·igioal purpose, and
unst:unpcd paper copies thereof
Documents of nl! kinds dmwn up by Papers of legal procedure
public functionaries Pup:ls' exercises in original or with
I nvoices corrections, but without any note
Manuscript of works or of newspapers which does not relate directly to
forwarded separately the e.<ecution of the work
:;vrusieal scores or sheets of music in Receipts
manuscript • Statements of Accounts
Wa,· Bills.
Documents mny be accompanied by reference slips .. showing the following or similar
particulars: n list. of the pnpcrs included in the packet, references to correspondence
exchanged between the sender and the addressee.
'INADI"11551~LE M H ICL E5.
Postage stamps or forms of' prepayment, whether obliterated or not, or any paper
representing 11 monetary value, ntc inadmissible; but out-of-date correspondence mny
benr cancelled posbtge stamps which served to prepay the original postage.
(e) 5amples.
Rate of Pos tage:
The prepaid rate i~:
4 oz. Id.
Each additional 2 oz. ~d .
'''e ight and s ir.c:
The limit« of weight and size arc:
Maximum i\fnximum
Weight. Size.
British Empire and Egypt 5 lbs. 2 feet in len,th and 1 foot in breadth or
depth.
Other Countries I lb. 2 oz. 3 feet in length, breadth and depth
combined; maximum dimension in aoy
one direction 2 feet.
For packets in tbc form of a roll the length and twice t he diameter must not exceed
three feet three inches, and the greatest dimension must not ex~eed two feet eight inches.
Defi nition:
The use of the sample post is restricted to genuine trade samples or patterns of mer-
chandise "·ithout saleable value. Except.ionally, the following :nticles are regarded as
eligible for transmission by sample post:
Priuters' blocks, keys sent sin:tly. fresh cut flowers, articles of n.~tural history (dried or
preserved unimnls or plants, geological specimens, :\nd so on), t ubes of senun
and vaccine, and pathological objects rendered innocuous by the mode of
preparat ion and packing.
These ar ticles, except t ubes of serum and vaccine sent in tbe genen,l interest by
laboratories or in~titutions officially recognised, may not be sent for a cou1mercial purpose.