Page 92 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

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Overseas Post: Insurance, contd.

Address
The address on an insured article must be in English but it may be repeated in
another language.
The writing must be in ink and no alteration or erasure is permitted even if
certified. No article addressed to initials only will be accepted.
Seals
All seals on a insured letter or parcel must be of the same kind of wax (or lead
in the case of parcels) and must bear distinct impressions of the same private
device. A coin may not be used for sealing; and the device may not consist
merely of straight, crossed, or curved lines which could readily be imitated.

Certificate of Posting
The certificate of posting which is given for an insured packet must show the
amount for which the letter or parcel is insured, and the sender should see that the
amount is correctly stated.
Advice of Delivery
The sender of an insured letter or parcel may obtain an Advice of its Delivery
by prepaying in stamps at the time of posting, the sum of 20c.
The Advice of Delivery form must be returned by air mail:—
(a) stamps denoting payment of such Advice of Delivery fee shall be affixed
to the insured article together with the stamps in payment of the postage
on the article;
(b) the article must bear on the front the words “A.R.”
(c) the sender’s name and address must appear on every article in respect of
which an application is made for obtaining advice of delivery;
(d) the advice of delivery form for an airmail insured article shall lx
attached to the article when it is being weighed.
Insured Letters: Special Conditions
Insured letters up to the maximum value indicated may be sent to the coufl;
tries shown as participating in the service in the section of the Guide header
“Overseas Post”.
In addition to ordinary correspondence, they may contain paper valuables su^
as bank-notes, currency notes, bonds, securities, traveller’s cheques also valuatk
documents of any kind such as plans, estimates and so on; but if the contents#*
dutiable in the country of destination they can only be sent to countries whid
admit dutiable articles by letter post. Letters containing articles other than tho*'
mentioned above, postcards, small packets, and printed papers cannot be insured
Make-up
An insured letter must be enclosed in a strong cover made up in one pied'
which shall permit the seals to adhere completely, and which must be secure®
fastened by means of identical seals in lead, fine wax, or another effect";
means, with spaces between, reproducing a private mark, and affixed in suffici^'
number to hold down all the folds of the envelope. An envelope with a tram
parent panel or which is wholly transparent must not be used. The make-up^,
every letter must be such that its contents cannot be tampered with without
ternal and visible damage to the envelope or the seals.
Spaces must be left between the postage stamps used and between the po*S
and other official labels, if any, so that they cannot serve to hide injuries tojt,
envelope or packing. Postage stamps or labels must not be folded over the
sides of the envelope so as to cover an edge.