Page 55 - Jamaica_PO-Guide-1939

52 OV ERSEA ~!AI LS : SAMPLES.
Mal<e-up and addre.s.s:
It is recommended that every s.uuple should be indelibly marked SA~WLB : NO'r b'On
SALl:l 1 or otherwise defaced in such n way as to render the article unstdeable in the ordinary
way of tr·ading.
Samples mu~t be sent in such a manner as to be easy of examination nod, when practi-
eable, must be sent in covers open at the end. The upper left-hand corner of the packet
should be clearly marked SAMPr.r;.
Jn view of the risk of other packets being entrapped when open covers are used, posters
t\re 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, ns far as possible, on the packing or
on the article itself. If the pacidng or the :l.l'ticle itself is not suitable for the inscription
of the address and service indicat.ions or for affixing the postage stamps, a tie-on lnbel,
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 pnper envelope of little strength must have n label,
preferably of parchment, att.nched with the address of the addressee and the postAge
stamps in prepayment. The address should ii possible be repeated on the art,icle itself.
In order to secure the return of n packet w'licb cannot be delivered, the name and
address of the sender should be ])rioted or written outside the packet.
SPECIAL PACI<ll'iG I~EGULt.\TI ONS FOQ CEIHAIN AIHICLES.
Dry Colouring Powder·.s (for e}(ample, Aniline Blue): These are admissible
only if enclosed in a stout tin box, placed inside u wooden box "~th sawdust between
the two covers.
Dry Non-colouring Pm;der.s: These must be placed in a box of metal, wood or
cardboard, the box itself being enclosed in a bag of linen or pardunent.
ratty 5ub.stance.s 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.
Gla.s.s or other fragile material: Articles of glass or other fragile material
must be securely packed (in a box of mct.al, wood or strong corrugated cardboard) in such
a way as to prevent all risk of injury to 6ther postal packets or to postal officers.
Liquid.s, Oils o r semi-liqu id.o;: 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 ; Leeche.s: Live bees or leeches must be enclosed in a box so constructed
as to avoid all danger and to nllow the contents to be ascer·trlined. .
. Sharp in.strument.s; Pieces of Metal or· Ore: Articles of this description should
be packed and gunrded 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 !\cover hermetically sealed. In that case the sender, or the
addressee, may be required to assist in the check of the contents.
P E I?MISSIBLE ADDITION5.
The sender may indicate by band or by a mechanical process, outside or inside the
packet: the name, position, profession, style and address of the sender and oi
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, aud notes representing essential elements of the price; particulars
relating to weight, measurement and size, or the quantity to be disposed of, and such as
are necessary to determine the origin and the character of the goods.
INADM ISSIBLE AQTICLES.
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.