Page 18 - Jamaica PO Guide 1952

18 POST OFFICE GUIDE
1 Parcels rontaining nrtificiHilimhs sent by Ex-sen ice men of the B. W. I.R., addresscJ
to the military authorities at Up-Purk-Camp. ·
4 . Reading matter for the blind printed in Braille or similar script, posted by th1
Territorial Commander of the Sal,ntion Army, on the following ronrlitions:-
(a) The rover of Pnch such parhet t.o bear the signature ami rledgnution of th1
T erritorial C'AJnllllander.
(b) To he endortied - "Literlllure for the Blind".
(c) F.ach p;tcketof such literature to be returned to Wngston to bear a label addressed
"The T crritorittl Commander, Salvation Army, Kingston," duly signed and
emlorsed as above.
PROHIBITIONS (Inland)
There shall not be posted or conveyed or delivered by the inland post, uny postal
article:-
( !) consisting of or containing any indecent or obscene print, painting, photograph,
lithograph, engraving, rinemutogruph film, hook, card, or 1uit ten communication,
or nnv imle('ent or ohs,·ene article, whether sim ilar to ti•c ubo1•e or noted;
(2) hu1•ing thereon or on the cover thereof any words, marks, or designs, which are
gros:;ly offcntiil'e or of an indecent or obscene character;
(3) con~bting of or rontaining:-
(u) any explosive substance;
{b) any uangerous :mbstance;
(e) uny filth;
(.I) any noxious or deleterious substance;
(cl any sharp instrument not properly protected;
(f) HnY living animals except bees, silk worms, nnrllecches packed in accor-
dance with the~P Hegulations;
(g) any article or thing 11hatsocvcr "hich is likely to inj'ur·e any other postal
article in courbe of conveyance or any mail bag in " 1ich the sume is con-
veyed, or an olficer of the Post Office or any other person who may den!
with such nrticle.
( I) containing or bearin~ any fictitious postage stamp, or a ny counterfeit impression
of n stamping machine w,ed under the direction or by the permission of the
Post mast er General;
(5) purporting to he prepaid with any stamp or impression of a stamping: machine
which ha~ been previously usc.'<i to prepay any other postal article or any other
revenue duty or tax;
(6) con!.:liuiug o; ron,istin~ of any of th~ foil<:llvi ng articles:- . . . .
(a) pen.hable ttrlldt•s ot· ltnythrng hable to becom!' ofTensll'e or rnJUrrous
through tiPcay during the time ordinarily occupietl in tnmsmission
unle:>S enclOtiL.J in a hcnnetically sealed tin;
(h) li'luid; unless packed as provided in these Regnhtions;
(7) The rover whe1·e"f is entirely trnnsparent or has thereon any open panel: Pro-
vided that there may be a transparent panel in the cover fm· thn purpo;n of showing
the address of the ud<lrcs:;eP if-
(u} thP tnln8parenl ptmel is pnrnllP.l to the lon~est side, so that the address of
tbc addrcssN appears in the sume directron, and is \>laced so as not to
interfere with the application of the date stamp; an<
(h) only the name and uddrc~s of the addressee shows through the panel
and lhl' contents m·r secu1·cd or folded so that lhe addres:; is not obscured
wholly or p!lrtly, through slipping; and '
(c) the address is legibly indicated in ink or typescript, the use of copying-ink
pencil or lead pcn•·il being prohibited;
(8) the cover whereof or the part thereof reserved for the address is di videti into
separate sections for the insertion of successive addresses;
(!l) htwing thereon or on the cover thereof any words, lcttPrs, 01· marks (used without
due authority) which signify or imply, or may rea,onahly lead the recipient thereof
to believe, that the po•t>tl nnicle is sent on 11is 'Majesty's Sen·ice;
~ tO) having anything written, printt;<l, or oplCrwise !m pressed npon or nt!:~chcrl to any
part of that srde or· a posh~ I article wltrc~l contmns the nddres:; at wlucl~ the urtit·le
is to be dehvered wluch, e1ther by lendmg to prevent the easy and q111ck rrading
of the address of the ar ticle or by inconvenient proximity to the stamp or stamps