Page 41 - Jamaica PO Guide 1952

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No letter or parcel can be insured for more than the actual value of the contenu
and packing, or for more than the sum entered in the lett.er and parcel post summary
on pages 53 to 101 against the name of the country to which it is addressed ; but
it may be insured for part of its value, and a letter or parcel of which the contents have
no pecunLtry value may be insured for a normal sum in order to obtain the safe guard!
of the system. An insured letter containing documents which are of value because of the .
cost of preparation, for example, plans, estimates, or contracts, may not be insured for an
amount exceeding the cost of replacing them in case of loss. Over-insurance is an obstacle
to compensation.
Insurance Fees (Letters)
The fees for insurance, ·includi11g registration fee of 4d. but in addition to postage, are as
foll ows:
Limit of Limit of Limit of
Fee Compensation Fee Compensation Fee Compensation
s. cl. £ s. d. £ s. d. £
0 9 12 5 9 156 10 4 288
1 2 24 6 2 168 10 9 300
1 7 36 6 7 180 11 2 312
2 0 48 7 0 192 11 7 324
2 5 60 7 5 204 12 0 336
2 10 72 7 10 216 12 5 348
3 3 84 8 3 228 12 10 360
3 8 96 8 8 2-10 13 3 372
4 1 108 9 1 252 13 8 384
4 6 120 9 6 264 14 1 396
4 11 132 911 276 14 6 400
5 4 144

Advice of Delivery
The sender of an insured letter, box or parcel may obtain an advice of its delivery on
application at the office of posting, either at the time of posting or subsequently. In the
case of an insured letter or box, when the application is made at the time of posting, the
sender must indicate his name and address on the outside of the packet. A fee of 2d.
must be paid by stamps affixed by the sender to a form provided for the purpose. The
weight of the form is not taken into account in assessing the postage on the packet.
Inquiry as to the loss or non-delivery of an insured letter or parcel, made subsequently
to posting, must also be accompanied by a fee of 4d., unless the sender has already paid
the special fee for an advice of delivery. If it is found that the postal service is in fault,
the inquiry fee is refunded. One fee of 4d. covers inquiries concerning several packets
of the same category (insun~cl letter or parcel) posted at the same time by the same sender
to the same addressee.
INSURED LETTERS: SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Insured letters may be sent to the countries shown as participating in the service on
pages 53 to 101 insured up to the maximum indicated.
In addition to ordinary correspondence, they may contain paper valuables such as
bank-notes, currency notes, bonds and securities, also valuable documents of any kind
such as plans, estimates and so on; but if the contents are dutiable in the country of
destination they can only be sent to countries which admit dutiable articles by letter
post, see pages 53 to 101. Letters containing articles other than those mentioned above,
postcards, small packets, printed papers, commercial papers and samples cannot be
insured. An object of value which cannot be sent in an insured letter may generally be
sent in an insured parcel.
Make-up
An insured letter must be enclosed in a strong cover made up in one piece, which
must be securely fastened by means of identical seals in fine wax, with spaces between,
reproducins a private mark, and affixed in sufficient number to hold down all the