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Admissible Documents •
The unrlermentioned articles or documents are transmissible as printed papersi :
the imperial and foreign post. I
Address cards Periodical works
Advertisements Photographs
Albums containing photographs Pictures
Books, sewn or bound Plans
Catalogues Prospectuses
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Drawings Proofs of printing, co1rected or mtcorrecte. 1
Engravings with or without retative manuscri1
Maps Sheets of music (but not perforated shell 1
Newspapers intended for use with automat.ic musio ·
Notices of various kinds, printerl instruments)
engraved, lilographed, or mimeographed Visiting Cards
Pamphlets
Paper patterns for cutting out.
A card bearing the heading Postcard or the equivalent thereof in any language, if 1
conforms to the general conditions relating to printed papers.
Reproductions of manuscript or typewritten original. Such reproductions, wh1 ·
obtained by a mechanical manifolding process, hectography, and so on, are accept/ ·
for transmission as printed papers, 1f (a) they are handed in at a Post Office; (b) aped
attention is drawn to the fact that they are reproductions of the kind specified; (c)
least 20 packets containing precisely identical copies are handed in at the same tiro 1
Carbon copies of manuscript or typewritten originals are not accepted.
The same regulation applies to circulars printed in imitation of typewriting.
Additions and Alterations
The sender may, either outside or inside a packet of prin ted papers:
Indicate by hand or by a mechanical process, the name, position, profession, style an
address of the sender and of the addressee; the date of despatch, the signature, telephon
number, telegraphic address and code, the postal cheque or banking account of the sends
a serial or identity number referring solely to the packet;
Correct errors in printing;
Strike out, underline or enclose by marks certain words or certain parts of a printe
text, unless this is clone with the object of constituting correspondence.
The undermentioned documents and so on may bear additions and alterations, mrul
by hand or by a mechanical process, to the extent indicated in each case:
Ships' Departure and Arrival: The dates and times of departures and arrival
as well as the names of the ships and the ports of departure, call and arrival.
Travellers Advices: The travellllr's name, the date, time and place of his intend&
visit, and the address at which he is staying.
Order Forms: Order forms or subscription forms or forms of offer for publicatiorr
books, newspapers, engravings and pieces of music may bear the names of the worl
and number of copies required or offered; the price and notes representing essenti1
elements of the price; the method of payment, the edition and names of t he auth01
and publishers; the catalogue number and the words Paper covers, Stiff covers or Bou
Forms used by Lending Libraries: The titles of the books, the number of copi
asked for or sent, the names of the authors and publishers, the catalogue numbers, tn
number. of clays allowed for reading, the name of the person wishu1g to consult the boo)
and other brief notes referring to the books in question. 1
Printed Card. Pictorial cards, printed visiting cards, Christmas and New Yea
cards may bear good wishes, congratulat.ions, thanks, condolences or other formuh
of courtesy, expressed in five words or by means of five conventional initials.
Proofs of Printing. Alterations and additions concerned with corrections, fan
and printing, and also such notes as Passed for Press, or similar notes concerned wit
the execution of the work. In case of want of space, these additions may be made o
separate sheets.
Fashion Plates and Maps
Price-Lists. Price-lists, tenders for advertisement, stock and share lists, mark'
quotations, trade circulars and prospectuses may bear figures and any other no~
representing essential elements of the price