Page 91 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

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OVERSEAS POST: INSURANCE, could.

ncc Fees (additional to postage).
Letters:
To cover compensation up to a maximum of S36 .. 10c
Each additional S36 .. .. .. ..10c
fltc fees for insurance, including registration fee of 40c but in addition to post­
age, arc as follows:—

Limit of Limit of Limit of
Fee Compen­ Fee Compen­ Fee Compen­
sation sation sation
,50c S36 S I.30 S324 $2.10 S612
,60c S72 $1.40 S3 60 S2.20 $648
,70c $108 S I.50 S396 S2.30 S684
,80c $144 $1.60 $432 $2.40 S720
.90c $180 S I.70 $468 S2.50 $756
$1.00 $216 S I.80 S504 S2.60 S792
$1.10 $252 $1.90 $540 S2.70 5800
$1.20 $288 $2.00 S576
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Parcels: (M addition to postage)
To cover compensation up to a maximum of S36 .. .. 10c
Each additional $36 .. .. .. .. 10c
(Sec pages 91, 94 to 204 for available services and limits of liability)
Posting
An item intended for insurance must be handed in at the counter of a Post
Office and a receipt obtained for it. It must not be posted in a letter box. If an
article tendered for insurance does not, in the opinion of the officer of the Post
Office to whom it is tendered, fulfil the prescribed conditions as to packing and
scaling, it will not be accepted. Nevertheless, the onus of properly enclosing,
packing and sealing the article lies upon the sender; and the Post Office
assumes no liability for loss or damage arising from defects which may not have
been observed at the time of posting.
Insured Value
The amount for which an article is insured must be written in ink without
erasure or alteration by the sender or his representative both in Roman words and
jn Arabic figures, at the top of the address side of the cover, thus: Insured for
Thirty Dollars (S30). In the case of a parcel, the amount must also be entered’in
'he appropriate space on the despatch note CP2 if one is used. No alteration or
erasure of the inscription on the letter or parcel or on the despatch note is allowed
even if certified. If the amount is entered on the despatch note in the wrong place.
a fresh despatch note must be prepared.
Mo letter or parcel can be insured for more than the actual value of the contents
and packing, or for more than the sum prescribed for the country to which it is
addressed but it may be insured for part of its value, and a letter or parcel of which
'he contents have no pecuniary value may be insured for a normal sum in order
•“ ob'ain the safeguards of the system. An insured letter containing documents
^hich are of value because of the cost of preparation, for example, plans, estimates
,°,r contracts, may not be insured for an amount exceeding the cost of replacing
'hem in case of loss. Over-insurance is an obstacle to compensation.