Page 35 - Jamaica PO Guide 1952

36 POST OFFICE GUIDE
Make-up
Packets of commercial papers should be clearly marked in the upper left-hand corm
Commercial Papers. They are subject to examination in the post, and must be mad
up in such a way that they can ue easily examined. They may be placed in a wrappe
upon a roller, between boards, in an open case, or in an unclosed envelope furnish~
with a blu~t fastening easy to raise and replace; or they may be secured with a stri~
easy to unt1e.
In order to secure the return of a packet which cannot be delivered, the name an
address of the sender should be printed or written outside.
Admissible Documents
Bills of lading Open letters and postcards which 8!
. out of date and have already fulfille
Copies of or extracts from deede under their original purpose, and copies there~.
private seal written on stamped or
unstamped paper Papers of legal procedure
Documents of all kind& drawn up by Pupils' exercises in miginal or wid
public functionaries corrections, but without any note whid
does not relate directly to the executia
Invoices of the work. ·
Manusr.ript of works or of newspapers
forwarded separately Receipts
Musical scores or sheets of music in Statements of accounts
manuscript ·
Way bills

Inadmissible Articles
Postage stamps or forms of prepayment, whether obliterated or not, or any pap!
representing a monetary value, are inadmissible; but out-of-date correspondence ma1
bear cancelled postage stamps or flanking impressions which served to prepay tb
original postage.

SAMPLES (must not be sealed)
Rate of Postage
The prepaid rate is:
4 oz., 2d. each additional 2 oz., ld.
The postage must be fully prepaid.
Weight and Size
The limits of weight are:
British Commonwealth*, 5 lb.
Other Countries (INCLUDING EaYPT)l Jb 2 oz.
The limits of size are: ·
British Commonwealth*, 2 feet in length and 1 foot in width or depth.
Other Countries ( INCLUDING EGYPT), 3 feet in length, width and depth combined
maximum dimension in any one direction, 2 feet.
Packets in the form of a Roll for all Destinations. The length and twice tb
diameter must not exceed 3 feet 3 inches, and the greatest dimension must not exce€!
2 feet 8 inches.
Definition
The use of the sample post is re~tricted to genuine trade samples or patterns o
merchandi~e without saleable value. Exceptionally, the following articles are regarde1;
as eligible for transmission by sample post:
*See footnote pa~e 31.