Page 36 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

34 POST OFFICE GUIDE

Inland Post, Postcards, Printed Papers, contd.

LIMITS OF SIZE
No card may exceed 5J inches in length by 4J inches in width nor be less than 5j
inches in length by 3+ inches in width. The material for private cards to be used a:
postcards must be ordinary cardboard or paper not less than one-hundredth of
an inch thick and not more flexible than the postcards sold by the Post Office,

CONDITIONS
The right-hand half at least of the address side is reserved for the address and
any necessary postal service indications. The postage stamps should be affixed to
the top right-hand corner of this portion. The remaining space is for the use o(
the sender. All postcards other than picture postcards of private manufacture
must bear on their face the word “ postcard” or its equivalent in anotha
language.

Nothing may be attached to a postcard except:—
1. Stamps in payment of postage.
2. A label or strip of paper completely adhered to the card, and bearing the
name and address of the addressee.
3. A similar label (not to exceed 2 inches long and } inches wide) bearing the
name and address of the sender of the card; and
4. Engravings, drawings, photographs, and printed matter on very thin
paper and completely adherent to the card.
A postcard may not be folded, nor may it be cut or altered in such a way asto
reduce the size below 5J inches by 3i inches. A postcard may not be enclosed ina
cover of any kind.

If these conditions are not fulfilled the card will be treated as a letter.

The articles specified in 3 and 4 above, may be affixed either to the back of the
card or to the left-hand of the address side.

PRINTED PAPERS

RATE OF POSTAGE
First 4 oz .. .. 9c
Over 4 oz to 8 oz .. 10c
Over 8 o z to l2 'o z .. 15c
Over 12 oz to 1 lb .. 30c
Over 1 lb to 2 lb .. 60c
Over 2 lb to 4 lb .. 85c

INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID PRINTED PAPERS
Printed papers wholly unpaid or insufficiently prepaid, are forwarded but
charged on delivery with double the deficiency.
LIMIT OF WEIGHT: 4 lb