Page 77 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

POST OFFICE GUIDE 77

Overseas Post: Air Mail, Surface Mail—Letters, conid.

A blue air mail label must be affixed to each article and in the case of second-
class mail each article must be clearly and appropriately superscribed on the
address side of the cover to show the particular service for which it is intended
namely, “ Printed Packet”, “Small Packet” or “Literature for the Blind”, as the
case may be.

Air Letters
These must be written on special Air Letter forms weighing not more than one-
tenth of an ounce.

These forms, bearing 18c stamp, are obtainable at all Post Office, price 18c
each.
Enclosures are not permitted.
Air mail correspondence to all destinations may be registered. Insured articles
may be forwarded by air to most countries to which the insurance service extends.
For fuller particulars see pages 94 to 254

OVERSEAS POST

DETAILED INFORMATION
All member countries of the Universal Postal Union have agreed to abide by
the provisions of the Universal Postal Union Convention for the control of the
International letter post. The general regulations governing the letter post
to countries abroad are based on the provisions of the Convention and have
been adopted as part of the international obligations of the Jamaica Post
Office. The Universal Postal Union Parcel Agreement which is the parcel counter­
part of the letter Convention has not been accepted by several countries. The
service between Jamaica and non-signatories of the Parcel Agreement is gover­
ned by separate agreements with the countries concerned.

Items which are admitted to the international post are classified as follows:—
Letters
Postcards
Small Packets
Printed Papers
Literature for the Blind
Parcels.

SURFACE MAIL

LETTERS
Rate o f p o s t a g e
ALL COUNTRIES—Letters up to 1 oz 18c
Over 1 oz to 2 oz 30c
Over 2 oz to 4 oz 40c
Over 4 oz to 8 oz 90c
Over 8 oz to 1 lb SI. 70
Over 1 lb to 2 lb S2.90
Over 2 lb to 4 lb S4.60