Page 46 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

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Inland Service: Business Reply Service, Franking Machines
8. The printing on cards and so on for transmission at the printed paper rate
must not be in imitation of typewriting;
9. Cards must be of material not less than one-hundredth of an inch thick and
not more flexible than the postcards issued and sold by the Post Office;
10. Labels must be printed on paper which will readily take an adhesive substance
and which is not too thick to admit of the label being securely pasted down;
11. Folders must, where possible, be so arranged that there are folds above
and to the right of the top right-hand corner of the address side. Flimsy
paper is not suitable for folders.
Miscellaneous conditions: In other respects business reply cards and so on will be
subject to the general regulations relating to the inland letter, post card, and prin­
ted papers post except that they cannot be redirected after delivery at the business
reply address, and, if re-transmitted, must be enclosed in a cover and postage
prepaid.
Fees: A fee of 2c in addition to the normal postage will be charged on each card
and so on returned by post to the licensee for example, a 10c letter will be charged
12c, and a 5c postcard will be charged 7c.
Payment of Postage in Cash
Senders of large quantities of correspondence may prepay postage charges
in cash or by means of certified cheques at the General Post Office, Kingston.
All postal articles except registered and insured articles and parcels will be
accepted provided the total charge on each posting which must be paid before
or at the time of posting, is not less than SI in value.
Each posting must be handed in at the General Post Office between 10.00 a.m.
and 4.00 p.m. and must consist of the same category of correspondence, i.e.,
solely of letters, newspapers or circulars and each article must be liable to the
same rate of postage.
Letters and circulars must be tied up in bundles of 50 with the address arranged
in the same direction and bulky articles and newspapers in bundles of 10.
At the time of posting the sender will present a statement certifying that the
articles are tied in bundles of 50 or 10 and that they all consist of the same cate­
gory of correspondence subject to the same postage charge.
On the special authority of the Postmaster General in each case, newspaper
offices may be allowed to send their newspaper wrappers for stamping as “paid”
24 hours before the time of posting subject to the name of the newspaper being
clearly printed on the wrappers.
Prepayment of Postage by Franking Machine Impressions
Franking (Postage Meter) Machines
Users of these machines must conform to the following conditions:—
1. They must obtain the Postmaster General’s permission for their use.
2. Payments in advance in respect of postage must be made from time to
time at a specified Post Office where the machine must be presented for
meter setting.
3. The correspondence franked by the machine must be faced, securely tied
in bundles and handed in at a specified office, not necessarily that at
which the machine is periodically taken for control.