Page 32 - Jamaica PO Guide 1952

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!lxtent of the Service
Small packets may be sent to the places indicated on pages 53 to 101.
Dustoms Declarations
A green customs label must, without e:-:ception, be affixed to the address side of
;he packet, and , if the country of dest ination so requires, the packets must also be
~ccompan ied by one or more white customs declarations enclosed in the packet. In some
Jflses the country of destination requires that the customs rleclarat.ions should be made
)Ut in a language ot.har than English. Details of these requirements are shown on pages
53 to 101.
PRINTED PAPERS (m u st not be sealed)
Rat e of Postage
The prepaid rate is ld. for every 2 ounces or fraction thereof. The postage must
be fully prepaid.
Weight and Size
The limit of weight is: 6 .lb 8 oz. tu all destinations.
A Print ed Volume for any Destination Abroad if ~ent singly may weigh ae much
as 11 lb.
The limits of size are:
British Commonwealth:* 2 feet in length and 18 inches in width or depth.
Other Count ries : (I NCLUDI NG EGYPT) 3 feet in length, widlh and depth combined,
the maximum dimemion . in any one direction not to e:-:ceed 2 feet.
Packets in the Form of a Roll for all Destinations: The length and twice the
diameter combined must not exceed 3 feet 3 inches, and the greatest dimension must
not exceed 2 feet 8 inches.
Printed Matters sent Unenclosed in t he Form of a Card. Whether folded or
not, unenclosed cards may not measure less than 4 inches in length by 21 inches in width.
Definition
A packet which is admissible at the printed paper rate in the inland post is not
[lecessarily admissible at that rate in the imperial and foreign post. For example,
receipts, invoices and statements of account, which are admissible at the printed paper
rate if addressed to places in this country, are not admissible at that rate in the imperial
~nd foreign service; such documents for places abroad fall into the category of commercial
papers.
In general, the printed paper rate in the imperial and foreign post applies to all
impressions or copies obtained upon paper or other similar material, parchment or
cardboard, by means of printing, engraving, lithography, mimeography, or other
mechanical process easy to recognise, except the typewriter, the copying-press and
t!and stamps with or without movable type. ·
Printed matter which bears any marks whatever capable of constituting a conven-
~ional language, or, with the exceptions mentioned on page 32 under the heading
'Additions and A.lterations, of which the text has been modified after printing is not ad-
lnissible at the printed rate in the imperial and foreign service.
Make-up
Packets of printed papers should be clearly marked in the upper left-hand corner
Printed Papers. They are subject to examination in the post, and must be made up
jn such a way as to be easily examined. They may be placed in a wrapper, upon a
roller, between boards, in an open case or in an unclosed envelope furnished with a
olunt fastening easy to raise and replace; or they may be secured wit.h a string easy
1 to untie. Printed matter of the form and mbstance of a card may be Rent unenclosed
without band, envelope, or fastening, and must then conform to the condit.ionR for post-
' eards except as regards postage rates and maximum dimension8, Similarly printed
·papers may be sent unenclosed if they are folded in such a way that they cannot become
> 11nfolded during transmission and that there is no risk of their entrapping other articlea.
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*See footnote page 31.