Page 50 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

POST OFFICE GUIDE 49

GENERAL INFORMATION
PREPARING CORRESPONDENCE FOR POSTING

The address of every postal article should be:—
(a) fully and clearly written in Roman characters and arabic figures on the
plain side of the envelope;
(b) it must be written parallel to the length of the letter or packet on the right-
hand side on the plain side of the envelope which does not have the clo­
sing flap;
(c) Sufficient space must be left above the address for the postage stamps
which must always be affixed to the top right-hand corner as shown in
the following example:—

Stamp
ADDRESS TO
BE WRITTEN
HERE

Correspondence for places abroad should bear, in addition to the name of the
town or city, postal code if known and the name of the country of destination
written in BLOCK capitals.
It is desirable that every article should have on the outside the name and
address of the sender, written in small characters, either at the top left-hand corner
or on the back of the article. This will enable the article to be returned unopened
in case of non-delivery. It is important, however, that the name and address of the
sender should be so written that there is no chance of confusion with the address
to which the article is being sent.

Service labels e.g., Air mail and Registered labels may be placed beneath the
senders' address.
Thin envelopes should not be used for large packets as owing to frequent
handling and pressure or friction during conveyance they arc liable to burst open.
Envelopes should be suitable to their contents.

The use of sealing wax on ordinary mail matter should be avoided as it causes
letters to adhere to one another and addresses are sometimes rendered illegible in
attempts to separate the letters. When scaling wax is used a piece of tissue paper
should be laid over the wax before pressing it with a seal.
The word “Letter” should be placed on the address side of bulky items so as
not to confuse them with “Printed Papers”.

Senders of articles at reduced rates should indicate on the covers of the articles
the class of correspondence to which they belong i.e. printed papers or blind
literature. On articles which are required to be open for inspection the stamps
should be so affixed as not to cause the contents to adhere to the covers.
SUGGESTIONS TO AVOID DELAY
Delay to correspondence and mistakes in delivery are mainly due to the use of
incorrect or incomplete address or to bad or indistinct writing.