Page 41 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

POST OFFICE GUIDE 39

INLAND POST: NEWSPAPERS, COMBINED PACKETS,
REGISTRATION

3. Any document drawn up in the form of a direct personal communication o
the recipients, such as a printed circular in the form of a letter purporting to ?
addressed by an advertiser to the person by whom the newspaper in which it
enclosed is received.
Make-up
A newspaper should be so folded and secured, if posted in a cover, as to admit
of ready inspection of the title. The cover should be open at both ends and be
easily removable for examination of the contents.

COMBINED PACKETS

It is permissible to enclose in the same packet, articles on which different
charges are payable (except Literature for the Blind) provided that each article
taken singly is within the limits applicable to it as regards weight and size, and
that the total weight does not exceed 4 pounds.
The postage payable is that applicable to the class of enclosure subject to the
highest rate of postage.

REGISTRATION

Any letter, parcel or other postal packet may be registered. The minimum
fee for registration is 40c. Higher fees covering higher compensation on inland
letters may be paid as follows:—
To cover compensation up to S20 .. 40c.
For each additional S20 (maximum
compensation S800) .. .. 2c.
Instructions for Registering
An article to be registered must be handed in at a Post Office and a receipt
obtained for it; it must not be dropped into a letter-box.
No letter intended for delivery overseas will be registered if it is taken out of a
letter box (i.e. has not been handed in at a post office) despite the fact that the
cover is clearly marked “Registered” or with any other indication that the sender
desires it to be registered, even if it be fully prepaid for registration or not.

Every letter or parcel presented for registration must be enclosed in a strong
cover appropriate to its contents and securely fastened with wax, gum or other
adhesive substance in such a manner as to render impossible the opening thereof
without damage to the cover. It will not be accepted iif it shows any sign of having
been opened and refastened before posting.
If a letter is fastened by means of adhesive paper or tape, each strip must bear
some word or mark distinctive of the sender, such as his name or initials or
must be initialled by the person who tenders the article for registration. Letter
packets not fastened with any adhesive matter but tied with string will be
accepted provided the ends or knots of the string are sealed with wax or by
means of a lead seal crushed with a press.