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Conditiotts of l?eqistration.-No postal pneket addressed to initials or in pencil (except
copying ink pencil) is admitted to regi~tratiou.
Every letter presented for registration must be enclosed in n stroug envelope securely
rasteocd, preferably in one of the registration envelopes sold by the Post Office.
[L is recommended that tho nn.rnc and address of the sender be written on t be outside
of every registered postal p11Ckct.
Registered packets must be prepaid ns regards both postage and 'rcgistrution fee.
Packets to be registered must be given to nn officer of the Post Ollice, nnd 11 receipt
~bluined for them; they must on no account be dropped into n letter box.
If it is proved to his satisfaction that a letter or paclcet duly ad milled to rcgistra.tion has
been entirely lost whilst in his custody the Postmaster undertnkes to pay a.n i!l(kmnity of
[10 franctl, except in cases beyond control (e.g .. tempest, shipwreck, earthquake and war).
No compensation, howe\·er, is payable c:eupt in the case of tile Ion of the cnlirc leUer or
pocket; and 110 claim 1oill be admitted if made more than a year after the letter or pocket wa1
posted.
The Posta l Admintstrntion of nil countries nnd colonies included in the Postal Union
gh•e tbe same undertaking in respect of registered letters or pt>ckcts lost whilst in their
custody.
If it is desired to obtain compensation in the case of abstraction of co!ltents of a letter, or
lo provide for n higher mnxunum than 50 gold francs, recourse must be had to the
wsurance system. See "Insurnnco" bdow.
The foe charneahle for registration to places abroad is 2d.
:1duice of Delivery.-The sender of registered or insured correspondence addressnd to any
foreign country or British Colony in tho Posl!\1 Union, may obtain nn acknowledgment
of it.s receipt by tbe addressee on puyment of an extra fee of 2d., in addition to other fees.
INSUI~A:'iCE-LETTERS (ONLY).
A letter for a place ngninst which a limit of insured value is enkred in column !3 of the
'l'nble of R..qtcs on pages 82 to ()8, cnn b2 insuroo, subjPct to the following pro\·isions.
The letters to which thr. in~uuncc system is applic.,b!e nrc those which cont.'lin
\':tlutlblc p~pcr (b~nk nol<'s, currency notes. bonds, coupons, s~curitics, etc.), or v1tlu1b!e
documrnts (plnn8, I'Stimnks, contracts, etc.). Such articles, if liable to Cuotoms duty,
mny only be sent in insur~d lctli'rs to tho~ countries which ndmit d uth ble ar ticles
by lctli'r post (see pages 46 rutd 82 to 98). Post-cnrds, packets of printed papers or
commercial papers, S!ltnplc packets or letters which contain a rticles other than those
ubove-mentioned, such as coin, jewellery, etc., cannot be insured. An object of value
which c:mnot be sent in !lll in~ut·cd letter muy generally be sent in nn insured parcel.
(Sec pp 65-67.)
A letkr intended for insur~nce must b~ presented at the counter of u Post Offic<>. It
c:mnot be posted at a railway ~t1 tion nnd must not be droppoo into a lctt~r box or
h3ndrd to a postman or mail c~rt dri\'Cr.
Every letter tendered for insurance must be enclosed in a strong cover made up in
ooe piece, which must b3 securely fastened by me:~ns of id en ticnl seals in fine wax with
spaces between, reproducing n private mark, and affixed in suflicit'Dt numbzr to held
down all the folds of the cnYclopc. An envelope with a black or coloured border or a
trans11arent panel must not be use 1. The m11ke-up of every letter must b e such that its
content~ cannot b:J got at without ('xtemal and \'isible damsgc to the cn\lelopc or the se:~ Is.
Sp~cc must be left between the postnge stumps used for prl'pnymcnt, and b2tweeo the
postal labels, if nny, so thnt they cnnnot scn'C to bide injurits to the envelope. They
must not be folded over tbfl Lwo sides of the envelopeS() os to cov<'r tbe edge.
No labels may be affi~cd excc1ll those of the postal service. If tho puckct is tied round
with st.ring or t"pe, 11 seal must be plnccd on the ends wh<'rC tbcy arc tied. The seals
on nn ordinary envelope should b~ placed ns shown below:-